This is a bubble that let us know Devin Booker could play with a purpose, that no player can sustain a heat check quite like Damian Lillard, that Jamal Murray might be the big-time player Canada had hoped Andrew Wiggins would become and that the potential for Luka Doncic doesn’t have a limit.
This is a bubble that showed us that Giannis Antetokounmpo still has plenty of room for improvement even with two MVP awards in his trophy case, that James Harden still can’t find the regular season magic deep into the playoffs, that Kawhi Leonard isn’t immune from the postseason growing pains that other greats have endured and that the Toronto Raptors were worthy defending champions even without the Finals MVP.
This is a bubble that has justified the disruptive means through which Jimmy Butler took control of his career, that has given Erik Spoelstra the appreciation he might not have always received when he was coaching three future Hall of Famers and that…
