1ST DIVISION
THE BEST
1) Asphalt Ninjas (2-0): A trio of bonafide perimeter scorers anchored by D1 MVP (F/C) Joe Vines. Whoo!
2) Team EBE (1-0): A dominant opener for a re-worked Metta World War squad looks to conquer D1. This roster is tough.
3) Pacific (2-0): They have every piece they need. All they have to do is cap off a strong reg season with a commensurate playoff run.
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4) Honey Badgers (1-1): Losing capt (G) Alex Tsay is huge, but they get little bro (G) Eric Tsay and a couple of young scorers in return.
5) Flying Squirrels (1-1): Nice, balanced roster and (G) Kyle Lew keeps getting better.
6) CCB (0-2): A perennial contender, this is a surprising start for CCB, a testament to the competitive level of the summer field.
7) Mobadanga (0-2): New squad, tough start but having (C) Seamus McKiernan on the roster is an ideal tent-pole player.
2ND DIVISION
THE BEST
1) NYC Gritty Committee (2-0): Defending champs are getting an MVP effort out of (F/C) Joseph Choi so far.
2) Guard Me Maybe (2-0): This roster was always a PG short from being a contender. (G) Leuis Ng certainly fits the bill.
3) NY Rockits (2-1): A young, athletic (if undersized) team. The Rockits are using speed and energy to overwhelm their opponents.
4) Shawn Kemp’s Kids (1-1): Finished 7-0 last reg season, but took an early exit in the playoffs. This stacked roster looks to correct that.
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5) Gilet Jaunes (2-1): No disrespect to Gilet, this is a strong start for the upstarts, but we want to see more. This is a big, physical roster.
6) The Street (1-1): One convincing win and one very unconvincing loss later, we’re still not sure where these guys should be yet.
7) YOLO (0-3): Disappointing start for team that looked very good last season. Tough field, but we’d bet on this vet group to turn it around.
8) What It Do Babyyy (0-2): New franchise with a lot of new faces to get acclimated, but (F/C) Ian Helps, Jr. is a good player to build around.
9) The Unit (0-2): The more reps they put up together, the better they look as the season goes. They can still make a move from here.
3RD DIVISION
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1) Many Saints of E-Wood (3-0): They wanted the challenge of the West and have met it. (G/F) Isaac Blumenthal is putting up MVP caliber #s.
2) Team Sky (2-0): Not quite sure who’s on the full roster yet, but the ones who have showed up so far are very good.
3) Paw Patrol (1-1): After a disappointing playoff exit, the Paw returns to build on the momentum of last season’s otherwise dominant run.
4) Supreme Team (1-1): Scrappy veteran team anchored by former multi-time Def MVP (F/C) Joseph Choi.
5) Raptors (2-1): Very solid roster of veteran players. Raps could move into contender status very soon.
6) NYC Gritty Committee (0-2): Rough start for perennial contenders, but Gritty have a habit of turning bad starts into title runs.
7) No Fly Zone Ultra (1-1): Some new pieces to work in, but the return of (F) Young Wang and (C) Saleem Ahmed is very promising.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1) Smash N Bounce (3-0): Great start by the veteran Bounce. (F) Peter Tsevdos should be a good fit, bolstering an already solid front-court.
2) Cash Considerations (2-1): They keep looking better every season and (G) Raheem Jenkins gives them another legit scorer.
3) Fun Guys (1-2): Lots of solid pieces here, Fun Guys should turn their rough start around in time for the playoffs.
4) Queens Park (1-1): Some new players in the mix that we’d like to see more of, but (F) Moses Burgess is putting up NUMBERS.
5) GG No Re (1-2): New addition (C) Gary Kai-Jui Chen is a great piece, but they need some perimeter scoring fast.
6) Free Agents (0-2): Chemistry will take some time, but lot of great pieces here led by (G) Vegas Dave Wong and (G) Lucas Chang.
7) NY Bricks (0-3): Every week we root for the Bricks to get their first franchise win.