Media Day in the NBA has come and passed and now, training camps are officially in full swing.
All 30 teams around the league are beginning their preparations for the 2021-22 season and this weekend, preseason basketball games will begin, starting with the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on October 3.
The offseason has been full of key storylines and we still do not have the answers to some of the league’s biggest questions. What is going to happen with Ben Simmons in Philadelphia, especially after he has not shown up to the team’s facility this week? What about the status of some key veterans rumored to be on the trade block?
It seems like everywhere you looked this offseason, some kind of drama was popping up in the NBA and once again, Media Day brought more drama to the league.
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The question of being vaccinated vs. unvaccinated against COVID-19 stole the spotlight on a day that was supposed to be celebratory for things going “back to normal” for media personnel and players and we still do not have clear cut answers on what is going to happen with unvaccinated players in the league.
There is a lot to talk about in regards to some of the biggest storylines around the league, so let’s go over the latest intel surrounding Ben Simmons, Andrew Wiggins, Goran Dragic, and Thaddeus Young, as well as predictions for what we should be expecting to see with these guys over the next few weeks or months.