Right. It's finally here.

So last season ended with Bron winning his first, but for me the biggest story last year was Linsanity. We'll get to Lin later.

This year the hype is mostly about Lakers/Howard and will they meet Miami in the final, which seems like no more than a wild guess, considering all the new-maybe-lethal combos you find in other teams.

Let me run a quick scan of notable teams right now:

Lakers: Right now the Lakers are not so hot, but the season barely started, I find it ridiculous how people judge them so soon. Plus, Howard and Nash need some time to gel. I'm not so sure Nash made the right choice by moving to LA, but age is catching up and he deserves a chance at the title. Still, I think the spotlight in LA is too big for our phoenix lad. I definitely think that he belongs in one of the top teams, just not LA, but only time will tell...

Miami is confident, and that's why I think they're even stronger than last year. The Ray Allen saga will soon be forgotten. The key to success is the fact that Wade and all understand that Lebron is the man and the leader, and they just need to complete him. The whole big-3 talk is confusing and no good for them.

Thunder: OKC depends on Durant, who most see him as "the next Kobe Bryant". The similarities are there, only the rings are missing...for now. OKC parted ways with Harden this summer, but I don't think it will damage their chances that much. Together with Westbrook, Ibaka and Perkins, they're still a deadly force.

Boston: well,every year it seems like Boston is out of the picture, and every year they seem to wake up for the playoffs. Question is, can they stop Miami? probably not. But Boston is Boston, you can never count them out. Terry is a great addition, especially with Ray Allen gone.

Timberwolves ok now it's getting interesting. The biggest news is Brandon Roy who everyone thought is finished with injuries. I'm really glad to see him back in the league. He's one of the top ten players, if you're asking me. Together with Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, Andrei Kirilenko and Barea, it could get explosive. They're also called "the white team", as in Love and the russians etc, so here's your chance to see if white men can jump

Rockets: so here's where you'll find Harden. And Lin! I think it's good for Lin to build himself away from NY, but you know the Yao Ming comparisons will go on, especially when playing for the rockets. Still he's a different player, different skills. Will Linsanity return this year? one can only hope.

Knicks: yet another team with quite a bunch of stars. It seems to be more of a trend since Wade and Lebron got together. What do you do when you have Carmelo, Amare, Chandler, Kidd, (Wallace, Smith etc)...you try to make it a team, but we've seen it's not always easy. Who will step down and should there be one leader?

Clippers: another interesting mix in Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Billups and Odom. And there you go, who are the kings of LA now? Kobe is worried, and he should be.

Brooklyn Nets: Deron Williams. I mentioned my top ten list before? he's in it. Can he lead this team forward? yes, but not too far I guess. Reggie Evans and company are not enough.

Other Usual Suspects:

Spurs, as usual.

Chicago, hopefully better than last year.

Dallas: if Dirk is healthy, anything could happen.

Memphis: always dangerous, still a young team. Good as any.

Lakers are now 0-3.

How long before Dwight Howard whines his way out of L.A.?

Good win for the Knicks last night. If they can keep it up, they may actually do some damage this year!

The Knicks actually being seriously relevant would be nice.

Just saying, bulls are 2-0

Lakers have fired Mike Brown after a 1-4 start.

Either phil jackson comes back or for the hell of it, stan van gundy lol

The Knicks win again! 4-0 for the first time since the 1993-1994 season when they made the NBA Finals

5-0

You still have the season a head of you. Doubt they get out of the first round of the playoffs...if they make it that far

That's a bold statement my friend. We'll see come the spring

GREAT win for the Knicks tonight on the road against the Spurs! 6-0 and their first win in San Antonio since 2003.

"La La Anthony tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios." --- Kevin Garnett

I haven't stopped laughing at this line all friggin day .

I'm glad Carmelo tried to fight KG after the game...KG is such a POS

I agree. I used to like Garnett in Minnesota but he's become such an arrogant b*tch up in Boston.

the Kings are leaving Sacramento and moving to Seattle, and expected to take up the old Supersonics name and colors.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8864092/kings-owners-reach-agreement-seattle-group-sources-say

It's been quite a while when there was so much drama and excitement surrounding a Game 7 in the NBA. I think that San Antonio may be the best coached team in professional sports, and I've always admired Duncan, Parker and Ginobli. I don't think that Miami is the Big three right now as Bosh and Wade have been inconsistent in the postseason.

this game may be a coin flip, but I'll pick the heat tonight as Lebron is playing for history.

I don't like Lebron (am a Kobe fan) so I root against him any opportunity I get. Go SPURS!

I'm a Celtics fan mainly because i support Celtic F.C in football (soccer) lol. I don't like Lebron either he's clearly the best player in the world but i dislike him and i don't really know why lol.

I hope the Spurs win tonight not just because i dislike LBJ but because i really like Tim Duncan and this is possibly his last season. I really like Kobe too DD, and i think at the end of both of their careers, Kobe will be ranked higher especially if LBJ doesn't have 2 championships more or less completely led by him (2009,2010). Kobe at his best -

My top 5 favourite players right now (not the best)

1.Chris Paul
2.Derrick Rose
3.Tim Duncan
4.Blake Griffin
5.Dwyane Wade

Honorable mention to 2 young players.

Is anybody other than me watching the last game lol?

Kawhi Leonard is one of the best draft picks imo.

Half time Spurs - 44 Heat - 46

The late Spurs resurgance was due to Ginobli imo, but i think whther the Heat or the Spurs win Danny Green deserves the finals mvp.

I thought LeBron's MVP was richly deserved. While comparisons to Jordan are premature and can't be adequately made until his career is over, I think there is little doubt that he's the best in the game today.

Yeah he's the best in the world without a doubt and i agree he deserved the season Mvp, i just personally though Danny Green had a better finals.

Bulls might be trading Luol Deng

The Bulls need Rose back, without him they reacheed the East semis and i think most people would agree he's their best player as well as one of the best in the NBA.

Green was amazing, but in the decisive Game 7 he went 1 for 12 from the field and disappeared while James put the Heat on his back.

I thought the Spurs were outstanding and knew that I'd feel sorry for whatever team lost.

Fair enough, but in game 7 James was 12-23, i competey agree though James was great in game 7 and Danny was non existant. I know it's way too early to say but i don't think James will ever surpass Jordan, hell i think he'll be lucky to surpass Kobe.