#4 The Eastern Conference now becomes competitive
With LeBron James heading to the western conference to join the Lakers, the Eastern Conference will now be fun to watch. Fans were used to seeing LeBron destroying the hopes of teams and making it to the finals, eight consecutive times.
This season, the story will be different. With the Boston Celtics at full strength heading into the season and the Toronto Raptors adding the former Defensive player of the Year and finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to their team, this could form an intense rivalry between the two teams to be the top team in the east.
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Not far behind are the Philadelphia 76ers led by Rookie of the Year, Ben Simmons and All-Star big man Joel Embiid. The Washington Wizards too could look to surprise many this season with the addition of former All-star Dwight Howard, who will play alongside the talented duo of John Wall and Bradley Beal.
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