Breakup of Lakers reshapes NBA marquee teams
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O Neal debate who fills the void after the Lakers breakup as Detroit Pistons and other teams eye the balance of power. The NBA opens with Lakers hosting Denver as Detroit entertains Houston and Sacramento travels to Dallas in a reshuffled league.
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Bryant
Pistons
O'Neal
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Denver
Houston
Sacramento
Dallas
Miami
Phil Jackson
Shag
Kobe
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
San Antonio Spurs
Gregg Popovich
West
Tim
Larry Brown
Antonio McDyess
Derrick Coleman
Carlos Delfino
Argentina
Chauncey Billups
Richard Hamilton
Ben Wallace
Indiana
Rick Carlisle
Brown
Heat
Jerry Buss
Pat Riley
Riley
Lamar Odom
Caron Butler
Brian Grant
Houston Rockets
Steve Francis
Cuttino Mobley
Kelvin Cato
Orlando
Tracy McGrady
Spurs
Brent Barry
Steve Nash
Phoenix
Jerry Stackhouse
Jason Terry
Erick Dampier
Antawn Jamison
Antoine Walker
Mavericks
Don Nelson
Nuggets
Kenyon Martin
Utah
Carlos Boozer
Mehmet Okur
Nash
Quentin Richardson
Jeff van Gundy
Eastern Conference NBA Power Rankings Preview 2004-05
The preview surveys teams led by New York Knicks coach Lenny Wilkens and includes additions like Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams. It weighs each franchise’s gains and losses, assessing whether New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Indiana, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Miami, Orlando, Washington, Atlanta, and Charlotte improved or regressed for the upcoming season.
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New York Knicks
New Jersey
Lenny Wilkens
Knicks
Jamal Crawford
Jerome Williams
Bulls
Trevor Ariza
UCLA
Dikermbe Mulombo
Othella Harrington
Frank Williams
Chicago
DerMarr Johnson
Denver
Crawford
Allan Houston
Kurt Thomas
Nazr Mohammed
Michael Sweetney
Thomas
Philadelphia 76Ers
Jim O'Brien
76Ers
Brian Skinner
Bucks
Kedrick Brown
Kevin Ollie
Cavaliers
Curtiss Williamson
Pistons
Andre Iguodala
Arizona
Eric Snow
Cleveland
Derrick Coleman
Detroit
Greg Buckner
Toronto Raptors
Sam Mitchell
Rafael Araujo
BYU
Rafer Alston
Heat
Loren Woods
Bobcats
Corie Blount
Dian Glover
Rod Strickland
Michael Curry
Vince Carter
Rob Babcock
Glen Grunwald
Alston
Alvin Williams
New Jersey Nets
Lawrence Frank
Ron Mercer
Spurs
Rodney Bufard
Kings
Nenad Krstic
Partizan Belgrade
Serbia
Travis Best
Mavericks
Eric Williams
Jacque Vaughn
Hawks
Kenyon Martin
Kerry Kittles
L.A. Clippers
Lacious Harris
Rodney Rogers
New Orleans
Tamar Slay
Charlotte
Jason Kidd
Sarne
Alonzo Mourning
Indiana Pacers
Rick Carlisle
Pacers
Stephen Jackson
David Harrison
Colorado
Eddie Gill
Trail Blazers
al Harrington
Atlanta
Primez Brezec
Kenny Anderson
Harrington
Jackson
Reggie Miller
Tins Jey
Jonathan Bender
Austin Croshere
Jeff Foster
Cleveland Cavaliers
Paul Silas
Cays
Drew Gooden
Magic
Sasha Pavlovic
Luke Jackson
Oregon
Robert Traylor
Hornets
Nets
Anderson Varejac
FC Barcelona
Scott Williams
Carlos Boozer
Utah
Tony Battie
Orlando
Philadelphia
Jason Kapone
Lee Nation
Gooden
Boozer
Snow
Pavlovic
Harris
LeBron James
Zydrunas Ngauskas
Chicago Bulls
Scott Skiles
Ben Gordon
Connecticut
Andres Nocioni
Tau Ceramica
Spain
Luo Deng
Duke
Eric Piatkowski
Adrian Griffin
Rockets
Gary Trent
Timberwolves
Chris Duhon
Scottie Pippen
New York
Ronald Dupree
Linton Johnson
San Antonio
Marcus Fizer
Eddy Curry
Kirk Hinrich
Nocioni
Gordon
Orlando Magic
Johnny Davis
Steve Francis
Cuttino Mobley
Kelvin Cato
Houston
Dwight Howard
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Tony Battle
Jameer Nelson
Saint Joseph's
Hedo Turkoglu
Michael Bradley
Stacey Augman
Tracy McGrady
Juwan Howard
Tyronn Lue
Reece Gaines
Steven Hunter
Phoenix
Britton Johnson
Zaza Pachulia
John Weisbrod
McGrady
Bob McAdoo
Grant Hill
Charlotte Bobcats
Raptors
Grizzlies
NBA
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Emeka Okafor
Primoz Brezec
Indiana
Jahidi White
Theron Smith
Memphis
Brandon Hunter
Boston
Jamal Sampson
Lakers
Melvin Ely
Eddie House
Clippers
Jason Hart
Bernard Robinson
Michigan
Brevin Knight
Steve Smith
Peja Drobnjak
Milwaukee
Miami Heat
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al Jefferson
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Rick Fox
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Suns
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Italy
Corliss Williamson
Tremaine Fowlkes
Mike James
Rasheed Wallace
McDyess
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Lek
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Zendon Hamilton
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Skinner
Daniel Santiago
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Stan van Gundy
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Christian Laettner
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Washington
van Gundy
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Washington Wizards
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Wizards
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Tony Delk
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Donnell Harvey
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Josh Childress
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Bob Sura
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