The 2023-2024 regular season in the American Basketball League (NBA) will start with the Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Lakers match to be played on Wednesday, October 25.
The 2023-2024 regular season in the NBA, one of the most important organizations in world basketball, will start with the match between the last champion Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, October 25, at Ball Arena at 02.30 GMT. In another match of the night, Golden State Warriors will host Phoenix Suns. This match will be played at 05.00 GMT.
LAST CHAMPION DENVER NUGGETS
Denver Nuggets, who finished the regular season as the leader in the Western Conference last year, faced Miami Heat, who finished 8th in the Eastern Conference, in the NBA finals. Nuggets, who played superiorly against their opponent in all matches, became champions by beating the Heat 4-1 in the series. The Western Conference team won the championship for the 10th time in NBA history. Nuggets’ Serbian center Nikola Jokic was chosen as the most valuable player (MVP) of the final series with his performance.
5 TURKISH BASKETBALL PLAYERS WILL COMPETE IN THE NBA
This season, 5 Turkish basketball players will compete for the championship with their teams in the NBA. Cedi Osman, who left Cleveland Cavaliers, will play for San Antonio Spurs under the management of Gregg Popovich in the new season. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who said goodbye to Miami Heat, the team with which he played in the NBA finals last season, will work hard for the success of Utah Jazz in the new season. Young basketball player Alperen Şengün will continue his career in Houston Rockets, and Furkan Korkmaz will continue his career in Philadelphia 76ers. Onuralp Bitim, transferred by Chicago Bulls from Bursaspor, will take part in the NBA this season as the 5th Turkish basketball player.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS DRAFT VICTOR WEMBANYAMA
The summer months were hectic in the world’s No. 1 league. San Antonio Spurs, which holds the number 1 pick in the 2023 draft, added French basketball player Victor Wembanyama to the team. Boston Celtics, who finished first in the Eastern Conference last season, parted ways with Marcus Smart and added Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to their squad. Golden State Warriors signed experienced basketball player Chris Paul. Milwaukee Bucks, who have been away from the championship for 2 years, disposed of Jrue Holiday and signed a contract with Damien Lillard. Phoenix Suns, who have not yet won an NBA championship, added Bradley Beal to their roster with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.
LEBRON JAMES IS PREPARING FOR HIS 21ST SEASON
Los Angeles Lakers’ star player LeBron James is preparing to play his 21st season in his NBA career. The 38-year-old experienced basketball player will rank second in NBA history in this field with Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Robert Parish and Kevin Willis. Vince Carter, who retired 3 years ago, holds the record for playing the most seasons in the NBA with 22 seasons. Reaching 38 thousand 652 points last season, James broke Kerim Abdülcabbar’s record (38 thousand 387) and became the top scorer of all time. LeBron James also stands out as the only player in NBA history to reach at least 30 thousand points, 10 thousand rebounds and 10 thousand assists.