The NBA season is a week away and everyone is looking at their season projections. Here are my predictions for the season. This includes where each team will finish in their respective conference in the regular season, a top ten projection for each award, and predictions into which player is awarded into the NBA’s most elite teams. There is also the Conference finals predictions and a Finals prediction to who will win this year’s Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Eastern Conference Standings:
1. Boston Celtics 2. Milwaukee Bucks 3. Philadelphia 76ers 4. Miami Heat 5. Brooklyn Nets 6. Toronto Raptors 7. Washington Wizards 8. Atlanta Hawks 9. Indiana Pacers 10. Charlotte Hornets 11. Orlando Magic 12. Chicago Bulls 13. Cleveland Cavaliers 14. Detroit Pistons 15. New York Knicks
Western Conference Standings:
1. Denver Nuggets 2. Los Angeles Lakers 3. Los Angeles Clippers 4. Dallas Mavericks 5. Portland Trail Blazers 6. Golden State Warriors 7. New Orleans Pelicans 8. Utah Jazz 9. Memphis Grizzlies 10. Phoenix Suns 11. Houston Rockets 12. Sacramento Kings 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 14. San Antonio Spurs 15. Oklahoma City Thunder
Most Valuable Player:
1. Anthony Davis 2. Damian Lillard 3. Luka Doncic 4. Nikola Jokic 5. Jayson Tatum 6. Stephen Curry 7. Zion Williamson 8. Ben Simmons 9. Kawhi Leonard 10. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Defensive Player of The Year:
1. Jonathan Isaac 2. Marcus Smart 3. Kawhi Leonard 4. Joel Embiid 5. Giannis Antetokounmpo 6. Rudy Gobert 7. Bam Adebayo 8. Jrue Holiday 9. Jimmy Butler 10. Kris Dunn
Sixth Man of the Year:
1. Lonzo Ball 2. Eric Bledsoe 3. Lou Williams 4. Montrezl Harrell 5. Spencer Dinwiddie 6. Derrick Rose 7. Danilo Gallinari 8. Malik Beasley 9. Hassan Whiteside 10. Carmelo Anthony
Most Improved Player:
1. DeMarcus Cousins 2. Carmelo Anthony 3. Lauri Markkanen 4. Jaren Jackson Jr 5. Michael Porter Jr 6. John Wall 7. Grant Williams 8. T.J. Warren 9. Malik Beasley 10. Markelle Fultz
Coach of the Year:
1. Doc Rivers 2. Brad Stevens 3. Frank Vogel 4. Steve Nash 5. Lloyd Pierce
All-NBA 1st team
G- Luka Doncic
C- Nikola Jokic
All-NBA 2nd team
G- Ben Simmons
F- LeBron James
F- Jayson Tatum
C- Joel Embiid
All-NBA 3rd team
G- Chris Paul
G- Devin Booker
F- Kevin Durant
C- DeMarcus Cousins
1st team All-Defense
F-Giannis Antetokounmpo
2nd team All-Defense
G- Kris Dunn
G- Jrue Holiday
F- Jimmy Butler
F- Kawhi Leonard
C- Bam Adebayo
Conference Finals Predictions:
East
Boston Celtics – 4
Milwaukee Bucks – 3
West
Los Angeles Lakers – 2
Denver Nuggets – 4
Finals Predictions:
Boston Celtics – 2
Denver Nuggets – 4
Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic
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