• Part II of a five-part series ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, chronicling how the league reached this era of parity and the key questions that remain. Part I |
Welcome to our new era of NBA parity, where one team in each conference is favored by Vegas to lap the field by several games.
Wait … what?
Yes, it’s true: Despite the seeming increase in parity over the last several years, and some structural changes that make it seem likely to continue, the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder begin the season as heavy favorites in each conference.
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So where are we, exactly, and how much parity is there? The discussion
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