I request real hot takes for next season. I have been asking this question for the last 2 seasons and it has been a pleasure going back and reading through some insane, but correct, ones and outright delusional, incorrect, ones.

My hot takes will be the following: Awards: MVP: Jaylen Brown DPOY: Wembanyama MiP: Jalen Green 6Moty: Westbrook ROY: a late first rounder

Mild takes: The sixers will make the play in and lose because neither Embiid, nor PG13 will play more than 55 games each.

The west will have three clear cut contenders and a bunch of fringe playoff teams. The contenders will be OKC, Spurs and Mavs

Lillard will lose even more of his shot and Giannis will ask out next offseason

Hot Takes: Bronny James will average 11 Minutes played simply because of LeBron

The spurs will make the WCF

Jimmy Butler will ask out and force a deal by the trade deadline

Chris Paul will average 11 Assists per game and Wemby will average 26 Pts per Game

The 3 MVP candidates will be Jaylen Brown, Wembanyama and Shai

Doc Rivers will be fired 20 games into the season

Finals will be OKC - Celtics and Celtics win in 5. Finals MVP Jayson Tatum