The NBA season starts Tuesday night, and here are 10 storylines to follow for the 2019-20 campaign:
NO. 2 IN 3S
Golden States Stephen Curry is about to become No. 2 on the leagues all-time 3-pointers made list.
Curry enters this season with 2,483 made 3-pointers, leaving him 78 away from passing Reggie Miller for No. 2 on the list.
That will leave only Ray Allen 2,973 ahead of Curry.
NO. 2 IN TRIPLE-DOUBLES
Houstons Russell Westbrook is one triple-double away from passing Magic Johnson on the NBAs all-time regular season list.
Westbrook has 138 triple-doubles, matching Johnsons total. Westbrook enters this year 43 away from the record of 181, held by Oscar Robertson.
Westbrook had eight triple-doubles in his first six seasons. Hes had 130 in the five seasons since.
LEBRONS MILESTONES
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is nearing several milestones.
Hes 1,101 points from passing Kobe Bryant for No. 3 on the all-time regular-season scoring list, is two games away from becoming the 40th player in league history with 1,200 appearances, and two starts from passing Bryantagain for No. 10 on the career games-started list with 1,199.
