NBA: Features of the Season 2024-2025
Basketball is one of the most popular sports all over the world, with fans in 215 countries and territories, including online viewers. Millions of people every year gather to watch their favourite games and see what has changed in the National Basketball League (NBA), what’s new, and if there are any new players or new up-coming tournaments.
The upcoming season is the 79th season of the NBA, it’s planned to begin at the end of October, and it’s long-awaited by fans. The aim of the league is the same: to create unique experiences for athletes and fans during the games and after them. Since the Golden Age of the NBA with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O’Neal, the league has only increased its popularity and impact on the world of professional sports.
Basketball betting is popular among sports’ fans and casual viewers too. Bettors around the world appreciate it to be a part of the international sport’s results, and wagering is one of the ways to achieve it. However, bettors should choose strategies to bet reasonably. For example, in basketball, it’s possible to bet on the highest rated nba shooters, or on the victory of the particular team.
All seasons of the NBA or other sports’ leagues are difficult to predict because every sport itself is dynamic, athletes regularly change form or team, and there are some economic, or social activities that can impact the whole season. Let’s look at some new facts that will possibly occur during the NBA 2024-2025.
New rules in the NBA
The NBA continues to develop, and the upcoming season is not the exception.
Below you will find new noticeable changes:
- Fines on flopping become stricter. Flopping falls to attract fouls. Athletes, who try to cheat referees should be aware of stricter penalties in the upcoming season.
- Play-in increases. The play-in format of the game was expanded to include more teams.
- In-season games. The NBA Cup will be held on November 12th, and the last tournament will be in Las Vegas on December 17th to find the team-winner. All 30 teams will play intensely, randomly divided into 6 groups of 5 based on the results of the last year. Fans should be ready for the significant season.
Players to watch in 2024-2025
The upcoming season will present established and new, rising stars. Here some information about worth watching players:
- Veterans are leading as always. International stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis will continue to play hard, making fans proud and teammates motivated.
- New young players. Now the new NBA’s “magicians, like Luka Dončić and Ja Morant, have already been welcomed by the league and started to make their names by remarkable on-court work.
So many talented athletes will make this season surely unforgettable.
Key preseason events
- Training camps. In professional sports, there are training camps to help athletes become ready for the season and decide which strategy to choose. Different teams start training in different periods of time because before training camps come media days, when the NBA presents commercials to promote itself and the teams.
- Preseason games. The preseason games provide players a chance to prove their skills and physical conditions. They are held worldwide, so it’s an opportunity for many fans to experience the preseason atmosphere. On October 4th and 6th, Boston and Denver will meet for the Abu Dhabi Games 2024. The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards will play on October 6 in Montreal.
- Finally, on October 22, the NBA regular season will begin after the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend on October 12 and 13.
The NBA Play-In
The NBA Play-In games will occur in the period from April 16th to 19th, 2025. This tournament will identify the 2 teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences, which will be presented in the playoff.
The NBA Playoffs
The NBA playoffs will begin on April 21st. Only 8 teams from each conference championship will take part in the playoff series, which will be the culmination of the NBA Finals.
Closing Words
Basketball was first introduced in 1891 by James Naismith. His idea was to invent such an activity to help athletes remain in good form during cold weather. Since that time, basketball has become an enormously popular sport with a fandom all around the world and a global business with regular investments. Naismith surely didn’t expect this very simple sport to reach the whole world and have an unending success.
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