Four NBA Teams to Keep an Eye on in 2008-09

The NBA simply doesn't benefit from the same type of parity that the NFL and Major League Baseball does. (Wow, who saw  that day coming—"parity" and "Major League Baseball? Hmm.) There are no 10-6 New York Giants. No 83-78 St. Louis Cardinals. No sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers. Those kinds of teams don't lift the hardware come June in the Association. But what the league does provide is the opportunity to witness young up-and-coming teams arrive on the scene and lay the foundation for a future run at success. It happens every year. Teams like the '08 Celtics—an instance where superstars are thrown together overnight to completely revamp a lottery team—are few and far in between. Far in between. Teams usually work their way to the top and have to take their lumps in the process. In most cases, those lumps have to be taken for at least a couple years—if not more. That's one thing that you can keep your eye on in the upcoming 2008-09 season. ... (link)