ESPN Ohm Youngmisuk on Paul George: Can we say Paul George silenced some of the trolls with his playoff run last year He certainly played well enough to think he can carry this team without Kawhi Leonard. I think we could see MVP PG this season.

Has there ever been an NBA season with so many returning players

Josh Giddey in his first game against Paul George: We played good defense but he just kept hitting tough shots, you give credit where credit's due there and hes a hella of a player..

Chris Paul forgot Zach Collins is not Wemby

Wojnarowski Boston Celtics center Robert Williams is undergoing arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is expected to need 4-to-6 weeks for recovery sources tell ESPN Williams had meniscus surgery in March and played through the playoffs