Countdown to tipoff in the NBA

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T

he start of the 2015-16 NBA season brings a series of questions.

Can the Detroit Pistons, with a beefed-up front office, rejuvenate the club’s fan base and

What's inside

Raptors get some swagger

Pistons seek momentum in Motor City

Arena deal gives Bucks room to roam

Year makes big difference for Hawks

Sixers stick to painful rebuild plan

Names you will see in the news

Storylines to watch in 2015-16

Tracking social media activity in the NBA

find business success in the Motor City’s ravaged economy?

How will the Atlanta Hawks maintain the momentum from a franchise-best record under new ownership?

Can the Milwaukee Bucks put the final pieces together on a new arena and build statewide support for the team?

How do the Toronto Raptors sustain a run of business success and maintain the spotlight in a hockey-dominated market?

Will this be the season that fans of the Philadelphia 76ers finally begin to see the fruit of a painful rebuild?

As the new season unfolds, many of these questions will be answered and these five franchises will find out if their optimism was justified. In this section’s stories, see the moves they’re making.



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