2017-2018 NBA Predictions
Regular Season Standings
Eastern Conference
1-Boston 58-24 Kyrie Irving becomes the face of this franchise after leaving the King
2-Cleveland 55-27 James leads this team that looks even better than last year
3-Washington 50-32 A sick backcourt with playoff experience but not too much else
4-Toronto 48-34 The young kids on the bench need to step up right away
5-Milwaukee 45-37 The Greek Freak shows the world why he is a top 10 talent
6-Detroit 43-39 The addition of Avery Bradley helps this team make the playoffs
7-Charlotte 42-40 Kemba and Dwight will not be as bad of a combo as some think
8-Miami 41-41 Back to back years with the same record! They need another playmaker
9-Philadelphia 37-45 Young talent looks really good but next year we will talk playoffs
10-Orlando 35-47 A team that looks like they will be in the middle of no where
11-Indiana 27-55 Paul George is gone and so is this team's chances of anything
12-Atlanta 25-57 Rebuilding process has begun with Dennis Schroeder leading the way
13-Brooklyn 24-58 At least they can say that they now better than the other NY team
14-New York 22-60 Things do not feel the same with Carmelo not on the floor
15-Chicago 21-61 Man this team looks awful, Goodbye Rondo, Butler, Wade
Western Conference
1-Golden State 71-11 Looking to win back to back championships and 3rd in 4 years
2-Oklahoma City 59-23 Paul George and Carmelo are going to have lots of fun this year
3-San Antonio 56-26 Same old Same old as they always find ways to win
4-Houston 53-29 Chris Paul and James Harden on the same team, Watch out!
5-Minnesota 48-34 The Timberwolves have themselves a basketball team once again
6-LA Clippers 48-34 Chris Paul is gone and it might not even be that terrible
7-Denver 46-36 Paul Millsap comes in to form an awesome frontcourt with Jokic
8-Dallas 44-38 Do not overlook this team and watch out for Dennis Smith
9-New Orleans 42-40 Will Rajon Rondo help or hurt this team?
10-Memphis 39-43 Too many injuries will hurt this team way too much
11-Portland 38-44 Lillard and McColllum need better players around them
12-Utah 38-44 Gordon Hayward's loss is going to hurt way more than you think
13-LA Lakers 36-46 Not enough magic this year but look out they got a bright future
14-Sacramento 30-52 They had a great draft and added some nice veteran pieces
15-Phoenix 28-54 Devin Booker is elite but this team has ways to go
NBA AWARDS
MVP- Russell Westbrook
Defensive Player- Kawhi Leonard
Rookie- Dennis Smith
6th Man- Marcus Smart
Most Improved- Buddy Hield
Coach- Tom Thibodeau
(Comeback Player) Rudy Gay
All NBA 1st Team
Russell Westbrook
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Karl Anthony-Towns
All Defensive 1st Team
Patrick Beverley
Jimmy Butler
Kawhi Leonard
Draymond Green
DeAndre Jordan
All Rookie 1st Team
Dennis Smith
De'Aaron Fox
Josh Jackson
Jayson Tatum
Jonathan Isaac
NBA PLAYOFFS
East
1-Boston
2-Cleveland
3-Washington
4-Toronto
5-Milwaukee
6-Detroit
7-Charlotte
8-Miami
Boston over Miami 4 games to 1
Cleveland over Charlotte 4 games to 0
Washington over Detroit 4 games to 1
Toronto over Milwaukee 4 games to 3
Boston over Toronto 4 games to 2
Cleveland over Washington 4 games to 1
Cleveland over Boston 4 games to 3
WEST
1-Golden State
2-Oklahoma City
3-San Antonio
4-Houston
5-Minnesota
6-LA Clippers
7-Denver
8-Dallas
Golden State over Dallas 4 games to 0
Oklahoma City over Denver 4 games to 0
San Antonio over LA Clippers 4 games to 1
Minnesota over Houston 4 games to 3
Golden State over Minnesota 4 games to 1
Oklahoma City over San Antonio 4 games to 2
Golden State over Oklahoma City 4 games to 2
NBA FINALS
Golden State over Cleveland 4 games to 3
Finals MVP- Klay Thompson
As much as I hate to say it but I think this will be the Finals for the 4th straight season. These 2 teams are just too talented especially after Kevin Durant joined the Warriors. Cleveland could have a better team then last year and they will be such a deep team when Isaiah Thomas returns. Just think about a bench with Derrick Rose, J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, Kyle Korver, and Tristan Thompson. WOW
Golden State added some more scoring as well to their bench with the additions of Omri Casspi and Nick Young. These teams better not be sick of each other yet because here we go again!
