There's too many question marks right now for the Celts to make a meaningful prediction. Will Walker be a good fit in Stevens' system ; will Hayward return to his Utah form ; how much will Brown and Tatum improve ; what kind of D will Kanter, Poirier and Timelord provide ; will we get more points in the paint and more free throws than last year ; will any of the rookies provide significant production in the rotation ? Right now, on paper, I would rank the teams :
1. LAC
2. LAL
3. MiL
4. Phil.
5. Utah
6. Denver
7. Houston
8. G.S.
9. Ind.
10. Boston
However, if most of the ifs break Boston's way, we could be a top 5 team. Lots of ifs though.