NBA Standing Predictions 2024-25 Season

[SparzWizard]

EAST
1. Philadelphia
2. Boston
3. New York
4. Milwaukee
5. Cleveland
6. Orlando
7. Indiana
8. Miami

9. Atlanta
10. Charlotte

WEST
1. OKC
2. Minnesota
3. Dallas
4. Denver
5. Memphis
6. Phoenix
7. Lakers
8. Sacramento

9. San Antonio
10. New Orleans

The hype was too real with Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey 😂 Cleveland was a surprise vast improvement. Everything else in the East seems as anticipated.

The West, lots have happened between the Luka trade, Suns imploding, Kings, Grizzlies and Nuggets HC firing. All these things happening in the West. The Rockets seems to be rock solid good this year. I think I also made this prediction before the KAT for Divicenzo trade happened otherwise definitely no Wolves as #2 seed

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Moranis was the only one very close about how good Cleveland would be...kudos to him.

[Vermont Green]

1. Boston
2. Cleveland
3. New York
4. Milwaukee
5. Philadelphia
6. Orlando
7. Miami
8. Indiana

9. Toronto
10. Atlanta

11. Charlotte
12. Brooklyn
13. Chicago
14. Detroit
15. Washington

1. Denver
2. Minnesota
3. Oklahoma City
4. Dallas
5. Memphis
6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. New Orleans
8. Phoenix

9. Los Angeles Clippers
10. Sacramento

11. Golden State
12. Houston
13. San Antonio
14. Portland
15. Utah

Curious why you are so high on Cleveland? I like Mitchell and Garland is solid, but they don?t really have that 3rd scorer. Feel like they need a Jeremi Grant type wing player to be a top team in the East.

Also, how much of an impact do you think the loss of KCP will have on Denver. Braun is taking his spot?

I think Denver is going to come out  to prove a point. I expect them to have some 20-2 type streak early in the year and just coast.

Cleveland is a very deep team.  I think they will win 55 games or so which should be good enough for the 2 seed.  I don't think they win a playoff series against any of the other top 5 teams I have, but expect a strong regular season under Atkinson.  As for the 3rd scorer, I expect Mobley to jump up a bit. That is the whole reason they went with Atkinson i.e. to unlock Mobley.  And he showed against Boston he has a very bright future.

I didn't do a prediction but was interested to see how people did on CLE.  Moranis was the closest, picking them second.  He was off on DEN though.  Most people had CLE more like 5th.

If I had done a prediction, I would have had NYK and CLE high, probably MIL too (would have missed that one).  Who knows in the West.  The Butler and Doncic trades changed that landscape in a big way.