East
1. Milwaukee
2. Boston
3. Miami
4. Philadelphia
5. Brooklyn
6. Toronto
7. Indiana
8. Orlando
West
1. Clippers
2. Lakers
3. Denver
4. Houston
5. Dallas
6. Utah
7. New Orleans
8. Portland
No Golden State? I understand that they don't have Klay, but they have Oubre and Wiggins on the wing.
its pretty crazy how some discount their capability. Even without Klay.
Curry is still one of the premiere players in the league
I don't think they have the horses to make it through the regular season mostly healthy. Draymond played in just 43 games last year and they were horrible with him. Curry played in just 5 games and is almost 33. He won't lose his shooting, but so much of his game is predicated on his speed in getting open (since he is short, thin, and weak). GS needed Klay badly. Not just for his scoring and defense, but for the cover he provides to Curry. Without Klay, I expect Curry to miss a lot of extra time and they just aren't good enough to make the playoffs if Curry isn't a monster all season long (and I just don't think Curry is the type of guy that can play hero ball all season long). Oubre and Wiggins just don't do it for me. The Suns were better without Oubre who didn't play in the bubble and Wiggins just isn't any good. I like Wiseman, but not as a rookie.
The Klay injury wrecked the Warriors season. I absolutely 100% believe that.
Your analysis/weakness is geared towards more for the playoffs
but in the regular season, the GSW are still the GSW even without Thompson
Not as dangerous/unbeatable but still not to be under estimated
Kerr deserves more credit. His team utilizes complex cuts/screens/drop offs/pnr hell and now alley threat with Wiseman. Unless Curry goes down with injury or misses significant time, they should make the playoffs imo