As we say goodbye to 2015 and enter into a new year, the NBA season is almost at the halfway point. There have been some surprises to day, the biggest being the continued run of success that the Golden State Warriors have had since winning the crown last year over the Cleveland Cavaliers. As we ring out the old, and bring in the new, let’s take a look at potential New Year’s Resolutions for all 30 NBA teams, and see if any of them will pan out in the coming year.
Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford resolves to stop all comers in the lane, rejects as many plays as he can, and reignites the magical Hawk run of last season.
Boston Celtics
Isaiah Thomas resolves to play defense for a change, despite his scoring acumen, and head coach Brad Stevens resolves to finally shave that baby face.
Brooklyn Nets
Brook Lopez resolves to string together two sentences that sound like they make sense, and bring the Nets at least 20 wins in the stepchild borough to Manhattan, and his brother Robin.
Charlotte Hornets
Al Jefferson resolves, after returning from injury, to continue his torrid double-double pace, and try to bring a little respect to one of those ‘forgotten’ franchises in the NBA.
Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose resolves not to sit out 10 games with a hangnail, bunions, or any other ailment that seems to have him more in street clothes than playing games at the United Center.
Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James resolves to get a haircut, so the crown that he may win this summer, may fit his kingly head. JR Smith resolves to stop partying the night before the game, and stop untying shoes on the foul line. Oh, and Iman Shumpert resolves to go to medical school to get his degree in delivering babies at home.
Dallas Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki resolves to teach Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis all his tricks, and mentor the young Latvian to emulate his stellar career, sticking it to all those who say “NBA stars can’t be from Europe.”
Detroit Pistons
Andre Drummond resolves to have 100 rebounds in a game, most likely against the 76ers, and bring back the winning ways in the Motor City.
Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry and his merry band of men resolve to never lose another game in 2016, and bring home a trophy for the second consecutive year to the Bay Area. After all, with the Raiders seemingly looking like they will move to LA, what is there left? The A’s?
Houston Rockets
James Harden resolves to shave his beard, and donate the hair to science, so they can discover what brings him the Samson like games he continues to have on a nightly basis.
Indiana Pacers
Paul George resolves to continue his game by game magic in 3’s and D.
Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Paul resolves to show the rest of the league that he may actually be a more rounded player than Stephen Curry, and also to finally show everyone in La-La land that there is actually another team that plays at Staples.
Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant resolves to see how many rocking chairs he can accumulate before the end of the season, and bring back a little magic to those tired legs of his.
Memphis Grizzlies
Marc Gasol resolves to display his talent as the arguably best all-around center in the league, and start counting his money for the next big contract he gets.
Miami Heat
Chris Bosh resolves to show the South Beach crowd that he can play an entire season without any major injuries, and have fans finally forget that LeBron left to go back to the Cavs.
Milwaukee Bucks
Greg Monroe resolves to stick it to the Pistons every times he plays them, and to wear a ‘we beat the Warriors, and you didn’t’ t-shirt for the rest of the season.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns resolves to make Andrew Wiggins and himself the best tandem in the league, and to have all his teammates add an additional name to their own uniforms.
New Orleans Pelicans
Anthony Davis resolves to finally shave his one brow, stay healthy, and win the MVP he deserves.
New York Knicks
Carmelo Anthony resolves not to whine about the foul calls he gets from the referees and to actually pass the ball, instead of taking 60 shots a game.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin Durant resolves to stay healthy and tour Washington DC as much as possible. Not for a presidential run, but to play alongside the rest of the Wizards.
Orlando Magic
Nikola Vucevic resolves to show others that despite not having many vowels in his name, he can compete with any other big man in the league.
Philadelphia 76ers
The team resolves to win at least five games, get another lottery pick, and repeat the same thing all over again next season. The fans resolve not to wear bags over their heads, so they can breathe.
Phoenix Suns
Eric Bledsoe resolves to get healthy, and Brandon Knight and Tyson Chandler resolve to bring a winning team to the desert.
Portland Trailblazers
Damian Lillard resolves to try and find the rest of his teammates that left the team after last season, and to learn the names of his new teammates this season.
Sacramento Kings
DeMarcus Cousins resolves to get along with his coach, smile, and to finally take off that headband.
San Antonio Spurs
Kawhi Leonard and the rest of the team resolve to show the other 29 teams how it’s done – every year.
Toronto Raptors
Kyle Lowry resolves to show the folks in the lower 48, why it’s fun to play north of the border, and that being taxed more than the players on the US teams is not so bad after all.
Utah Jazz
Rudy Gobert resolves to continue his stellar interior defensive play, and bring the Jazz back to the top of the Western Conference heap.
Washington Wizards
John Wall resolves to recruit Kevin Durant to the nation’s capitol, and to finally be one of the best point guards in the sport.
