NBA: Predict the Western Conference bloodbath

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ESPN, so take it with a grain of salt http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...2017-18-season

Similar to what I had, but they still ranked Houston over the Spurs.

Warriors: 62.1
Houston: 55.0
Spurs: 52.6
Sota: 50.1
OKC: 49.5
Clippers: 48.9
Nuggets: 47.2
Jazz: 44.7
Pels: 44.2
Blazers:43.8
Mavs: 34.6
Grizzlies: 34.6
Lakers: 33.0
Suns: 30.3
Kings: 27.4

ESPN didn't project the level of parity I did. I think the Warriors will win more than 62 games for sure, I am pretty sure the Spurs will win more than 53 games. I may have been too high on the Pels, but I think the Mavs will fall further compared to last year.

Clippers will be better than most people expect, but that obviously depends if Rivers can play a totally different style with Griffin initiating most of the offense, and turn the team to focus more on perimeter defense.

Mavs are tricky to predict but I don't see them falling from last year tbh. They had an awful start to the season, were ed by injuries the whole year and still managed to be somewhat in the run for the 8th seed up until a point. I'd be a lot more surprised to see them winning less compared to last year than I'd be to see them battling for the 8th seed again.

[DAF86]

lakers has no draft pick in 2018

What did you get to give that up?

[RsxPiimp]

What did you get to give that up?

not sure man but we probably got fleeced either way

[IronMexican]

The protection on the Sixers pick is finally over. It was top 5,then 3 protected.