Porzingis has battled injuries during two of his seasons in Dallas and struggled at times to find his role in the offense. Superstar sidekick: The Mavericks are Luka Doncic’s team, but they need Kristaps Porzingis to emerge as a reliable second star to truly break through as a serious title contender. Bullock will be in the mix to start as well.
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The Mavericks also signed Reggie Bullock and Sterling Brown in free agency, both of whom bring size and shooting to the wing spots and should see significant minutes. Richardson was dealt to the Celtics for 21-year-old Moses Brown, a lengthy 7-foot-2 center who showed promise late last season with the Thunder.
What’s different? Dallas returns most of the top of its rotation intact, with Josh Richardson the most notable departure. Lost to Clippers in Western Conference first round 1975: The Kansas City–Omaha Kings was renamed the Kansas City Kings.2020-21 record: 42-30 (first place, Southwest Division).The Houston Rockets left to join the Eastern Conference. 1972: The Cincinnati Royals, who relocated and became the Kansas City–Omaha Kings, joined the conference.The San Diego Rockets relocated and became the Houston Rockets. 1971: The San Francisco Warriors relocated and became the Golden State Warriors.The Atlanta Hawks left to join the Eastern Conference. 1970: The Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, and an expansion team, the Portland Trail Blazers, joined the conference.^Note: Milwaukee joined the Eastern Conference during the 1980–81 season.ĭenotes team that won the NBA championshipsĭenotes team that won the Conference finals, but lost the NBA Finalsĭenotes team that qualified for the NBA playoffsĭenotes team that qualified for the NBA play-in tournament Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference championships by team Team Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season See also: NBA Conference finals § Conference Bold ‡ denotes a team that merged from the American Basketball Association (ABA).ĭenotes team that currently in the conferenceĭenotes team that has left the conference.c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs.
Main article: 2022–23 NBA season Western Conference Also in 2021–22, the league began awarding the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy to the Western Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, named after Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. The NBA first started awarding a Western Conference championship trophy during the 2000–01 season, renaming it after Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in the 2021–22 season. This necessitated the move of the now New Orleans Pelicans from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the newly created Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The current divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the now Charlotte Hornets began play as the NBA's 30th franchise. Both conferences consist of 15 teams organized into three divisions. The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference.
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