Notice that I used the phrase "no longer possess that same offensive firepower" and not "they lack offensive power". I don't see anyone on their current line up that can match Durrant's offense aside from Curry and Thompson.

And yes, the upgrade done by the other teams contributed to that as well.

I doubt this has any changes in the league, its a preseason game and nobody really plays properly in preseason games we all know that, hell we have seen drunk players come to preseason games and barely get any minutes because he was drunk.

Long story short Lakers look good, they have a decent team, they are definitely going to make a big splash this season for sure but Warriors are not as bad as they looked in this game, they still don't have Klay back and he will be back by playoffs, plus Curry was just having fun obviously, dude started the game with literally half court contested shot, that was hilarious. When the league starts again Warriors will be a top 5 west team for sure.

Lebron may not be PG though, he played point forward once again but they had Rondo so Rondo will probably play make more than Lebron.

That's right, LeBron at point guard position was the most effective for him since he has a great court vision and a high basketball IQ. Considering the Lakers has tall players at thir disposal, it is only right to have a bigman running the play which only LeBron can do.

The good catch with Lebron once he play as PG, He can create space to the shooter knowing that the defense will always switch and double him. Smart player like him knows when to shoot and when to pass the ball. He can play all the position and switch from offensive to defensive stop.

And with how he practices hes shooting capabilities, it will be an additional threat. I imagine when MJ switched from airtime to shooting machine,.

Many people are saying that the Warriors loss to the Lakers in the preseason game doesn't really matter but with the full roster that played the game, I think that it really does matter. The dynamics have really changed in the west and i see some serious competitions there which would be great for the game as a whole.

Another news for NBA fans in india. NBA have a plan to launch a league in this country! https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-12-team-professional-league-india-140144744.html
i think India have a potentially market for NBA. because NBA is also popular in this country like cricket right?

True. We know that fans doesn't have the right to play for the team, but they are the supporter of the team. Boo-ing enemy teams and screaming while the team is on the move to take the game, makes the players go on their beast mode to take over the game.

I think of that too that the NBA is not that popular in India but looks like it was changed after years and now began making sounds in that country.

According to the article, it was the Sacramento Kings owner, an Indian national, who started and push that agenda for years and now the fruit of his work is now being noticed by Indian NBA enthusiasts.

I think the upcoming game between Kings and Pacers in India is a market test as part of expanding in presence in the whole world. If it will become a success, I think the NBA will hold more games here in the future.

Looking at the current Indian national team, most of their player's height is impressive, with the tallest starting from 7'2, 6'11,6'8, etc.

Yes, this is make sense. Kings match against Pacers could be judged by the NBA to consider making a league there. of course they consider is in terms of business, because if based on FIBA ranking India is ranked 74th far below the Philippines (31th). but it seems the Philippines is not a potentially good market for business.