SPORTS: Rise of NBA superteams

by Jackson Hardy, Dakota Richmond–

The NBA season is just underway with the preseason occurring now. During the offseason, we saw teams making big trades for top caliber players. Bradley Beal went to the Phoenix Suns from the Washington Wizard. The Milwaukee Bucks acquired Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers. These trades have created the rise of superteams, or teams with three or more All-Star level players. 

Superteams are not a new concept with the first being created in the 1970s when the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Magic Johnson, but they are becoming more prevalent. Superteams have received a lot of controversy among fans with many stating superteams create an imbalance of power in the league. In this podcast, Jackson Hardy and Dakota Richmond talk about the rise of superteams in the NBA.