Free agency blitz is subsiding—short one Portland legend and Philly one-and-done—and summer league starts tomorrow.

What are your entirely too premature hot take predictions for mid-season playoff seeding based on the unfolding landscape? Harden and Lillard be damned.

Mine are:

West

  1. Nuggets
  2. Kings
  3. Lakers
  4. Suns
  5. Thunder
  6. Clippers
  7. Warriors
  8. Mavericks
  9. Grizzlies
  10. Jazz

East

  1. Knicks
  2. Celtics
  3. Heat
  4. Bucks
  5. Cavs
  6. Raptors
  7. Sixers
  8. Magic
  9. Nets
  10. Pacers
  • makeitso@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I actually don’t know that the Suns will seed that high. I like this though…the west is going to be wild, that’s for sure.

  • Barns@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Lol at Knicks at 1 😉

    I’ll do top 3 cause I’m lazy

    West

    1. Denver
    2. Suns
    3. Kings

    East

    1. Bucks
    2. Celtics
    3. Cavs
  • somethingisnotwrite@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    I don’t think the Grizz will be out of the top 5 unless Rose gets injured and JJJ is out. Grizz should still be really good even without Ja for 25 games.

    • Bitsow@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Lol, why we talking about Rose like it’s 2010? Not even Thibs could find minutes for him last year.

    • rezz@lemmy.worldOPM
      2·
      1 year ago

      I think last year was the year—now multiple teams making leaps where they will not + be hamstrung by lack of Ja. I think Thunder and Warriors will neck and neck them. Suns and Clippers have a lucky year regarding injuries finally and the West sees like 6 50 win teams or something.