I am thrilled to announce my 83rd Scorum Sports Cast! You can find me @thesportsguru and I will be giving you the best 5-10 minute sports rants here on Scorum every day. On today’s episode, I will completely overreact to what I saw in the NBA last night and preview tonight’s action with King James making his debut!

Ok, let’s talk about last night first. The New Orleans Pelicans looked GOOD! Wait, not just good, but FANTASTIC! I am now crowning Anthony Davis as the best player on the planet! The big man was all over the court and was sensational.

But the Pelicans are not just all about Anthony Davis. They made a couple huge moves this summer. They added Elfred Payton at guard and he opened his season up with a triple-double and a ton of energy. But even more impressive, was the play of Julius Randle. The former Laker was an absolute beast off of the bench. The Lakers must be shaking their heads at losing him.

Speaking of the Lakers, we can finally see Lebron James in that uniform in a real game. They will take on the Portland Trail Blazers tonight and I have some strong feelings about this match-up. These two guards may be ruining Lebron’s debut and put a dose of reality on the expectations for the year.

This is the 16th season for Lebron James and all of his previous years he was playing in the LEASTERN Conference. The East was a complete joke and he was able to cruise through most nights and not have to give maximum effort. But every night this year is going to be a challenge for Lebron. The West is LOADED with talent and every team is better than they were last year. It will be a dog fight for the Lakers and that dog fight starts tonight in Portland.

You can see the game at 9:30pm Central Standard Time on TNT. It will be a good one!

I would love to tell you all about it in my new Scorum Sports Cast. To check out my 83rd show just click the play button below. I look forward to hearing your input and comments. Cheers!