http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...for-every-team
To sum it all up
West:
1. Warriors - 64-18
2. Thunder - 60-22
3. Clippers - 58-24
4. Rockets - 57-25
5. Spurs - 56-26
6. Grizzlies - 53-29
7. Pelicans - 47-35
8. Jazz - 46-36
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9. Suns - 38-44
10. Kings - 36-46
11. Mavericks - 35-47
12. Lakers - 31-51
13. Trailblazers - 29-53
14. Nuggets - 28-54
15. Timberwolves - 26-56
East:
1. Cavaliers - 57-25
2. Bulls - 52-30
3. Hawks - 51-31
4. Raptors - 50-32
5. Wizards - 48-34
6. Heat - 48-34
7. Celtics - 45-37
8. Bucks - 43-39
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9. Pacers - 41-41
10. Pistons - 39-43
11. Hornets - 38-44
12. Nets - 32-50
13. Knicks - 30-52
14. Magic - 29-53
15. Sixers - 22-60
What they wrote about raptors
The Toronto Raptors came into the summer of 2015 with three clear needs: sturdier defense, more sharing on offense and more maple-blooded Canadians on both ends.
OK, so maybe only two of those three were actual needs, but general manager Masai Ujiri addressed all three anyway, with Toronto natives Cory Joseph and Anthony Bennett playing parts across the board. As the National Post's Eric Koreen recounted:
Those moves could all prove to be window dressing at the end of the day. The core of this club (i.e. Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas) is the same that was one-and-done in each of the last two postseasons—embarrassingly so in 2015.
But even those three may bring more to the table this season. Lowry came to camp in impeccable shape, DeRozan will be playing for a new contract (assuming he opts out of his current one next summer), and Valanciunas, a 23-year-old entering his fourth season, will have more experience and a shiny, new extension to underwrite his burgeoning confidence.
Win-Loss Prediction: 50-32
To sum it all up
West:
1. Warriors - 64-18
2. Thunder - 60-22
3. Clippers - 58-24
4. Rockets - 57-25
5. Spurs - 56-26
6. Grizzlies - 53-29
7. Pelicans - 47-35
8. Jazz - 46-36
__________________
9. Suns - 38-44
10. Kings - 36-46
11. Mavericks - 35-47
12. Lakers - 31-51
13. Trailblazers - 29-53
14. Nuggets - 28-54
15. Timberwolves - 26-56
East:
1. Cavaliers - 57-25
2. Bulls - 52-30
3. Hawks - 51-31
4. Raptors - 50-32
5. Wizards - 48-34
6. Heat - 48-34
7. Celtics - 45-37
8. Bucks - 43-39
__________________
9. Pacers - 41-41
10. Pistons - 39-43
11. Hornets - 38-44
12. Nets - 32-50
13. Knicks - 30-52
14. Magic - 29-53
15. Sixers - 22-60
What they wrote about raptors
The Toronto Raptors came into the summer of 2015 with three clear needs: sturdier defense, more sharing on offense and more maple-blooded Canadians on both ends.
OK, so maybe only two of those three were actual needs, but general manager Masai Ujiri addressed all three anyway, with Toronto natives Cory Joseph and Anthony Bennett playing parts across the board. As the National Post's Eric Koreen recounted:
Lou Williams, perhaps the biggest offender of the team’s isolation-heavy offence, was allowed to leave to Los Angeles without so much as a low-ball offer. Greivis Vasquez, the worst perimeter defender on a team full of them, was shipped to Milwaukee. With the exception of Luis Scola and Anthony Bennett, a pair of low-risk signings, Ujiri’s whole summer focus was on passing and defending. He spent US$90-million total on DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph, who came from Atlanta and San Antonio, respectively. They will now be asked by the Raptors to amplify the smaller roles they played for those model franchises.
But even those three may bring more to the table this season. Lowry came to camp in impeccable shape, DeRozan will be playing for a new contract (assuming he opts out of his current one next summer), and Valanciunas, a 23-year-old entering his fourth season, will have more experience and a shiny, new extension to underwrite his burgeoning confidence.
Win-Loss Prediction: 50-32
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