The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[HIM]

antidope when do you typically place your futures bets? I was gonna wait until preseason but don’t wanna lose too much value.

 

[MVP]

Dubs ain't bringing CP off the bench?

 

[HOU$TON]

I’ll bet cash money the rockets have more than 29 wins

 

[addict4sneakers]

Memphis looks like the team that’s going to go the other way.

 

[Moheezy]

ESPN did their projections for this season. I left the analysis out and just copied and pasted the projected standings/win-loss record.

EAST

Spoiler

The contenders
1. Boston Celtics: 55-27
2. Milwaukee Bucks: 54-28
3. Cleveland Cavaliers: 50-32
4. Philadelphia 76ers: 47-35
5. Miami Heat: 46-36
6. New York Knicks: 46-36

The play-in group
7. Atlanta Hawks: 41-41
8. Brooklyn Nets: 39-43
9. Indiana Pacers: 38-44
10. Orlando Magic: 38-44

The bottom five
11. Chicago Bulls: 37-45
12. Toronto Raptors: 36-46
13. Charlotte Hornets: 30-52
14. Detroit Pistons: 26-56
15. Washington Wizards: 24-58

WEST

Spoiler

The contenders
1. Denver Nuggets: 53-29
2. Phoenix Suns: 51-31
3. Golden State Warriors: 47-35
4. Sacramento Kings: 47-35
5. Los Angeles Lakers: 46-36
6. LA Clippers: 45-37

The play-in group
7. Oklahoma City Thunder: 45-37
8. Memphis Grizzlies: 44-38
9. Dallas Mavericks: 43-39
10. Minnesota Timberwolves: 43-39

The bottom five
11. New Orleans Pelicans: 42-40
12. Utah Jazz: 37-45
13. Houston Rockets: 29-53
14. San Antonio Spurs: 27-55
15. Portland Trail Blazers: 24-58

My goodness the league is stacked.

From the East, I see Indiana making a mini leap and I see Philly falling. From the West, I think OKC is the obvious choice for a Lead and maybe the Pels (since they proved when healthy, they are really good) but I can't see anyone falling. If there's a team that falls in the West, it will most likely be due to injuries.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I mess with Shannon. Can’t stand SAS. I won’t be tuning in.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Warriors not finishing top 5. More likely to miss the playoffs

 

[Moheezy]

I’ll bet cash money the rockets have more than 29 wins

I have no doubt the Rockets will be better this year, but I'd care less about the Win % and care more about learning to play the right way. I think there will be a steep learning curve and lots of undoing but that's part of the process with this team.

KPJ is who I am a bit worried about if he will embrace the new culture.

 

[Moheezy]

He already secured the Bag so the chip is definitely next in line.

 

[Moheezy]

B Roy back in game

One of the biggest What IFs that's not talked about much.

The Roy, Oden, LMA Combo. If they still traded Wallace to Brooklyn, they'd still end up with Dame with the Brooklyn Pick.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Mike can't speak French

 

[MVP]

Happy 8/24

 

[HOU$TON]

Every Ant quote is fire. Might be my new favorite non-rockets player

 

[broncos19dm]

 

[WASHED KING]

every team in the west is injury prone aside from denver. Throw all those projections out the window

Denver ain winning **** again.

Fluke team.

 

[WASHED KING]

Warriors not finishing top 5. More likely to miss the playoffs

Play in DUBS

 

[addict4sneakers]

Denver ain winning **** again.

Fluke team.

Generational hater

 

[DripNick]

Generational hater

Mad disrespectful to 703 hwy

 

[WASHED KING]

Generational hater

I'm tryna get like you in the Hater HOF.

 

[antidope]

antidope when do you typically place your futures bets? I was gonna wait until preseason but don’t wanna lose too much value.

Draftkings. I need to start using Fanduel more though, the lines are better.

 

[antidope]

What's the best case scenario for this warriors team?

Title. I think its in the cards.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

People forget HIM how important Poole was to getting to their last Finals

They didn’t replace him with anyone, the new pieces they got are older in addition to their core getting older

Seems unlikely but if Steph pulls this off crown him

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Title. I think its in the cards.

Finished 6th last year. How'd they get better?

 

[HIM]

Draftkings. I need to start using Fanduel more though, the lines are better.

Naw I asked when, not where

Before preseason, during, or after?

 

[WASHED KING]

People forget HIM how important Poole was to getting to their last Finals

They didn’t replace him with anyone, the new pieces they got are older in addition to their core getting older

Seems unlikely but if Steph pulls this off crown him

Portland will have a better record than the Warriors.