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    PUNTERS CHANCE

    Oct 09, 2019 4 minutes
    – Jeff Centenera

    After an off-season that resembled a fantasy league draft in real life, the NBA approaches its 2019-20 campaign in a place it hasn’t been for a while – with no overwhelming favourite. The industry standard in the league is that only a select few teams start the season with title aspirations; this year, there could be as many as a dozen contenders who could reasonably picture themselves in the finals, hoping to emulate reigning champ Toronto’s surprising run to the rings last June. But the example of the Raptors – who watched star Kawhi Leonard up and leave after their breakthrough win – also illustrates how nothing lasts for long in the Association, and with so many clubs hopeful, there will also be

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