1. Miami
Heat: They were 66-16 last season and Lebron James said that he will play
better this season, they still have a declining Dwyane Wade, and unimpressive
Chris Bosh, but their acquisition of Ray Allen has proven beneficial remember
game 6.
2.
Brooklyn Nets (49-33): Jason Kidd is a new coach but they have a great
tactician in Lawrence Frank. The Nets has a deep bench and aging but still
efficient Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined it with stars like Deron
Williams, Joe Johnson and Brooke Lopez, they’ll be too much to handle this
season and can unseat the Heat in the East.
3. Chicago
Bulls (45-37): Derrick Rose has returned and his injury seems fully healed, his
jumpers have improved teams, I think they will win a lot of games this season.
4. Indiana
Pacers (49-32): Danny Granger is returning but his health is still an issue he
will miss the first two games of the regular season with a calf strain. I hope
Luis Scola will prove to be a nice piece in the Pacers run.
5. San Antonio Spurs
(58-24): As long as they have a healthy Tim Duncan and Tony Parker they will be
in contention. This should be Kawhi Leonard break out season.
6. Los
Angeles Clippers (56-26): the Clippers have a new coach Doc Rivers to lead
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to win a title.
7. Houston Rockets (45-37): Dwight
Howard was healthy in the preseason and he seemed to work well with James
Harden and Jeremy Lin but I still doubt his maturity.
8. Golden
State Warriors (47-35): Andre Iguodala will play alongside Stephen Curry, Klay
Thompson, David Lee, Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes he can help this young
team a lot.
9. Oklahoma
City Thunder (60-22): The Thunder should be higher rank if not for an injured
Russell Westbrook who might be sidelined until December.
10. Memphis
Grizzlies (56-26): Dave Joerger is their new head coach what they need is a
little offense to go with their defensive efficiency of 97.4 last season.
11. New
York Knicks (54-28): Andrea Bargnani will be interesting to watch if he
performs in New York with Carmelo Anthony.
12. Denver
Nuggets (57-25): No more Andre Iguodala and Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined
to recover his knee injury.
13. Minnesota
Timberwolves (31-51): Wolves have Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio Nikola Pekovic and
new acquisition Kevin Martin but I think it’s still not enough to make the
postseason.
14. Washington
Wizards (29-53 ): The Wizards will have John Wall, Marcin Gortat and Nene they
may post a decent win record with those three.
15. New
Orleans Pelicans (27-55): New Orleans will have a better shot this year with
players like Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans.
16. Cleveland
Cavaliers (24-58): the combo of Kyrie Irving and Andrew Bynum will be difficult
for some teams, the question is if Bynum will actually play.
17. Detroit Pistons (29-53): Josh Smith
will help this team this season, but I doubt if he can carry the team to
postseason.
18. Portland
Trail Blazers (33-49): LaMarcus Aldridge said: "mark my words" that
the Blazers will be a playoff team. LOL
19. Dallas Mavericks (41-41): Ellis and
Dirk Nowitzki will be a good tandem but still I have my doubts if they can
reach the postseason.
20. Toronto
Raptors (34-48): I hope Jonas Valanciunas plays well.
21. Charlotte
Bobcats (21-61): The have a new center in big Al Jefferson.
22. Atlanta
Hawks (44-38): Al Horford will be the face of the Hawks since Josh Smith is now
gone.
23. Sacramento
Kings (28-54): DeMarcus Cousins should deal with his issues and play better.
24. Utah
Jazz (43-39): Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter will be
interesting to watch, but they still lack pieces to make it to the postseason.
25. Boston
Celtics (41-40): Yes, Celtics have a rehabbing Rajon Rondo and they have lost
their vets in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett but on positive note they have 9
first round draft picks.
26. Los Angeles Lakers
(45-37): A lot of uncertainty of the Laker land this season since Kobe is still
uncertain when he'll play.
27. Milwaukee Bucks
(38-44): They are dealing will a lot of injuries this season Ersan Ilyasova
(ankle), center Ekpe Udoh (knee) and swingman Carlos Delfino (foot).
28. Orlando Magic
(20-62): Another rebuilding year for the Magic.
29. Phoenix
Suns (25-57): I think they will have one of the worst record this season.
30. Philadelphia 76ers (34-48): The Sixers
will be neck to neck with the Suns for the worst record.
