2014-2015 NBA Season Preview - Part One

Basketball is here! I could not be more excited for this upcoming NBA season! The Hornets are back! And I have season tickets! The Celtics still suck, but that's okay, at least one of my teams are relevant.

Part one of my personal 2014-2015 season preview includes where I think each team will finish in their division and the overall standings (final record, not playoff seeding).

EASTERN CONFERENCE -

Atlantic Division:
1 - Toronto Raptors
2 - Brooklyn Nets
3 - New York Knicks
4 - Boston Celtics
5 - Philadelphia 76ers

Central Division:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Milwaukee Bucks
4 - Detroit Pistons
5 - Indiana Pacers

Southeast Division:
1 - Washington Wizards
2 - Charlotte Hornets
3 - Miami Heat
4 - Atlanta Hawks
5 - Orlando Magic

Overall Standings:
1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
2 - Chicago Bulls
3 - Washington Wizards
4 - Charlotte Hornets
5 - Toronto Raptors*
6 - Brooklyn Nets
7 - Miami Heat
8 - New York Knicks
9 - Atlanta Hawks
10 - Milwaukee Bucks
11 - Detroit Pistons
12 - Indiana Pacers
13 - Boston Celtics
14 - Orlando Magic
15 - Philadelphia 76ers

* as a division winner, Toronto is guaranteed the 4th playoff seed, despite having the 5th best overall record

WESTERN CONFERENCE - 

Pacific Divison:
1 - Los Angeles Clippers
2 - Golden State Warriors
3 - Phoenix Suns
4 - Sacramento Kings
5 - Los Angeles Lakers

Southwest Division:
1 - San Antonio Spurs
2 - Dallas Mavericks
3 - Houston Rockets
4 - New Orleans Pelicans
5 - Memphis Grizzlies

Northwest Division:
1 - Oklahoma City Thunder
2 - Portland Trail Blazers
3 - Denver Nuggets
4 - Minnesota Timberwolves
5 - Utah Jazz

Overall Standings:
1 - San Antonio Spurs
2 - Los Angeles Clippers
3 - Oklahoma City
4 - Golden State Warriors
5 - Dallas Mavericks
6 - Houston Rockets
7 - Portland Trail Blazers
8 - New Orleans Pelicans
9 - Phoenix Suns
10 - Sacramento Kings
11 - Memphis Grizzlies
12 - Denver Nuggets
13 - Los Angeles Lakers
14 - Minnesota Timberwolves
15 - Utah Jazz 

Check back in the coming days for part two (awards) and part three (playoffs) of my 2014-2015 NBA Preview!



 

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