A little over four years ago, Bradley Beal, starting shooting guard for the Wizards, said of his budding partnership with John Wall:

What could be called the Boston Nets, the Celtics have created a budding juggernaut of their own in the East, one that is certainly worthy of taking LeBron’s

Tonight, the Warriors will ring in the new season with a celebration of their third title in four years.

And in eight months, almost to the day,