The last time we saw some real basketball, we were left here:
Then the NBA offseason the most exciting season in all of sports, hit. The arms race to stop the Warriors began immediately.
Houston added a guy who’s hoping to at least get to the Conference Finals for a change.
The Thunder then went and got some help for Russell Westbrook.
The Celtics signed one of the best available free agents in the league.
The Cavs went a slightly different route.
Getting rid of their 2016 Game 7 hero to add some good depth.
Then they decided to party like it’s 2011.
Not to be outdone, the Thunder went and got the guy that the Rockets had been targeting all offseason.
Many others noteworthy players moved. Jimmy Butler joins a young Timberwolves team looking to make a splash. Paul Millsap signed with the Nuggets. Danilo Gallinari was traded to the Clippers. Rudy Gay signed with the Spurs. Avery Bradley went to Detroit in exchange for Marcus Morris. JJ Redick joined the Process in Philly. And many more.
Now, we get to see how it all shakes out.
The clutch shots.
The ridiculous dunks.
The future stars.
Future GOAT or All-Time What Could Have Been?
Regardless of what happens, it promises to be a fun ride.
West
1. Golden State
2. Houston
3. San Antonio
4. Oklahoma City
5. Minnesota
6. Denver
7. LA Clippers
8. Utah
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9. Portland
10. Memphis
11. New Orleans
12. LA Lakers
13. Dallas
14. Sacramento
15. Phoenix
East
1. Boston
2. Cleveland
3. Toronto
4. Washington
5. Milwaukee
6. Miami
7. Charlotte
8. Detroit
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9. Philadelphia
10. Indiana
11. NY Knicks
12. Orlando
13. Chicago
14. Brooklyn
15. Atlanta
Warriors going to roll hard especially in the playoffs sans an injury to Curry/Durant. Rooting for Cavs but seems unlikely that they have a shot unless IT is somehow super healthy + can play at his MVP-esque level with Lebron sharing the ball with him. God I dislike the Rose/Wade signings since it hurts them to to extremely poor spacing/3 point shooting and I don't think any of their trades/signings other than Crowder help them much against the Warriors.
I appreciate everyone putting 15. Atlanta and I do hope it happens, but unfortunately we have Coach Bud and this team will outperform by like 6 wins and won't have top 3 pick equity
I appreciate everyone putting 15. Atlanta and I do hope it happens, but unfortunately we have Coach Bud and this team will outperform by like 6 wins and won't have top 3 pick equity
Agree I think Atlanta may end up closer to 30 than 20 wins. Defense wins games.
West
1. Golden State
2. San Antonio
3. Houston
4. OKC
5. Denver
6. Utah
7. Minnesota
8. Clippers
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9. Portland
10. Dallas
11. New Orleans
12. Memphis
13. Lakers
14. Sacramento
15. Phoenix
East
1. Boston
2. Cleveland
3. Milwaukee
4. Washington
5. Toronto
6. Philadelphia
7. Detroit
8. Indiana
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9. Miami
10. Charlotte
11. Orlando
12. Nets
13. Atlanta
14. Knicks
15. Chicago
Champs: GSW > Boston
MVP: Kawhi
ROY: Dennis Smith Jr.
In for Giannis and Embiid being fun and the very small chance of the Thunder upsetting the Warriors causing RUSS to flex so hard KD retires to open a cupcake shop.
In for Giannis and Embiid being fun and the very small chance of the Thunder upsetting the Warriors causing RUSS to flex so hard KD retires to open a cupcake shop.
MVP Steph
DPOY Rudy
ROY Donovan Mitchell
MIP Dragan Bender
Jazz o50
Pelicans u40
Boston u55
Miami u40
Bucks o55
Hornets o45
Portland u45
OKC u50
Wilves u50
Clippers u40
Nets doesn't have a bottom 5 record, most likely between 8 and 10
Lakers Knicks Hawks Bulls Pacers bottom 5 of the league
Giannis carry the Bucks to conference finals
Spurs out 1st round, Denver kick them in a 4/5 seed battle
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MVP Steph
DPOY Rudy
ROY Donovan Mitchell
MIP Dragan Bender
Jazz o50
Pelicans u40
Boston u55
Miami u40
Bucks o55
Hornets o45
Portland u45
OKC u50
Wilves u50
Clippers u40
Nets doesn't have a bottom 5 record, most likely between 8 and 10
Lakers Knicks Hawks Bulls Pacers bottom 5 of the league
Giannis carry the Bucks to conference finals
Spurs out 1st round, Denver kick them in a 4/5 seed battle
Are these offers? I actually agree with most of them except the Bucks. Their number is 47.5. I'll take the under for $25 if you're interested
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1) GSW
2) HOU
3) SAS
4) OKC
5) DEN
6) POR
7) UTA
8) MIN
East
1) Cavs
2) Bucks
3) Wizards
4) Celtics
5) Raptors
6) Hornets
7) Heat
8) 76ers (ldo they could be 5 with a healthy Embiid)
ROY - Mitchell if Embiid isn't healthy, Simmons if he is
MVP - Giannis
DPOY - Draymond
Warriors stopped caring about regular season awards or wins, still rest their way to 70 and cruise through the Finals... maybe they lose 2 games in the playoffs this year, but I'd definitely bet u2.5 losses.