If you’re still reading at this point, you’re either very interested to learn what I expect to happen this NBA season, or you’re a very good friend. Either way, I’m glad to have you as a reader.

The chart below shows what I get when I analyze the teams in the West.

Using that as a starting point to predict playoff teams, I wind up with this:
1. Lakers
2. Nuggets
3. Spurs
4. Mavericks
5. Trailblazers
6. Hornets
7. Suns
8. OKC

In my previous post, I described how I analyze teams. The chart below shows what happens when I apply my method of analysis to the teams in the East.

Using that as a starting point, I predict the following seeds for the Eastern Conference playoff teams:

1. Orlando
2. Boston
3. Cleveland
4. Atlanta
5. Miami
6. Chicago
7. Charlotte
8. Washington