2022-23 NBA Regular Season Standings predictions

[PKIPP]

I like to do one of these every year and know a lot of others enjoy giving theirs as well. Here’s mine:


East
1. Bucks
2. Celtics
3. Nets
4. Cavs
5. Heat
6. Sixers

Play-in teams
7. Hawks
8. Bulls
9. Raptors
10. Wizards

Bottom
11. Hornets
12. Pistons
13. Knicks
14. Pacers
15. Magic


West
1. Warriors
2. Clippers
3. Nuggets
4. Suns
5. Pelicans
6. Grizzlies

Play-in teams
7. Mavs
8. Wolves
9. Lakers
10. Blazers

Bottom
11. Kings
12. Spurs
13. Thunder
14. Rockets
15. Jazz


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[daeve]

East
1. Bucks
2. Sixers
3. Cavs
4. Celtics
5. Hawks
6. Heat

Play-in teams
7. Raptors
8. Nets
9. Bulls
10. Pacers

Bottom
11. Magic
12. Pistons
13. Knicks
14. Hornets
15. Wizards


West
1. Warriors
2. Wolves
3. Nuggets
4. Grizzlies
5. Clippers
6. Pelicans

Play-in teams
7. Mavs
8. Suns
9. Blazers
10. Lakers

Bottom
11. Kings
12. Rockets
13. Thunder
14. Spurs
15. Jazz

[mfw13]

Warriors won't finish first in the West, for the simple reason that they know they can win any playoff series irrespective of whether or not they have home court advantage, and therefore don't care about seeding.

Expect Steph, Klay, and Dray to get plenty of rest, play 60-70 games each at most, and then dominate in the playoffs.

[jfan2024]

In the end, Bucks>Nets and Clippers>Pelicans in the conference finals. Clippers win a championship over the Bucks

East
1. Bucks
2. Nets
3. Cavs
4. Sixers
5. Celtics
6. Hawks

Play-in teams
7. Heat
8. Raptors
9. Pistons
10. Wizards

Bottom
11. Bulls
12. Hornets
13. Knicks
14. Pacers
15. Magic


West
1. Nuggets
2. Clippers
3. Suns
4. Grizzlies
5. Pelicans
6. Warriors

Play-in teams
7. Wolves
8. Mavs
9. Lakers
10. Kings

Bottom
11. Blazers
12. Rockets
13. Thunder
14. Spurs
15. Jazz

[HoopsCoach]

East
1. Sixers
2. Bucks
3. Celtics
4. Nets
5. Heat
6. Cavs

Play-in teams
7. Hawks
8. Bulls
9. Raptors
10. Pacers

Bottom
11. Knicks
12. Pistons
13. Magic
14. Hornets
15. Wizards


West
1. Dubs
2. Clippers
3. Nuggets
4. Grizzlies
5. Suns
6. Mavs

Play-in teams
7. Wolves
8. Suns
9. Blazers
10. Lakers

Bottom
11. Thunder
12. Rockets
13. Kings
14. Spurs
15. Jazz

[HoopsCoach]

[QUOTE=jfan2024;18452574]In the end, Bucks>Nets and Clippers>Pelicans in the conference finals. Clippers win a championship over the Bucks

As in Pels in the Western conference finals??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[HoopsCoach]

In the end, Bucks>Nets and Clippers>Pelicans in the conference finals. Clippers win a championship over the Bucks

As in Pels in the Western conference finals??? ����������������

[daeve]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Warriors won't finish first in the West, for the simple reason that they know they can win any playoff series irrespective of whether or not they have home court advantage, and therefore don't care about seeding.

Expect Steph, Klay, and Dray to get plenty of rest, play 60-70 games each at most, and then dominate in the playoffs.

they may very well rest - so tough to predict the West per usual - I'm expecting a leap from Wiseman, maybe even more from Kuminga, Poole, and Moody as well.

The only things I'm certain of in the west as far as games-played goes is that AD will miss a chunk and Kawhi will be handled with kids gloves even if he's healthy, I don't see him playing more than 45-50 regular season games and the LAC being the team that really doesn't care about seeding and only wants to be healthy heading into the postseason.

[anusinha]

Kings will continue the streak of being the most irrelevant team in basketball.

[bkcardcollector]

lol at all you thinkin raps be playin-in

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by bkcardcollector

lol at all you thinkin raps be playin-in

Every year my friend. Every year.

[yiguiri2002]

Is there any team in the Top 6 that the Raptors are clearly better than? I'm thinking the Heat because Jimmy can't do this forever but still

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

Is there any team in the Top 6 that the Raptors are clearly better than? I'm thinking the Heat because Jimmy can't do this forever but still

Depends who's top 6 we're talking about. Heat would probably be one.

The Raptors finished 48-34 last year and deepened their bench this off season while hopefully seeing improvements from Achiuwa and Barnes. 46 wins looks to be the benchmark for top 6. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest they land in the same win total range as last year.

Other teams made moves too. And i'm not discounting them. But i've seen this scenario play out every year since 2013 (except the tampa mess).

For what it's worth every year since then (except the tampa mess) the Raptors have beat the Vegas win totals. This year Vegas has that set at 45.5 which if beat puts them at 46.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by anusinha

Kings will continue the streak of being the most irrelevant team in basketball.

That's because they're a tiny market in a largely irrelevant city.

How the NBA can have teams in places like Sacramento/Utah/OKC, but no teams in much bigger cities like Seattle/Las Vegas/Nashville is beyond me.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by smalltown

Depends who's top 6 we're talking about. Heat would probably be one.

The Raptors finished 48-34 last year and deepened their bench this off season while hopefully seeing improvements from Achiuwa and Barnes. 46 wins looks to be the benchmark for top 6. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest they land in the same win total range as last year.

Other teams made moves too. And i'm not discounting them. But i've seen this scenario play out every year since 2013 (except the tampa mess).

For what it's worth every year since then (except the tampa mess) the Raptors have beat the Vegas win totals. This year Vegas has that set at 45.5 which if beat puts them at 46.

Raptors are my sleeper team (have been for the past couple years). They're quiet but can hang with the best of them when healthy (unfortunately, they had a lot of injury issues last year). Looking forward to seeing what they accomplish and hope they remain (mostly) healthy.

[smalltown]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

when healthy (unfortunately, they had a lot of injury issues last year). Looking forward to seeing what they accomplish and hope they remain (mostly) healthy.

This is the first training camp in years where everyone is healthy - knock on wood.

[ballhawkdawk]

The regular season is so hard to predict anymore with load management and teams just generally not caring as much about regular season standings. Plus the typical mix of injuries and then the chemistry issues with top teams like the Nets and Suns. I have no idea what's going to happen.

East
1. Nets
2. 76ers
3. Bucks
4. Celtics
5. Cavs
6. Heat
7. Hawks
8. Bulls
9. Raptors
10. Pacers

West
1. Suns
2. Nuggets
3. Warriors
4. Grizzlies
5. Mavericks
6. Clippers
7. Timberwolves
8. Pelicans
9. Lakers
10. Blazers

[airharrison21]

I hate being a Knicks fan lol sigh

[Spacemanspif]

Not going to try and predict exact order, just going to do tiers:

East

Tier 1
Bucks
76ers
Celtics

Tier 2
Nets
Cavs

Tier 3
Heat
Raptors
Hawks
Bulls



West

Tier 1
Warriors
Nuggets
Clippers

Tier 2
Suns
Grizzlies

Tier 3
Mavs
Pelicans
Lakers
Wolves

[tennelson55]

East

Tier 1
Bucks
76ers
Celtics
Nets

Tier 2
Cavs
Heat
Raptors

West

Tier 1
Warriors
Nuggets
Clippers

Tier 2
Suns
Grizzlies
Nuggets
Mavs

[phdbeckett]

Cleveland now has 3 2022 All-Stars on their roster, and so much more. I think they could win the east. Do not discount how good we could be with our frontcourt size (stay healthy please!).

[bkcardcollector]

All right. I'll give a try that many will think is delusional. Banking on injuries or missed games or chemistry issues in the bottom 4 there...

Bucks
Heat
Raptors
Celtics
Nets
Cavs
76ers

[bkcardcollector]

Go raps.

[ninjacookies]

Hawnks.


Pels.


Rest is static.


Special shoutout to OKC for enduring the waterboarding.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Hawnks.


Pels.


Rest is static.


Special shoutout to OKC for enduring the waterboarding.