After a rollicking summer time marked by means of celebrity business calls for (some fulfilled and a few unfulfilled), the 2023-24 NBA season is about to tip off on Tuesday as some of the thrilling and unpredictable in contemporary reminiscence. There are no less than a dozen groups that would conceivably make a run to the Finals, whilst one of the bottom-dwellers from a season in the past seem able to dip their ft into the waters of rivalry.
Therefore, projecting the NBA standings for the impending season turns out like a idiot’s errand – or on this case, knowledgeable’s errand. We tabbed our CBS Sports NBA workforce to check out their hand at prognostication, no longer most effective choosing which groups will and won’t make the postseason, but in addition predicting the precise order. Yeah, we are that just right… or perhaps that silly.
What stands proud is the top-heaviness of the Eastern Conference, with the Celtics and Bucks reputedly head and shoulders above the remaining, in direct distinction to the intensity of the West. The Nuggets seem poised to shield their name with vigor, however the Suns, Lakers, Warriors, Kings, Clippers, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Mavericks may all be official contenders to the throne – with the most obvious caveat of relative well being.
It must be a surprisingly intriguing season and, who is aware of, perhaps one in all our mavens gets the completing order precisely proper. Only one strategy to to find out – let’s get to it.
Eastern Conference standings predictions
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No. 1 - Advertisement -
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Celtics |
Celtics |
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Celtics |
Celtics |
Celtics |
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No. 2 |
Bucks |
Bucks |
Bucks |
Cavaliers |
Bucks |
Bucks |
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No. 3 |
Cavaliers |
76ers |
Cavaliers |
Bucks |
Cavaliers |
Heat |
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No. 4 |
Hawks |
Cavaliers |
76ers |
76ers |
76ers |
Cavaliers |
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No. 5 |
Knicks |
Heat |
Knicks |
Nets |
Knicks |
76ers |
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No. 6 |
76ers |
Knicks |
Heat |
Knicks |
Pacers |
Knicks |
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No. 7 |
Pacers |
Nets |
Hawks |
Pacers |
Heat |
Nets |
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No. 8 |
Heat |
Raptors |
Bulls |
Hawks |
Hawks |
Pacers |
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No. 9 |
Nets |
Pacers |
Nets |
Heat |
Bulls |
Bulls |
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No. 10 |
Magic |
Hawks |
Pacers |
Raptors |
Raptors |
Magic |
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No. 11 |
Bulls |
Bulls |
Magic |
Magic |
Magic |
Hawks |
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No. 12 |
Raptors |
Magic |
Hornets |
Hornets |
Nets |
Wizards |
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No. 13 |
Hornets |
Hornets |
Raptors |
Bulls |
Hornets |
Raptors |
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No. 14 |
Pistons |
Pistons |
Pistons |
Pistons |
Pistons |
Pistons |
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No. 15 |
Wizards |
Wizards |
Wizards |
Wizards |
Wizards |
Hornets |
Western Conference standings predictions
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No. 1 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
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No. 2 |
Suns |
Suns |
Suns |
Timberwolves |
Lakers |
Suns |
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No. 3 |
Lakers |
Warriors |
Warriors |
Grizzlies |
Pelicans |
Warriors |
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No. 4 |
Pelicans |
Clippers |
Kings |
Warriors |
Warriors |
Clippers |
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No. 5 |
Warriors |
Timberwolves |
Lakers |
Thunder |
Suns |
Thunder |
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No. 6 |
Thunder |
Grizzlies |
Clippers |
Lakers |
Kings |
Timberwolves |
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No. 7 |
Timberwolves |
Mavericks |
Grizzlies |
Suns |
Timberwolves |
Kings |
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No. 8 |
Kings |
Kings |
Timberwolves |
Kings |
Clippers |
Lakers |
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No. 9 |
Clippers |
Thunder |
Thunder |
Clippers |
Mavericks |
Grizzlies |
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No. 10 |
Grizzlies |
Lakers |
Pelicans |
Mavericks |
Grizzlies |
Pelicans |
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No. 11 |
Mavericks |
Pelicans |
Mavericks |
Pelicans |
Thunder |
Mavericks |
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No. 12 |
Spurs |
Rockets |
Jazz |
Jazz |
Jazz |
Jazz |
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No. 13 |
Rockets |
Jazz |
Rockets |
Rockets |
Blazers |
Rockets |
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No. 14 |
Jazz |
Spurs |
Blazers |
Blazers |
Rockets |
Spurs |
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No. 15 |
Blazers |
Blazers |
Spurs |
Spurs |
Spurs |
Blazers |
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