The 2014-2015 NBA Season Thread. Lock It Up Please: The Golden State Warriors Are The Champions

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Now that the Pre-Season is underway, and the offseason is wrapped up, its probably time to make a new thread. I feel like I'm someone who will be around on a daily basis to make updates to the OP and Title if needed.

Big Questions of the Year

1. How will the New Look Cavs do this year? Obviously the headline story of the year is LeBrons decision to go back to the Cavs and adding Kevin Love to the Roster. Seen as the favourite by many to come out of the East if not win it all this year, all eyes will be on LeBron and Co.

2. Will this be the year that The Spurs fall off? [Fan Bias] HELL NO[/Fan Bias]. The defending champions, the San Antonio Spurs, have geared up for the upcoming season keeping all of the championship roster intact. If it aint broke dont fix it. But with another year of mileage on all the major contirbutors, questions will begin to swirl of whether or not they can do it again.

3. Derrick Rose/Kobe Bryants potential impact. Coming off a FIBA stint that has been a controversial topic, one thing that we can say with certainty is that Rose looks to believe that he is in basketball shape. How he will perform this season remains to be seen. Same can be said for Kobe Bryant who has been highly active in the Lakers scrimmages that we have seen.

4. Playoff Contenders: Who's in and Who's out. During the offseason the landscape of the Eastern Conference has shifted dramatically, teams have gained and lost position as a result of one or more roster moves, and the door has opened for some teams while it has closed for others. In regards to the East, the playoff seeding will look completely different next year, with teams from the last year being out/lowered seeding and teams moving in/up in seeing.

The Western Conference will more than likely see less movement than its counterpart, but it wouldnt be a surprise if some teams that were not in the picture last year make a push for playoff contention. 

5. New NBA TV Deal and impending 2016 CBA: This is a few years off, but will be a topic of conversation during the year.

KEY DATES


2014

July 1-9 -- July Moratorium
July 10 -- Teams may begin signing free agents
Sept. 26 -- 2014 NBA Team Media Days for teams competing in preseason games outside North America
Sept. 27  --  2014 NBA Training Camps open for teams competing in preseason contests outside North America
Sept. 29 -- 2014 NBA Team Media Days
Sept. 30 --  2013 NBA Training Camps open for practice
Oct. 5 -- NBA Canada Series (Raptors vs. Kings in Vancouver, Canada at Rogers Arena)
Oct. 8 -- NBA Global Games (Spurs vs. Alba Berlin in Berlin, Germany at O2 World)
Oct. 11 -- NBA Global Games (Spurs vs. Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Turkey at Ülker Sports Arena)
Oct. 11 -- NBA Global Games (Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers in Rio De Janeiro at HSBC Arena)
Oct.12 -- NBA Global Games (Nets vs. Sacramento Kings in Shanghai, China at Mercedes-Benz Arena)
Oct. 15 -- NBA Global Games (Kings vs. Nets in Beijing, China at MasterCard Center)
Oct. 24 -- NBA Canada Series (Raptors vs. Knicks in Montreal, Canada at Bell Centre)
Oct. 27 -- Rosters Set for Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
Oct. 28 -- 2014-15 NBA Season begins
Nov. 12  --  NBA Global Games (Rockets vs. Timberwolves in Mexico City, Mexico at Mexico City Arena)

2015

Jan. 5 -- 10-day contracts can now be signed
Jan. 10 -- All contracts are guaranteed for remainder of the season
Jan. 15 -- NBA Global Games (Knicks vs. Bucks in London, England at The O2)
Feb. 13-15 -- 2015 NBA All-Star (Brooklyn and New York)
Feb. 19 -- 2015 NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
March 1 -- Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
April 15 -- Last Day of 2014-15 Regular Season
April 18 -- 2015 NBA Playoffs begin
 

It'll be cool to come back to this thread in a couple of years and read some of the stuff that was said in here thats for sure.