This is the first important question of three at the All-Star Break.
What's wrong with the Atlantic Division? This is a division full of big market teams and with some of the highest payrolls in the league. We have two previous champions in the Wizards and Celtics. Also a runner up and perennial contender in the 76ers. A heavily hyped team in the Knicks. Plus plenty of superstars with Kobe, Grant Hill, Shaq, CWebb, Dwight Howard, Antwaun Jamison, Marcus Camby, Yao, and Amare. Yet, the first place team is barely above .500 and teams that are out of the playoff spot for now still have a great chance to win the division. What happened to this division? Why no true contender at this time?