Complete 2018-19 NBA season preview
With four teams tipping off the 2018-19 NBA season Tuesday and the rest of the league following suit, here’s Hoops Habit’s complete collection of season previews.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers tipped off the 2018-19 NBA season Tuesday night, with the Golden State Warriors receiving their rings before their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder soon after. Wednesday night, the rest of the league (save a few teams) will be following suit.
Over the last few months, Hoops Habit has been working diligently to provide fans of all 30 NBA teams with premium coverage for the upcoming campaign. From team-by-team season previews to awards predictions to ranking projected starters to making bold predictions, we’ve got all the coverage you need during your last chance to kill some time before the full onslaught of NBA action.
If you’ve missed any coverage from August onward, consider this a collection of Hoops Habit‘s season previews. Feel free to browse through the following link dump for coverage on your favorite team’s most likely trade candidates, breakout candidates, predictions, individual player goals and much, much more!
Miscellaneous
- 2018-19 NBA Power Rankings: Week 1
- 30 reasons to be excited for the 2018-19 NBA season
- 2018-19 NBA season: Record predictions for every team
- 10 bold predictions for 2018-19 NBA season
- NBA: Ranking every team’s best player in 2018-19
- NBA: Every team’s big question entering 2018-19 season
- Hoops Habit roundtable awards and playoff predictions
- Ranking NBA teams by tiers for 2018-19 season
- 10 NBA players looking to shed injury-prone label in 2018-19
- 10 young NBA players in need of a breakout season in 2018-19
- 10 NBA players sure to regress in 2018-19
- 10 NBA players approaching their last chance in 2018-19
- 10 relative unknowns entering defining seasons in 2018-19
- 10 candidates for breakout seasons in 2018-19
- 10 candidates for bounce-back seasons in 2018-19
- 10 candidates to be first-time NBA All-Stars in 2018-19
- 10 good NBA players on terrible contracts
NBA Awards Watch
- Top 5 candidates for Executive of the Year
- Top 10 candidates for Coach of the Year
- Top 10 candidates for Rookie of the Year
- Top 10 candidates for Most Improved Player
- Top 10 candidates for Sixth Man of the Year
- Top 10 candidates for Defensive Player of the Year
- Top 10 candidates for MVP
Ranking projected starters
Team-by-team season previews
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
3 bold predictions for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
3 players most likely to be traded for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
3 candidates for a breakout season for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
Awards candidates for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
3 big questions for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
3 players facing the most pressure for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
5 reasons for excitement for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
5 predictions for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
5 big goals for each team
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
Reasons a team will/won’t make the playoffs
- Chicago Bulls will make the playoffs
- Chicago Bulls won’t make the playoffs
- Cleveland Cavaliers will make the playoffs
- Cleveland Cavaliers won’t make the playoffs
- Denver Nuggets will make the playoffs
- Detroit Pistons will make the playoffs
- Detroit Pistons won’t make the playoffs
- Los Angeles Clippers won’t make the playoffs
- Los Angeles Lakers will make the playoffs
- Los Angeles Lakers won’t make the playoffs
- Miami Heat won’t make the playoffs
- New Orleans Pelicans won’t make the playoffs
- New York Knicks won’t make the playoffs
- Orlando Magic will make the playoffs
- Orlando Magic won’t make the playoffs
- Portland Trail Blazers will make the playoffs
- San Antonio Spurs will make the playoffs
- Utah Jazz will make the playoffs
- Washington Wizards will make the playoffs
Player goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Trae Young goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Jeremy Lin goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Taurean Waller-Prince goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Kevin Huerter goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Alex Len goals
- Atlanta Hawks – Tyler Dorsey goals
- Boston Celtics – Kyrie Irving goals
- Boston Celtics – Gordon Hayward goals
- Boston Celtics – Jayson Tatum goals
- Boston Celtics – Jaylen Brown goals
- Boston Celtics – Al Horford goals
- Boston Celtics – Terry Rozier goals
- Boston Celtics – Robert Williams goals
- Brooklyn Nets – Dzanan Musa goals
- Charlotte Hornets – Kemba Walker goals
- Chicago Bulls – Zach LaVine goals
- Chicago Bulls – Jabari Parker goals
- Chicago Bulls – Lauri Markkanen goals
- Chicago Bulls – Kris Dunn goals
- Chicago Bulls – Bobby Portis goals
- Chicago Bulls – Wendell Carter Jr. goals
- Chicago Bulls – Chandler Hutchison goals
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love goals
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Larry Nance Jr. goals
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Collin Sexton goals
- Dallas Mavericks – Luka Doncic goals
- Dallas Mavericks – Kostas Antetokounmpo goals
- Denver Nuggets – Nikola Jokic goals
- Denver Nuggets – Paul Millsap goals
- Denver Nuggets – Jamal Murray goals
- Denver Nuggets – Michael Porter Jr. goals
- Detroit Pistons – Blake Griffin goals
- Detroit Pistons – Andre Drummond goals
- Detroit Pistons – Stanley Johnson goals
- Detroit Pistons – Reggie Jackson goals
- Detroit Pistons – Luke Kennard goals
- Detroit Pistons – Reggie Bullock goals
- Detroit Pistons – Glenn Robinson III goals
- Detroit Pistons – Henry Ellenson goals
- Detroit Pistons – Jon Leuer goals
- Detroit Pistons – Ish Smith goals
- Detroit Pistons – Zaza Pachulia goals
- Detroit Pistons – Khyri Thomas goals
- Detroit Pistons – Bruce Brown Jr. goals
- Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry goals
- Golden State Warriors – DeMarcus Cousins goals
- Golden State Warriors – Jacob Evans goals
- Houston Rockets – James Harden goals
- Houston Rockets – Chris Paul goals
- Houston Rockets – Clint Capela goals
- Houston Rockets – Eric Gordon goals
- Houston Rockets – P.J. Tucker goals
- Houston Rockets – Carmelo Anthony goals
- Houston Rockets – James Ennis goals
- Houston Rockets – Marquese Chriss goals
- Indiana Pacers – Tyreke Evans goals
- Los Angeles Lakers – LeBron James goals
- Los Angeles Lakers – Brandon Ingram goals
- Los Angeles Lakers – Lonzo Ball goals
- Miami Heat – Josh Richardson goals
- Miami Heat – Bam Adebayo goals
- Miami Heat – Kelly Olynyk goals
- Miami Heat – James Johnson goals
- Miami Heat – Dion Waiters goals
- Miami Heat – Tyler Johnson goals
- Milwaukee Bucks – Giannis Antetokounmpo goals
- Milwaukee Bucks – Eric Bledsoe goals
- Milwaukee Bucks – Thon Maker goals
- Milwaukee Bucks – Brook Lopez goals
- Milwaukee Bucks – Donte DiVincenzo goals
- Minnesota Timberwolves – Karl-Anthony Towns goals
- New Orleans Pelicans – Anthony Davis goals
- New Orleans Pelicans – Julius Randle goals
- New York Knicks – Kristaps Porzingis goals
- New York Knicks – Frank Ntilikina goals
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Paul George goals
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Dennis Schroder goals
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Nerlens Noel goals
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Hamidou Diallo goals
- Orlando Magic – Aaron Gordon goals
- Orlando Magic – Jonathan Isaac goals
- Orlando Magic – Evan Fournier goals
- Orlando Magic – Nikola Vucevic goals
- Orlando Magic – Jerian Grant goals
- Orlando Magic – Jonathon Simmons goals
- Orlando Magic – Terrence Ross goals
- Orlando Magic – Mohamed Bamba goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Joel Embiid goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Ben Simmons goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Markelle Fultz goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Robert Covington goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Dario Saric goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – J.J. Redick goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Wilson Chandler goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Furkan Korkmaz goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Zhaire Smith goals
- Philadelphia 76ers – Landry Shamet goals
- Phoenix Suns – Devin Booker goals
- Phoenix Suns – Josh Jackson goals
- Phoenix Suns – Ryan Anderson goals
- Phoenix Suns – Dragan Bender goals
- Phoenix Suns – Trevor Ariza goals
- Phoenix Suns – Deandre Ayton goals
- Phoenix Suns – Mikal Bridges goals
- Phoenix Suns – Elie Okobo goals
- Phoenix Suns – De’Anthony Melton goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – CJ McCollum goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Jusuf Nurkic goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Maurice Harkless goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Al-Farouq Aminu goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Seth Curry goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Zach Collins goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Anfernee Simons goals
- Portland Trail Blazers – Gary Trent Jr. goals
- San Antonio Spurs – Derrick White goals
- Utah Jazz – Rudy Gobert goals
- Utah Jazz – Jae Crowder goals
- Utah Jazz – Grayson Allen goals
- Washington Wizards – John Wall goals
- Washington Wizards – Bradley Beal goals
- Washington Wizards – Otto Porter Jr. goals
- Washington Wizards – Dwight Howard goals
- Washington Wizards – Troy Brown Jr. goals
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Enjoy the 2018-19 NBA season everyone!