After four long months without meaningful NBA games, the 2017/18 season will tip off tonight. Tuesday’s doubleheader includes Kyrie Irving and the Celtics visiting his old team in Cleveland, and Chris Paul making his debut for the Rockets in Golden State.
With only a few more hours to go until the start of the season, it’s time to register your predictions for the coming season.
- Which eight teams do you expect to make the playoffs in each conference?
- Will the 2018 NBA Finals feature the Warriors and Cavaliers for a fourth straight year?
- Who will win this season’s MVP award? Will any player enjoy a historic individual run like Russell Westbrook did last year?
- What are your picks for the other awards, including Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and Coach of the Year?
- Will any coaches be fired during the season? If so, which one(s)?
- Which players or teams do you expect to most significantly outperform expectations or disappoint?
- Which big-name players do you think will be traded before this season’s deadline?
Jump into the comment section below to share your thoughts, predictions, and bold takes on the upcoming season. And enjoy tonight’s games!
I’ve got LeBron for MVP this year. It was tough to figure out how I had everyone seeded in certain spots. I feel like injuries and close games will once again have a lot of impact on that. It was weird how I felt that certain teams would be higher or lower, in my head, before actually putting it together, and those teams not being where i thought i would put them. I went back and forth on some spots, and still feel that way about a couple of them, but I usually do 1 right before training camp, and then another right before the regular season. I had a few changes this year on those, with injuries in mind. Here is what I went with…
Cleveland, Boston, Toronto, Washington, Heat, Bucks, Hornets, Pistons, Pacers, Nets, 76ers, Orlando, Atlanta, Knicks, Bulls
GS, Houston, OKC, Spurs, Utah, Minnesota, Clippers, Denver, Memphis, Portland, Dallas, New Orleans, Phoenix, Sacramento, Lakers
I feel like Lakers can very possible be better than Kings or Suns. Macs and 76ers’ records will mainly depend on whether they want to tank another year. If the Alphabet continues to improve and they figure out what to do with Parker, Bucks could suppress Wizards.
I think it will take a while for Cavs and Celts to be the best in the East and it won’t be so clear in the end.
Porzingus will falter, Brogdan will be no ROY fluke. Tatum new ROY, Fultz average. I know I said Mitchell would be ROY but Utah put Hood at the 2.
Rose will get paid next year!