Netflix’s new docuseries Start 5 Could expand with a second season for the upcoming 2024-2025 NBA season. Start 5 Offers a wide Dive into the 2023-24 NBA season through the exclusive lenses of five elite players. Directed by Peter J. Scalettar (Supreme team) and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama (Leave the world behind), Start 5 Takes a behind-the-scenes look at the off-the-court lives of five of the NBA’s biggest stars. Start 5 Follow Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Start 5 Also includes never-before-seen footage of the five NBA talents during the regular season and playoffs, including previously unreleased audio and in-game commentary between players, coaches and other NBA personnel. The series brings together some of the common themes between the five NBA superstars, such as their personal battles with injury, legacy and fame, as well as their roles as fathers, partners and public figures. Start 5 Has a great soundtrack and releases just one day after the start of the 2024-2025 NBA preseason, Chronicle the entire 2023-2024 season until the Boston Celtics’ NBA Finals victory In June 2024.
Start 5 It doesn’t take much focus away from its core group of stellar talent, hence the title. It also does not move much on anything too scandalous or controversial, because it really feels like a promotional series to celebrate not only some of the best basketball players in the world but also the NBA itself. Similar to Netflix’s football-focused series quarterback And Receiver, Start 5 It mainly focuses on the positive and exclusive perks in the lifestyles of some of the NBA’s biggest stars. It is almost voyeuristic to be a fly on the wall in the homes of the selected NBA stars, showing a relatively normal and human side of the larger-than-life sports figures.
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Kevin Durant
Forward, Phoenix Suns
Kevin Durant is one of the biggest NBA superstars and has been one of the most individually talented players in the league since 2007. Like LeBron James, Durant has been one of the most dominant performers in the NBA for the better part of the 21st century and is already considered a future NBA Hall of Famer who is currently in the final leg of his impressive basketball career. Durant, now 36, is a 2-time NBA champion and NBA Finals MVP In 2017 and 2018 with the Golden State Warriors and was part of one of the best NBA teams in league history.
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Durant played for the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first nine seasons before joining Golden State, the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns, his current team. He was the 2nd overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and was named the Rookie of the Year in 2008 before winning the league’s MVP in 2014. He is a 14-time NBA All-Star and led the NBA in scoring in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. His Phoenix Suns are currently ranked 7th in the NBA preseason power rankings ahead of the 2024-2025 season and fell below expectations last season after falling to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.
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Steph Curry
Guard, Golden State Warriors
Steph Curry has certainly gotten used to the spotlight during his illustrious NBA career, which is easily one of the greatest of all time. Although Kerry’s Apple TV documentary film Underrated Only out in 2023, fans can’t get enough of Curry as he enters his sixteenth NBA season, making him an obvious choice for Start 5 Season 2. Curry is a 4-time NBA Champion and has played all 16 of his seasons with the Golden State Warriors. He won his first NBA Finals MVP in 2022 after the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
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Just like James and Durant, Curry is a rare breed of NBA veteran who is still at the top of his game and well into his seemingly endless prime. The Golden State Warriors notably missed the playoffs last season and are not projected to make a serious playoff run in 2024-2025. The organization traded one of the pillars of the team, Klay Thompson, which allowed some intriguing and talented new players to enter the fold, such as Kyle Anderson, Buddy Hield and De’Anthony Melton. The new-look Warriors should look to improve on their disappointing 2023-2024 season and Capturing Cury through this transition period in Start 5 Season 2 would be very entertaining.
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Jaylen Brown
Guard/Forward, Boston Celtics
Start 5And basketball fans worldwide, are lucky to catch Jayson Tatum behind the scenes on his way to capture his first NBA Championship in 2024. Netflix production team would be wise to run it back with another Celtics superstar and legend in the making, Jaylen Brown, who notably won NBA Finals MVP over Tatum. Brown previously had the biggest contract in the NBA (5-year, $304 million) until Tatum’s July 2024 contract extension slightly surpassed him (5-year, $315 million).
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Brown has a wide range of interests outside of basketball, which has led many to consider him something of an enigma. First, he is highly intelligent as a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and enjoys intellectual activities such as playing chess and community activism. Brown became the youngest person to hold a lecture at Harvard University and the youngest person to be elected as a Vice President of the NBA Players Association. His myriad interests, massive NBA contract and high potential to win back-to-back titles with the Celtics Make him the perfect candidate to star in Start 5 Season 2.
Brown also recently appeared in an episode of Hot onesWhich is quite out of character for the elite 3-time NBA All-Star and an encouraging sign that he will be more welcoming of the media attention after the Celtics’ 2024 NBA Finals win. Although Tatum is more or less considered as the face of the team, he emphasized in Start 5 That he’s too team-oriented to focus on his own stardom, which is great news for Celtics fans. Brown also falls into that category despite the fact that he and Tatum are the two highest paid players in the NBA and two of the biggest faces of not only the Celtics but the future of the league.
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Victor Vembanyama
Center, San Antonio Spurs
Start 5 Certainly presented Anthony Edwards as one of the NBA’s biggest new faces and rightfully so. His tenacity and elite athleticism quickly set him apart from his peers and have made him one of the most exciting players to watch in the league. In a similar category is Victor Wembanyama, the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year who is already showing signs of becoming a generational talent and an absolute game-changer in professional basketball. At 7 feet 4 inches, Wembanyama is one of the tallest players in the NBA however He has an unprecedented level of skill and agility that makes him truly special.
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If Start 5 Season 2 is looking for an Anthony Edwards-type replacement, and it has to be Vembanyama. Although the Spurs are not expected to make a big impact in the 2024-2025 season, Wembanyama is a unique player whose rookie season is one of the most impressive in NBA history after being drafted with the first overall pick. Collect in 2023. Wemby or “The Foreigner” led the entire NBA in total blocks last season by a long shot (254, second place was 190) and became the first rookie and youngest NBA player (20) ever to make the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team. He and Edwards have two of the highest ceilings of the NBA’s rising stars, making him a no-brainer for Start 5 Season 2.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Forward, Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent his entire NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks as he enters his 12th NBA season. The future Hall of Famer won an NBA Championship and NBA Finals MVP in 2021 and was MVP of the league in 2019 and 2020. Although Giannis is still in his prime, he and the Bucks have a major challenge ahead of them, fighting against the Boston Celtics and the new and improved New York Knicks for supremacy in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks came up short in the 2023 NBA Playoffs after shockingly losing 4 games to 1 against Jimmy Butler And the Miami Heat.
Giannis and teammate Damian Lillard, who would be another great candidate for Start 2 Season 2 As one of the best clutch players and rappers in the NBA, things will look to pick up quickly in the 2024-2025 season. They are projected 8th in the preseason power rankings, placing them in a similar situation as the Phoenix Suns, who have the talented roster to make a serious push in the Finals. Giannis has always been friendly and one of the least controversial superstars in the NBA. If Start 5 Returning for a second season with a brand new roster, Giannis would be another easy choice. Start 5 Could also feature a WNBA audition that would likely feature rising stars Kaitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink.
Honorable Mentions
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Luka Doncic
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Devin Booker
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Damian Lillard
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Shay Gilgeous-Alexander
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Jalen Branson
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Tyrese Halliburton
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Kawhi Leonard
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Trey Young
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Joel Embiid
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Nikola Jokić
NBA superstars LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum, Domantas Sabonis and Anthony Edwards give fans an intimate look into their lives on and off the court. The docuseries follows their 2023-2024 season, capturing not only the intense games, but also personal moments with family, showing the balance between professional demands and personal commitments.
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Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis, Jayson Tatum
- Release date
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October 9, 2024
- Seasons
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1