Winners
Boston Celtics
Needless to say, the first winner can be guessed, the new champions, the Celtics.
Starting from the Stevens trade to Holiday and Boshen, and the outstanding growth of the core rotation such as Tatum, Brown, and White this season, the Celtics were able to achieve a proud record of 64-18 in the regular season, and even dominated the playoff battlefield with an outstanding performance of 16-3, and finally won the championship in one fell swoop. With this championship, the team's twin stars have become one of the strongest duos in the NBA today, and there is no doubt that they will win.
Anthony Edwards
Edwards averaged 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in the regular season this year, ranking seventh on the MVP voting list, and was also selected to the All-Star and All-Star team this season. When it came to the playoffs, Edwards shone even more, continuing to solidify his position as the league's top quarterback, averaging 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6.3 assists in a superstar performance in the series against the Suns. Although the Timberwolves did not make it to the end, there is no doubt that Edwards, who is only 22 years old, will have a bright future ahead.
Knicks, Jalen Brunson
The Knicks formed the alumni league of Brunson + DiVincenzo + Hart this season, which can be regarded as leading the team to a rare height in recent years. Brunson is particularly good in this performance, and is another superstar of the Knicks after Anthony, Alan Houston, and Ewing, averaging 28.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game for the team this season, shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.1% from three-point range. He also ranked fifth on the list of MVP votes for the season, and was selected to the All-Star team and the All-Star team for the first time.
It is conceivable that if it were not for injuries, the Knicks would have a great chance to go further, and Bridges, the first core of the team that they had just brought from the Nets, the original team was basically intact, and the prospects for next season were completely worth looking forward to.
Other winners: Eastern Europe's Mavericks, Thunder Juniors, playoff breakaway Pacers, Rookie of the Year Wembanyama
Losers
Phoenix Suns
The Suns' performance this season has been a big surprise. The Big Three lineup of Durant, Booker, and Beal won only 49-33 in the regular season, and although they retained their playoff spots, they were swept out of the tournament in the first round against the Timberwolves. And that's not the worst of it, the point is that in the process of forming the Big Three, the Suns gave up young players like Bridges and Cameron Johnson, and also overdrew all of the team's draft picks for the next few years. Considering that Beal and Durant have entered the ranks of veterans, if the team still has nothing to achieve in the next short period of time, then their future is very worrying.
Draymond Green
This season, Green has been suspended by the league and the team for excesses on the court many times, and has only played 55 games in a single season, among which the two major incidents that broke out with Gobert and Nurkic are more serious. Green's already undesirable public image continued to decline under the constant evictions and suspensions due to technical fouls, and his repeated negative remarks against Gobert and the Timberwolves during his playoff role as a commentator cost him a lot of points. Originally, his performance this season was still a certain improvement, but in the face of these negative news that affected the team and the league, all the plus points were redundant and useless.
Other loser options: the Clippers on the eve of parting ways, the Bulls on the verge of the playoffs, the Pistons with a historic losing streak