this is certainly a bizzare season to start.
Warriors are having issues, Wizards and Celtics are dysfunctional while the Magic and the Fakers are getting the job done...to many teams with ongoing issues.
All I know is Adam Silver must be happy, because this was his vision, league parity in that a top seed team can go on a 5 game winning run then gobsmacked by a 4 game slide. While middle of the pack teams like US...would win one or two in a row and slide again the next three.
Don't forget Houston, out of the top 8 in the West right now with an 8-7 record. Utah 8-9 in 12th spot.
I don't think there's going to be too many teams this year that will roll everyone aside like Golden State did the past few years, not even Golden State. It's a competitive league.