With the bulk of the NBA off-season finished and with most rosters close to what they’ll be when training camps open in a few weeks, it seems like a good time to take stock of where the Grizzlies’ roster stands in relation to the rest of the league.
Here’s my working list of how I think the league’s 30 teams stack up, with one-liner reactions for each, all subject to change as the season’s tipoff approaches:
1. Miami Heat: Even more shooting to surround James and Wade.
2. Oklahoma City Thunder: Durant primed for first MVP.
3. Los Angeles Lakers: Health and fit are questions; league’s best inside-outside pure talent isn’t.
4. Boston Celtics: Improved depth should help keep Garnett and Pierce fresh for a — final? — playoff run.
5. San Antonio Spurs: They will fall off eventually. I’m done trying to predict when.
