As the new NBA season approaches, teams have begun to prepare for training camp, and this offseason it can be said that many teams have reached their recruitment goals and completed reinforcements, and some teams have abandoned operations because they do not have enough chips, such as the Lakers and the Heat. Now the lineups of the teams in the league are basically stable, and the American media has also given the strength list of the east and west recently, let's take a look at whether it is reasonable?
eastern
The Eastern rankings are: 1 Celtics, 2 Knicks, 3,76ers, 4 Pacers, 5 Bucks, 6 Cavaliers, 7 Magic, 8 Heat, 9 Hawks, 10 Raptors, 11 Pistons, 12 Bulls, 13 Hornets, 14 Nets, 15 Wizards. The Nets and Wizards are teams that are bound to be slumped in the new season, they want to develop young players, in addition to wanting to pick up high picks next summer, and although the Hornets have two outstanding young talents, they are not yet capable of rising and not capable of making the play-offs.
The Bulls and Raptors will be the teams that have a chance to chase the play-off position, and the reason why they are in this position is not because they are strong, but because the team that is in the East has established a goal, and the Bulls and Raptors are not strong, but they have a certain ability to win some games, so they are in this position, and the Pistons are probably overrated at 11th, they will be overrated almost every season, and then they will be at the bottom of the division every season, I don't know what will happen this season.
Although the Hawks lost Murray, they still have outstanding players such as Trae Young and Jalen Johnson, or that sentence, there are too many weak teams in the East, and the Hawks are not very strong, but they are enough to rank in the play-offs. The Heat team is not interested in the regular season record, they will most likely be ranked around eighth in the division, although the Magic was fifth in the East last season, but for now, they may be around seventh in the division in the new season.
The Cavaliers retained their core in the offseason, although they have a quadruple core, but the team lineup is very deformed, and it is difficult to hit the higher divisional rankings, although the Bucks have two top stars, Brother Alphabet and Lillard, but they have no chemistry, and it is difficult for the team to chase a better record, after all, there are several top teams in the East now. The Pacers played the league's strongest offensive firepower last season and made it to the Eastern Conference finals, and his chemistry will be better this season, perhaps more than fourth.
The top three should not be too suspenseful, the Celtics, Knicks and 76ers are all capable of impacting the championship, the Green Army is the defending champion, they have an almost five-star lineup, the Knicks introduced Bridges, one of the teams with the best squad thickness in the league, the Celtics have formed a super three, and they are all at the peak, such paper strength is also embarrassing opponents, they are the most likely to shake the existence of the Green Army.
westward
The rankings in the West are: 1 Thunder, 2 Nuggets, 3 Mavericks, 4 Timberwolves, 5 Suns, 6 Pelicans, 7 Warriors, 8 Kings, 9 Clippers, 10 Grizzlies, 11 Rockets, 12 Lakers, 13 Spurs, 14 Jazz, 15 Trail Blazers. Although there are not as many championship contenders in the West as in the East, the competition is more intense, except for the Jazz and Trail Blazers, who are sure to be bad, other teams will chase the record, and the Spurs are ranked 13th because of the strength of the roster.
The Lakers are seriously underrated, and this team is capable of making the play-offs, but the American media believes that they are not functioning decently, plus James is a year older, and their injury concerns make it only 12th. At No. 11 is the Rockets, who will have a chance to make the playoffs with their young core in the new season. With all of them healthy, they finished in the top two in the division for two years in a row, but they only finished 10th, which is underrated.
The Clippers lost George, although they have formed a better roster thickness, but the injury of the small card is a hidden danger, if Harden leads the team for a long time, can they kill this position? Hard, right? Although the Kings brought in DeRozan, this team has no defensive system, and they are still not expected to be able to impact good results. The Warriors lost Klay and Paul in the offseason in exchange for Lee Kyle and Hield, but the team still doesn't have a second consistent scoring point, are they overrated?
The Pelicans have become the biggest dark horse, they brought in Murray in the offseason, and the team has a real point guard, but the Pelicans' biggest problem is that the team does not have a center, and if this problem is not solved, he will not finish in the top six in the division. If the Suns stay healthy, and with Bushuai's system, they can finish in the top five in the West. As for the top four teams in the West, it is estimated that everyone has long guessed that these four teams will be ranked in a different order, but they are undoubtedly the top four teams in the West.
After the Nuggets lost Pope, although the hope of hitting the championship is getting smaller and smaller, but with Jokic, their regular season record will be guaranteed. Welcome to leave a message to discuss.