Orlando’s gonna make the 2nd round
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Hawks and Minnie already proved to be kinda stinkers rather than sleepers... they didn't improved by a bit if not for Ant which I'd expect to be all NBA level. Trae was a huge mistake for the Hawks to begin with.
Pelicans if Zion is healthy
Bullsssssss
That’s just the Miami heat
Okc thunder
Are Kings and Cleveland unpopular picks? If not, let me take the Mavs
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I wonder how long we have to hear about Trae Young flying under the radar.
I feel like people are under estimating the Cavs in the East. And that’s coming from a bucks fan.
Their bigs can bother Giannis and Tatum, and their guards can really do some damage offensively.
The question for them now is do they have a plan for Dame and Jrue on their new teams. Chances are they’re gonna have to make it through both of them to make it out of the East.
Raptors because I’m from Canada
In the East, the Knicks. They have a few good matchups in a seven game series vs the teams in the East, they’re basically a solid Randle post season run away from at the very least an ECF.
In the West, the Pelicans seem like a bit of a dark horse, if Zion is healthy.
Wolves gonna shock the world watch.
People underrate the rest of the East. Celtics and Bucks are 1 and 2 of course, but people act like there's no chance anyone else can be in the ECF. I'm not even talking about the Heat here. Celtics are very vulnerable to injuries, with an injury to any of their top 6 (outside of maybe White) being gameover against a great team due to a lack of playoff level rotation players. Bucks also are remaking their team with a new coach and loss a lot of what made their defense so elite, while also having very questionable depth. One of Miami, New York, and Cleveland have a decent shot of making it to the ECF and being one injury away from being propelled into the finals.
Eh. Can’t trust Minnesota. They aren’t a dark horse imo. The Pelicans, perhaps. Really just depends on Zion’s health
Heat
The cavs have a young core that can surprise a lot of people. I have strong hopes in the rookie Emoni Bates. With Darius Garland,Donavan Mitchell, Jarret Allen, and Evan Mobley, they can get a 5-6 playoff spot. All this is based off my confidence in Emoni bates though.
I don’t think people realize how low the bar is for Strus & Niang to be major upgrades to the rotation. Cavs had 5 playable guys for the playoffs last year total, couldn’t have made an adjustment if they wanted to while the Knicks were pushing them around.
DA BULLS
I've been saying for a few years, how the Knicks were the baby Heat. And they will do the things the heat are doing. I believe they will go deep into playoffs. Eastern conference finals
new Orleans and miami
Minnesota. They might end up in the wcf this year pulling off some unthinkable upsets as a 5/6 seed
If NOLA’s healthy they could win the whole thing.
Raptors are claiming the fourth seed and making the second round.
#TORONTO