NBA commissioner David Stern is excited for the start of the 2010-11 season.

Stern believes that the anticipation surrounding the new-look Heat is one of the reasons fans may see "some of the greatest basketball ever played" this season.

He was asked on Thursday night whether Miami getting LeBron James and Chris Bosh to go with Dwyane Wade made them the NBA's "bad boys."

"We're going to have, really, our most successful season," Stern said. "I don't think it's good guys and bad guys. I think you're going to be getting to see some of the greatest basketball ever played."