Mine:
1. Cleveland (will have the full squad back plus Mo Williams for additional guard depth)
2. Miami (Chris Bosh's blood clot cost them probably 6-7 games alone last year - and they've added Dragic, Winslow, and Gerald Green, and may well trade for more from Denver)
3. Toronto (we added playmaking, defense and perimeter shooting in gobs via free agency while not losing anything terribly dramatic)
4. Chicago (they are still Chicago, but I think Hoiberg will need a season to really become a true NBA-level coach)
5. Washington (added shooting and defense, which is what they needed)
6. Milwaukee (not quite ready to make the leap - but very close)
7. Atlanta (still a good team, but Tiago Splitter doesn't address their rebounding needs greatly enough, the Tim Hardaway trade is questionable, and the loss of Carroll hurts them a lot)
8. Boston (were a good defensive team, and just added much more credible bigs - weak draft, though)
9. Charlotte (if there's a team that jumps up into the playoffs unexpectedly, it's them)
10. New York (made smart signings for good players at decent value - but it's not enough and the triangle isn't gonna work)
11. Indiana (will need at least one season to truly become the new, smaller team they are now - but should start contending again sooner rather than later)
12. Orlando (will become better defenders under Scott Skiles; still need scoring and don't have nearly enough)
13. Detroit (SVG needs to work dark magic to make these guys contend)
14. Brooklyn (this is the season where this team just collapses)
15. Philadelphia (still in rebuild)
1. Cleveland (will have the full squad back plus Mo Williams for additional guard depth)
2. Miami (Chris Bosh's blood clot cost them probably 6-7 games alone last year - and they've added Dragic, Winslow, and Gerald Green, and may well trade for more from Denver)
3. Toronto (we added playmaking, defense and perimeter shooting in gobs via free agency while not losing anything terribly dramatic)
4. Chicago (they are still Chicago, but I think Hoiberg will need a season to really become a true NBA-level coach)
5. Washington (added shooting and defense, which is what they needed)
6. Milwaukee (not quite ready to make the leap - but very close)
7. Atlanta (still a good team, but Tiago Splitter doesn't address their rebounding needs greatly enough, the Tim Hardaway trade is questionable, and the loss of Carroll hurts them a lot)
8. Boston (were a good defensive team, and just added much more credible bigs - weak draft, though)
9. Charlotte (if there's a team that jumps up into the playoffs unexpectedly, it's them)
10. New York (made smart signings for good players at decent value - but it's not enough and the triangle isn't gonna work)
11. Indiana (will need at least one season to truly become the new, smaller team they are now - but should start contending again sooner rather than later)
12. Orlando (will become better defenders under Scott Skiles; still need scoring and don't have nearly enough)
13. Detroit (SVG needs to work dark magic to make these guys contend)
14. Brooklyn (this is the season where this team just collapses)
15. Philadelphia (still in rebuild)
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