Official Predictions Thread!

[TylersLakers]

Well, we do this every season. What's your league predictions for the regular season and statistical prediction for the Lakers? Due to the mathematics involved with actually predicting the records, I'm just going to guess "around" the number of wins each team will have.

Western Conference Standings

1- Golden State (About 56-58 wins)
2- Utah Jazz (About 54-56 wins)
3- Houston Rockets (About 53-55 wins)
4- Oklahoma City Thunder (About 52-54 wins)
5- Los Angeles Lakers (About 50 wins)
6- Denver Nuggets (About 48 wins)
7- New Orleans Pelicans (About 45 wins)
8- Memphis Grizzlies (About 45 wins)

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9- Portland Trailblazers (About 44-45 -- Just miss the playoffs on the last couple days)
10- San Antonio Spurs (About 43-44 wins -- Just miss the playoffs on the last couple days)
11- LA Clippers (About 38-40 wins)
12- Dallas Mavericks (About 32-35 wins)
13- Minnesota Timberwolves (About 30 wins -- Get off to a bad start, Jimmy Butler traded after Dec. 15th to Boston Celtics, tank mode rest of the year)
14- Phoenix Suns (About 26-28 wins)
15- Sacramento Kings (About 22-25 wins)


Eastern Conference Standings

1- Boston Celtics (About 65 wins - acquire Jimmy Butler before Christmas for Rozier, Brown, fillers. They get a commitment from Kyrie he'll sign an extension to play with Butler)
2- Toronto Raptors (About 55-57 wins)
3- Indiana Pacers (About 50-52 wins)
4- Philadelphia 76ers (About 46-48 wins)
5- Milwaukee Bucks (About 45 wins)
6- Miami Heat (About 42-44 wins)
7- Detroit Pistons (About 40 wins)
8- Brooklyn Nets (About 38-40 wins)

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9- Charlotte Hornets (About 35 wins)
10- Orlando Magic (About 33-35 wins)
11- Washington Wizards (About 30-32 wins)
12- Chicago Bulls (About 30-32 wins)
13- Cleveland Cavaliers (About 26-28 wins)
14- New York Knicks (About 22 wins)
15- Atlanta Hawks (15-17 wins)


Lakers Statistics:

LeBron James: 29.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 6.8 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 51% FG, 36% (2.3 FGM) 3PT, 75% FT, 34.2 MPG
Kyle Kuzma: 21.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.4 APG, 48% FG, 38% 3PT, 75% FT, 32.5 MPG
Brandon Ingram: 17.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 48% FG, 36% 3PT, 72% FT, 33.5 MPG
Lonzo Ball: 12.8 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.2 APG, 2.2 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 41% FG, 34% 3PT, 58% FT, 31.7 MPG
KCP: 14.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.6 APG, 42% FG, 37% 3PT, 1.4 SPG, 32.6 MPG
Josh Hart: 10.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.2 APG, 48% FG, 41% 3PT, 72% FT, 1.1 SPG, 26.8 MPG
Rajon Rondo: 8.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.4 APG, 48% FG, 34% 3PT, 56% FT, 23.6 MPG

The rest of the roster is going to be mixed and matched depending on the line-ups we're playing against.

Wild Predictions:

- As mentioned above, Jimmy Butler is traded to the Celtics after the trade restrictions are lifted on free agents who signed this past summer and the Wolves get off to a horrible start. Boston agrees to trade Jaylen Brown, Rozier and fillers.

- John Wall is traded at the trade deadline to the Knicks for Tim Hardaway, Frank Ntilikina and a 2020 protected 1st round pick. The Wizards, surprisingly go on a late season surge after the deal but fall short of the playoffs.

- KD (1 year deal) and Klay Thompson (5 year deal) re-sign with the Warriors after they win a 3rd straight NBA Championship in a 7 game series against the Boston Celtics. Durant wants to play in the new arena for 1 year before he signs with the Knicks as a free agent in 2020.

- The Lakers sign Kawhi Leonard.

- Portland fires Terry Stotts at the end of the season. Paul Allen & Neil Olshey meet with Damian Lillard after the season and tell him it would help the organization to trade him for younger assets. To make the exit easier, they agree to trade him wherever he wants. Lillard chooses the Lakers. They agree to trade him to the Lakers for a package involving the last year of Deng's deal, Brandon Ingram, Wagner and the Lakers 2019 first round pick. Deal is agreed to before the draft and completed after the moratorium.

I will continue adding to my predictions as I think more about them.

[SlimShady83]

I'm placing Lakers 4th ... as long as Injuries don't occur - touch wood - or too many of them?

Also I would not in a million years do that above trade for Lillard - I like the dude, but to trade him basically deng/ingram? Fook no ... Even if it's just to get Deng off the books - Ingram gonna be a star if not superstar in due time.

No need to trade for Lillard when we have Ball and also back up Rondo who still got a few more years left.

- KL signs next year then we go after Klay? Let's hope we can show not only GSW but the league we can bang with the big boys and on our way up.

A trio of Lebron, KL and Klay all via FA and keeping our young core - that's the dream

If not KLAY I would go after AD OR KAT

[Spanish_Laker]

50-32 6th seed. We beat the Jazz in the 1st round and then lose in semis to either GSW/Hou.

[ROballer]

I don't do wins and I don't care about the East.

Here's my two cents tho', year one:

1.Warriors
2.Rockets
3.Thunder
4.Jazz
5.Denver
6.Lakers
7.Pelicans
8.Spurs

Warriors beat the Spurs
Rockets beat the Pelicans
Jazz beat Denver

And yes, we upset the Thunder.


Warriors beat the Jazz.

And yes, we upset the Rockets.

But that's the end of the road for us. WCF. I think the team will have some growing pains because of the new faces, thus the 6th seed in the end. But I absolutely think we'll shift gears somewhere in March and that will get us going through the playoffs as well.
We're not winning against the Warriors under no circumstances without Kawhi, but I do think we're getting as far as we can in our conference, and that's the Conference Finals.

[One Love]

Utah & Denver aren’t better than the Lakeshow... Teams will be ready for Mitchell & Denver is Denver...

1. Houston (GS better but will lock up 1st)
2. GS (Goes through them still)
3. Lakers (LBJ & the young bucks)
4. Thunder (Russ & his girl)
5. Utah (Plays hard, Mitchell is a Target)
6. Wolves (Starter play 46 minutes)
7. Portland (Chip on shoulder)
8. New Orleans (Better without Boogie)

Spurs could take New Orleans spot as they will miss Rondo... Lakeshow Baby...

[dockingsched]

Lakers should be a third seed or no more than a game or two from there. If they’re more than that then either Lebron got hurt or the youngsters are disappointing.

[Ball so hard]

East:

1. Boston
2. Philly
3. Toronto
4. Indy
5. Milwaukee
6. Washington
7. Miami
8. Detroit

West:

1. GSW
2. Houston
3. OKC
4. LAL
5. Utah
6. Den
7. Minny
8. NOP

I think the Jazz is trending toward being overrated. An excellent rookie campaign from Mitchell has many over valuing his impact. Some even think he's extremely close to superstar status.

[Laker_Kid]

bold prediction: we reach the wcf

[Unbiased hater]

I cant do whole list now but im predicting that San Antonio will miss playoff after 21 year , that Minnesota will miss the playoff and that Rockets will fall at 3rd or 4th seed. Lakers will have 50+ wins

[Landsberger]

This thread was my prediction.... but until it's existence I had no where to post it.