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Par Joël Pütz | Journaliste sportif
Retired for a decade, Kevin Garnett continues to follow the evolution of the NBA. The latter is in fact beginning a new major chapter in its history, according to the Big Ticket, who recently spoke on his show.
In many ways, the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder promises to be exceptional. Not only because neither franchise has a championship title yet, but also because they are definitely not among the league’s biggest economic markets. When free agents choose to relocate, Oklahoma City and Indianapolis aren’t often considered.
Conversely, some monstrous armadas have largely disappointed this season. We’re thinking of the Sixers or the Suns, for example, who each had a Big Three but completely missed the playoffs. This is no coincidence, according to Myles Tuner, the Pacers center having taken a position on the subject ahead of the Finals:
I think it’s a new blueprint for the league. I think the years of the super teams and stacking, it’s just not as effective as it once was, you know what I mean? Since I’ve been in the league, the NBA has been very trendy; it just shifts. But the new trend now is just kind of what we’re doing. OKC does the same thing — young guys get out and run, defend, and use the power of friendship.
The era of superteams is over, according to Kevin Garnett
As is so often the case, the NBA moves quickly. While the concept of bringing together several superstars on the same team may have seemed exciting on paper, it’s been a few years since the formula really produced results. Even the Celtics were already moving away from it last year, with their star duo Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum arriving via the draft. Kevin Garnett supports Turner’s thesis on his show:
The recipe is from OKC and what Boston did and what Indiana’s doing. You gotta have depth now. Ain’t no more “three, we gotta have three.” No, no, no. We gotta have nine. This the new script right here. Think about the Warriors. You remember when the Warriors had (Shaun Livingston), Iguodala, they had like, remember how they had like four guys come off the bench?
I’m talking about how the Warriors used to start this little long thing where they had like a solid nine. That’s what OKC and that’s what the Pacers look like to me. They have a solid nine, ten, and they can really put a whole five in there and give you a whole start. I don’t think none of the Pacers played over 34 minutes.
