NBA Season Recap

Christopher Aurajo @chris_jrnlsm

The 2022-2023 NBA(National Basketball Association) season has come to an end. With many unexpected twists and turns in trades to witness history made by the king. This has been one of the craziest seasons when it comes to the trade deadline.

When the Brooklyn Nets got Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2019, many thought the Nets were going to be a powerhouse with NBA championships on the horizon in Brooklyn. Unfortunately for the Nets, not a single banner was raised at the Barclays Center. This season Durant requested a trade out of Brooklyn as well for Irving. Durant ended up in Phoenix with the Suns. Irving was said to be a Laker but the Nets owner Joseph Tsai sent Irving to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a three-way team trade while the Minnesota Timberwolves got Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and three second-round picks. Russell Westbrook was able to stay in Los Angeles as he was bought out of his contract and was able to join the Clippers. The Lakers got D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Malik Beasley.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis are the kings of the east with them clinching the first seed. Followed by Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia