Kings: lost Harrison Barnes, and added DeMar DeRozan.
Pelicans: lost Valanciunas, and added DeJounte Murray.
Suns: lost Eric Gordon, and added Tyus Jones, Mason Plumlee, and Monte Morris.
Lakers: lost Taurean Prince.
Grizzlies: back in full strength. Last season Ja Morant played only 9 games, Marcus Smart only 20 games, and Desmond Bane only 42 games.
I’ll go Suns, Pelicans, Kings, Grizzlies, Lakers
Suns stole some cheap guys to put together a pretty passable rotation, which is what they were lacking. Kings should be above the Pelicans but the Pelicans beat the Kings so bad last year that I’m not doing that until the Kings show they can do something against that team. Grizzlies might be higher, maybe even way higher, but until they show some consistent good health and that they’re still as good as they seem on paper, I’m going to go low on them.
Head to head matchups literally don’t matter unless you play them in the playoffs
I agree, unless it’s the Pelicans and the Kings