Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets and Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Warmth battle for the ball (Photograph by Elsa/Getty Photographs)
The Miami Heat are within the Japanese Convention, which is extensively thought to be the more severe convention of the 2. This offers them a definite benefit in terms of playoff seeding.
This isn’t to say that there aren’t different nice groups within the East, however simply that there’s much less competitors than within the West. Simply have a look at final years’ standings for a primary instance.
The seven seed within the West final yr (Lakers) would have been the 4 seed within the Japanese Convention. That they had a greater successful proportion than the Knicks, Hawks, Celtics, and Miami Warmth.
With the West being such a tough convention to play in, the Warmth ought to really feel fortunate to be within the East. They need to really feel even luckier that different high groups are coping with a ton of drama.
The Philadelphia 76ers are seemingly wrapping up the Ben Simmons saga of the summer time. He caused the team a huge headache this offseason.
Simmons supposedly reported to Sixers camp on Monday after refusing to point out as much as coaching camp. His agent, Wealthy Paul, reportedly instructed the workforce that he needed each Simmons and his different shopper, Tyrese Maxey, out of Philadelphia.
This isn’t the one drama that advantages the Miami Warmth, although. The Brooklyn Nets are coping with some drama surrounding Kyrie Irving as of late.
The hope for them is that the problem is resolved by the beginning of the common season, however as of now, that doesn’t look too seemingly. What’s the situation with Kyrie Irving, and the way does the drama have an effect on the Miami Warmth?
