NBA Powerhouses

The NBA lately has been going through some major change.  It has evolved from its prime glory days, when Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson played, to a free for all of young kids that are fresh out of high school.  Don't get me wrong I love the game of basketball just the way it is; I love the fast pace, high flying, and lightning quick cross overs just as much as any other basketball buff, but what I am here to write about is the way the game is being managed.  Teams are trying to get the best NBA players on one team, and its happening all over the country.  The first team was the Boston Celtics, acquiring three great players, old but still very competitive in Ray Allan, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett.  They worked well as a team which is why they were successful. The current big all-star studded team is the Miami Heat, gathering three of the greatest players at their positions who are still currently in their prime, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh.  They have had their struggles this season, trying to find who the go to guy is late in the game, but just in time they have found their rotation and are actually beating the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.  The other major team that is planning on making a move that would give them a major hand on any team in the NBA is the LA Lakers.  Currently they have arguably the best player in the world, Kobe Bryant, and the second best center, Pau Gasol.  They were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs, but they are getting ready to set themselves up for a major run next season by trying to acquire the best center in the NBA, Dwight Howard, which would give them the best player in the NBA, and the two best big men.  You never know how the team will mesh until they start to play but this could prove to be a terrible move making a teams season not up to expectations.