BleachedAnusDawg's NBA breakdown based entirely upon what I hear on the radio because I don't watch the NBA until June.
Bucks - Dame getting older and breaking down. I also think the Celtics backcourt is going to abuse him on the defensive side whereas Holiday was a good defender. Will get injured at some point. Bucks have to hope it's not in May. Beauchamp is a chintriguing young guy who could develop this year.
Suns - KD and Beal are both injury prone. No chance they stay healthy, and they have no depth.
Celtics - Porzingis has some injury history, but seemed to mostly put that behind him last year. Holiday is a massive upgrade over Smart because he can actually score the ball.
Nuggets - same team as last year and they have the confidence and continuity to keep it rolling.
Lakers - fuck outta here. Nobody with a brain thinks they can win it.
Clippers - LOL nothing but injuries everywhere.
Sixers - Not a chance in hell. They need two more guys and to get rid of Harden (who is not going to bring them anyone significant in return at this point). Maxey is not close to being a high-end #2 guy.
Mavs - no way Kyrie and Doncic make their 1 on 1 hero ball games work together.
Warriors - too old and broken down at this point. They really fucked themselves when they drafted Wiseman. That #2 pick was their shot at keeping the window open a few years longer. The 2020 draft was trash, but they probably should have taken LaMelo.
Sleeper teams who could make some conference first round / semifinals noise - Kings and Thunder.
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I'm going with the Bucks.
Celtics should win it but I don't trust their coaching staff. Don't like nuggets depth but they overcame it last year.
Nurkic, Eubanks, and Little starting or getting significant minutes?
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I look forward to all the quook tears.
*Real* quooks, not the Florida/Texas wannabe quooks, of course.
Bucks - Dame getting older and breaking down. I also think the Celtics backcourt is going to abuse him on the defensive side whereas Holiday was a good defender. Will get injured at some point. Bucks have to hope it's not in May. Beauchamp is a chintriguing young guy who could develop this year.
Suns - KD and Beal are both injury prone. No chance they stay healthy, and they have no depth.
Celtics - Porzingis has some injury history, but seemed to mostly put that behind him last year. Holiday is a massive upgrade over Smart because he can actually score the ball.
Nuggets - same team as last year and they have the confidence and continuity to keep it rolling.
Lakers - fuck outta here. Nobody with a brain thinks they can win it.
Clippers - LOL nothing but injuries everywhere.
Sixers - Not a chance in hell. They need two more guys and to get rid of Harden (who is not going to bring them anyone significant in return at this point). Maxey is not close to being a high-end #2 guy.
Mavs - no way Kyrie and Doncic make their 1 on 1 hero ball games work together.
Warriors - too old and broken down at this point. They really fucked themselves when they drafted Wiseman. That #2 pick was their shot at keeping the window open a few years longer. The 2020 draft was trash, but they probably should have taken LaMelo.
Sleeper teams who could make some conference first round / semifinals noise - Kings and Thunder.