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Miami will suprise many ppl and finish top 5
1. Celtics 2. Knicks 3. Cavs 4. Bucks 5. 76ers 6. Pacers 7. Magic 8. Heat 9. Hornets 10. Hawks 11. Bulls 12. Raptors 13. Pistons 14. Wizards 15. Nets
L take Kenny Detroit is gonna be a play in team
Wizards the new Kingsšš
Boston NY Miami top 3 seeds book it
Bald head ass
Don't forget that the Cavs could have had the 3 seed last years but tanked the last few games for a better playoff matchup. Vsvs get the 3 with easy with a Garland recovering from his broken jaw and a coach who pushes the pace
Indiana is a top 4 seed imo
76ers 5th seed lmao nah Kenny fell off š
magic 4th seed
76ers play in team
we need a league expansion so bad man
Hot take Philly miss the playoffs
Sixers disrespect is crazy
The pacers are winning more games than the cavs. You wildin af
If Tyrese can stay healthy the Pacers should at least be top 4 imo, play-in is crazy
So much questions about injuries but dark horses are Cavs , magic, pacers
Hereās mine:
1. BOS
2. NYK
3. MIL
4. ORL
5. CLE
6. PHI
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7. IND
8. MIA
9. CHA
10. ATL
________
11. DET
12. TOR
13. CHI
14. BKN
15. WAS
Sixers are never a mid regular szn team except last year
Chill kenny we want the raptors lower than the wizards
āWho wouldāve expected Joel Embiid would get injuredāā¦ literally everyone Kennyššš
My hot take for the east is that the Cavs are going to be a 6 seed and the Magic are going to keep their standing at 5.
As much as you want the Bulls to lose they will still be a competitive and perennial play-in team
Weāre about to have another season where the top 8 teams in the east win 45+ games and the 9th and 10th seed win less than 40, but because of the broken format of the play-in theyāll have a shot to make the playoffs
Heat making the playoffs and magic/pacers play in has to be the most casual take Iāve heard in a minute. Thought you watched ball Kenny
Thank you bro cavs a lock for 3rd seed š
Orlando Magic at the 8th seed is insane
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The Middle East š¤ The middle of the East: being confusing to mentally organize
East:
1. Knicks
2. Celtics
3. Magic
4. Sixers
5. Cavs
6. Heat
7. Pacers
8. Bucks
9. Hawks
10. Bulls
West:
1. OKC
2. Nuggets
3. Wolves
4. Kings
5. Suns
6. Warriors
7. Rockets
8. Lakers
9. Clippers
10. Jazz
realistically speaking ofc factoring in injuries and other people getting better/worse
1knicks
2celtics(they chill this regular season)
3 bucks giannis and healthy dame lol
4pacers rese on a mission watch
5philly injury concerns
6cavs they made no changes
7magic same as cavs tbh
8heat a playoff team anyway they dgaf
9hawks (trae young gone go crazy this season)
10lamelo always injured and b miller canāt do it alone with mbridges
Bro you done messed this whole prediction up I literally donāt think a single person agrees with you š¤£š¤£ you are sleeping waaay too hard on Indiana they got better and mathurin is back plus siakam will be here for a full season š¤¦āāļø
I honestly don't understand the infatuation with Bucks. I don't think the team performed up to par last season despite what their record indicates. It's basically one man show of Giannis unless Dame has one of those games where he's randomly not washed. Khris Middleton at this point is honestly a wildcard because of how often he's injured. I think it's very possible for them to be a play-in team this season
I also don't think Charlotte is going to be good enough to make play-in. Same every year. Melo won't last a month without being injured and it's just another development year for Brandon Miller
1.Celtics 2.knicks 3.cavs 4.sixers 5.bucks 6.orlando 7.indy 8.miami 9.atl 10.raptors 11.hornets 12.bulls 13.pistons 14.nets 15.wizards
To be fair to the Heat, they had to roll out 18 different starters in 35 different starting lineups last season due to injuries. I could see them doing better if all of their guys aren't put in the blender like last season.
This is what I had:
1. New York Knicks
2. Indiana Pacers
3. Boston Celtics
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Milwaukee Bucks
6. Miami Heat
7. Atlanta Hawks
8. Orlando Magic
9. Philadelphia 76ers
10. Detroit Pistons
11. Charlotte Hornets
12. Toronto Raptors
13. Chicago Bulls
14. Brooklyn Nets
15. Washington Wizards
As for the Celtics and 76ers being mad low-
Celtics off of a chip aren't as pressed about a top 2 seed I don't think, and I worry about their regular season C depth as Horford gets older.
Philadelphia is taped together. George and Embiid already having health concerns.
Their role players are mostly older dudes too trying to show they still have their old Clippers glory days (Eric Gordon/Reggie Jackson/Paul George). All of those guys are at BEST gonna need a few nights off to rest.
Like the talent is OBVIOUSLY there and I think they're still absolutely legit title contenders but I think them holding a lofty regular season record is fake as heck, as talented as they are. Idk, just me.
magic are the 2nd best team in the east that bulls hat squeezing yo head to tight my guy
The Pacer hate is unbelievable
My standings:
1. Boston (yep)
2. Cavs (if healthy, and if coaching works out, think the offense could look a lot better with there new coach and like I said if healthy I think they will have a top 5 defense)
3. Bucks (I think we finally see some cohesion between dame and Giannis and actually think itās better that team starts injured then being injured in the middle of the season, plus the rest of the team already knows how to play together)
4. Knicks (expecting maybe some struggles early as they build chemistry)
5. 76ers (no back to backs worry me a bit for the team, I feel like they can lose a handful of those games which matters toward the top of this conference, also possibly injury troubles for embiid or Pg would be and aswell)
6. Miami (I think they are building there depth back pretty well, I know Jimmy had injury struggles and apparently his dad passed away last season so that may be why he looked disconnected last season, expecting better, Bam looks like heās improving, Herro got some time to be THE GUY last season which might help this season in some situations, and I think the rozier move was good for there offense)
7. Hawks (Iām actually pretty high on them, I think this team will play much better then how it did with Murray there and flow better, Young has exactly who he needs around him capela lob threat and size and then 3 shooters and defenders in Hunter, Johnson and Risacher, think the hawks could fight for the best offense this season)
8. Pacers (truthfully I just feel higher on other teams, I feel like most made moves to improve, or they have been able to build chemistry with new teammates, feels like pacers didnāt do much, and still on the fence about Hali shooting because how up and down it was last season, I think they had a really cutie season last year getting to the conference finals, now letās see if they make me eat my words or if what Iām saying is true)
9. Magic (I personally expect a step down from last season because last season felt like it went almost too well for them they were pretty healthy for the most part, a lot of improvement everywhere. Just gotta see if they can continue it or if some players fall back to there older ways)
10. Raptors (if healthy, I think they look better the the hornets which was the other team I saw here. Rj had a career year when traded here, he looked like he could potential be a borderline all star one day (say borderline because the league is so talented and itās gonna get harder to be a all star soon), Barnes really had a good year last year, think Walker could be useful, Gradey look improved and maybe can contribute more, davion Mitchell and Bruce brown looks like good contributors, quickly could be very interesting this year)
11. Hornets (think they could be interesting, I believe Miller will make a leap in his 2nd season, he looked really good last year, melo has shown he can contribute in the win column a bit before being able to make a team that doesnāt make the playin without him, able to make the playin. Williams is intriguing if healthy, some other interesting pieces including there pick this year)
12. Bulls (I think they still have a lot of contributors in Lavine, ball, Vuc, while also having white and Ayo improving, I just feel like the team kinda has a lack of direction and idk how good this team could be.. honestly they could even jump above the raptors for me if they play well, but idk how long they hold the vets, who improves or what, so Iāll just leave them here for now)
13. Pistons (honestly they were so bad last year but, I think even this is a improvement over last year and step in the right direction, just need to figure what direction this team needs to go, and what players start developing some chemistry and improve themselves)
14. Wizards (I actually donāt think they are the worst team in the NBA, they have Val, I like all 3 rookies they drafted and they could contribute early, if Poole gets moved to the bench I think it helps the team, Kuzma does Kuzma stuff, kispert and Brogdon are good contributors, Bilal seemed decent last year, I think Homles, Baldwin and Bagley are still good flyers hoping for maybe one to pop off at some point one day)
15. Nets (really donāt see why there not 15 on everyone list they just donāt have a #1 guy besides and up and down Cam, everyone on the roster are kinda a up and down guy, Iām sure they could get hot for a couple games but then get blown out for a bunch straight, i think wizard just have slightly better contracted team then the nets, but at this point the bottom 2-3 are gonna be fighting for that top draft pick so idk if it matters where I rank them)