Right now, we all expect for 2 teams to make it to the NBA Finals: the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East and the Golden State Warriors in the West. After that, we expect the Warriors to win the Finals. Why is this? Well, because these two teams are considered “super teams” in today’s league.
Kyrie Irving and LeBron James headline the Cavs, while Kevin Durant just joined the Warriors who already have two time reigning MVP Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala.
The league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, doesn’t think that super teams are good for the league.
From Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post:
“I don’t think it’s good for the league, just to be really clear,” Silver said at a press conference Tuesday night following the conclusion of the league’s Board of Governors meetings. “I will say, whoever is favored, try telling that to the 420 other players who aren’t on those two teams. We have the greatest collection of basketball players in the world in our league, so I’m not making any predictions.
“But there’s no question when you aggregate the great players [on those two teams] they have a better chance of winning than many other teams … It’ll be interesting to see what happens. But to be absolutely clear, I don’t think it’s ideal from a league standpoint.
“The good news is we are in a collective bargaining cycle, so it gives everyone an opportunity, from the owners to the union, to sit down behind closed doors and take a fresh look at the system and see if there’s a better way we can do it. My belief is we can make it better.”
The NBA’s collective bargaining cycle ends next season, and you can expect Silver to opt out so that there can be reform. Hopefully, there will not be another lock out and the NBA will play all