NBA: Ranking top return games from 2019-20 season

The NBA released the schedule for the upcoming season. Here’s a look at how each of the top return games rank from the 2019-20 campaign.

The 2018-19 NBA season concluded with the Toronto Raptors knocking off an injury-depleted Golden State Warriors squad in six games in the 2019 NBA Finals.

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If not for injuries to both Kevin Durant (Achilles) and Klay Thompson (ACL), the Warriors could have become the league’s first three-peat champion since the Los Angeles Lakers accomplished the feat back in 2000-02.

Following a season that saw the Raptors win their first-ever NBA title, the offseason was filled with several top-tier superstar players changing addresses.

KD and Kyrie Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Kawhi Leonard inked a multi-year contract with the LA Clippers, who then traded for Paul George, instantly turning them into title contenders.

Let’s also not forget about Kemba Walker going to the Boston Celtics and Al Horford leaving the Celtics to play alongside Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons with the Philadelphia 76ers.

While NBA fans will have to wait patiently for two months before the NBA season officially kicks off, they got a bit of good news Monday, when the league unveiled the schedule for the upcoming season.

Here’s a look at some of the best return games of the 2019-20 campaign.