Clips at the 5th spot are just ridiculous: It is so ridiculous, it should be on the writer's tombstone.
During the best years of the Clips franchise history 2013-2017, since they have beaten the Warriors in the 1st round of the 2013 playoffs, they haven't been able to sniff them. I mean they were beating on them like a drum, 30, 40 points advantage. (I know this cause a friend of mine is a huge Clips fan and he was crying on the phone like a baby, every single time after their loss, 4x per season) Then the let them stick close till the 4th qtr, but kill them to finish +20 with flamethrowing threes. And now they say, after having the whole summer to ponder the possibilities, that a weaker version of that team (best player is gone, the 2nd best player is robbed from his athleticism, and nominally their 3rd best guy is a good center, but always was a playoff/late game screwup) is the 4th best GSW challenger.
By their count, between the Lakers (21.) and the Celts (15.) there are just 5 teams that matchup better with GSW.
Conclusion: When you write up something totally out there, you can just say that special computer programs, even better to use the term, the models made this calculation. That way you can say that BKN will finish 50-32 and it will have some anchorage there. All clean.