With the NBA season starting in just 3 days, I've finished going through all of the roster changes to determine which teams have improved and which have lost a step going into another shortened season. The Brooklyn Nets look to be the most improved team in the league, with Kyrie Irving healthy and Kevin Durant back from a season lost to injury as well. Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets lost most of their bench depth and are projected to slide out of the playoffs. Here are my full season projections and playoff picks:
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Record |
Proj |
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Rank |
LW |
Team |
Rating |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Seed |
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1 |
1 |
Milwaukee |
-8.667 |
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30 |
7 |
E1 |
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2 |
2 |
LA Lakers |
-5.576 |
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27 |
10 |
W1 |
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3 |
6 |
Dallas |
-5.465 |
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26 |
11 |
W2 |
|
4 |
5 |
Toronto |
-4.355 |
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24 |
13 |
E2 |
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5 |
3 |
LA Clippers |
-4.025 |
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26 |
12 |
W3 |
|
6 |
21 |
Brooklyn |
-4.025 |
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25 |
12 |
E3 |
|
7 |
4 |
Boston |
-3.559 |
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24 |
14 |
E4 |
|
8 |
7 |
Miami |
-1.37 |
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20 |
17 |
E5 |
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9 |
13 |
Indiana |
-0.612 |
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21 |
17 |
E6 |
|
10 |
15 |
New Orleans |
-0.587 |
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19 |
18 |
W4 |
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11 |
20 |
Sacramento |
-0.565 |
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20 |
18 |
W5 |
|
12 |
12 |
Philadelphia |
-0.552 |
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21 |
16 |
E7 |
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13 |
9 |
Utah |
-0.323 |
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19 |
18 |
W6 |
|
14 |
8 |
Houston |
-0.07 |
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20 |
17 |
W7 |
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15 |
18 |
Portland |
0.1814 |
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20 |
17 |
W8 |
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16 |
14 |
Phoenix |
0.2863 |
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19 |
18 |
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17 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
2.1234 |
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16 |
21 |
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18 |
10 |
Denver |
2.8512 |
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15 |
22 |
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19 |
19 |
Orlando |
3.0961 |
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16 |
21 |
E8 |
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20 |
23 |
Chicago |
3.1676 |
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15 |
22 |
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21 |
17 |
Memphis |
3.6301 |
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14 |
23 |
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22 |
16 |
San Antonio |
3.7696 |
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16 |
21 |
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23 |
28 |
Atlanta |
4.0034 |
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14 |
23 |
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24 |
26 |
New York |
4.3353 |
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15 |
22 |
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25 |
25 |
Detroit |
5.0473 |
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12 |
25 |
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26 |
24 |
Washington |
5.0515 |
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13 |
24 |
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27 |
22 |
Minnesota |
5.5514 |
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14 |
23 |
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28 |
27 |
Charlotte |
6.4858 |
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12 |
26 |
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29 |
29 |
Cleveland |
6.5288 |
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12 |
26 |
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30 |
30 |
Golden State |
6.8068 |
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11 |
26 |
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Playoff Picks
First Round
(1) Bucks over (8) Magic
(2) Raptors over (7) 76ers
(3) Nets over (6) Pacers
(4) Celtics over (5) Heat
(1) Lakers over (8) Trail Blazers
(2) Mavericks over (7) Rockets
(3) Clippers over (6) Jazz
(4) Pelicans over (5) Kings
Second Round
(1) Bucks over (4) Celtics
(2) Raptors over (3) Nets
(1) Lakers over (4) Pelicans
(2) Mavericks over (3) Clippers
Conference Finals
(1) Bucks over (2) Raptors
(1) Lakers over (2) Mavericks
NBA Finals
(1) Bucks over (1) Lakers
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