I will preface this by saying I’m a Mavericks fan so you can feel free to put Thunder above them, but I don’t see it.

West:

  1. Mavericks
  2. Thunder
  3. Timberwolves
  4. Nuggets
  5. Grizzlies
  6. Suns
  7. Pelicans
  8. Warriors
  9. Clippers
  10. Rockets
  11. Kings
  12. Lakers
  13. Spurs
  14. Jazz
  15. Blazers

East:

  1. Celtics
  2. Knicks
  3. Sixers
  4. Pacers
  5. Cavaliers
  6. Bucks
  7. Magic
  8. Hawks
  9. Bulls
  10. Heat
  11. Hornets
  12. Pistons
  13. Raptors
  14. Nets
  15. Wizards

I would really only consider bucks at 6 and pistons at 12 as contentious predictions. The bucks drop that low due to age and injuries, the pistons climb finally catching some momentum. I suppose lakers fans might be mad but try being realistic bros. Ranking the west is truly brutal beyond the nuggets though and so many teams will be within a few games of each other. Finals should be a repeat with hopefully closer games this time around and a memorable game 7.

    • jandezanOPBEnglish
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      7 days ago

      I love that you mentioned that, because I felt the same way the first time I looked at my list. But thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that the hawks will probably end up being better with a happier Trae and getting Risacher, while the bulls will atleast look a bit closer to the first seeded team they were prior to lonzo’s injury. But as someone pointed out, putting them ahead of the heat might be foolish.

      • JordanDoesTVBEnglish
        1·
        7 days ago

        Yeah everything else is like one or two spots debatable but that’s the big outlier for me there’s no real plan for the bulls and Atlanta is so up in the air every season