NBA is Officially Back (Official Thread)

[Syd-TK3]

Suns finally looking like a nba team

[steamed hams]

**** Doncic is so good wish we had him lol

[SharoneWright]

Lowry for Doncic. Who says no?

[SharoneWright]

**** Doncic is so good wish we had him lol

So do the Hawks.

[Basketball_Jones]

Its interesting how well Demar at PF is working for the Spurs

Much like Magic/Lebron, you can slot him at any position because he's so versatile

[True North]

The results in this bubble restart are hard to quantify. So many teams with different objectives at different times. But the fact that the Bucks keep losing games makes the east so much more wide open than expected prior to the pause.

[Kevin Willis]

**** Doncic is so good wish we had him lol

White James Harden is no joke.

[Scott Hall]

Read on Twitter

[raptorstime]

Someone pass our mirror to the Lakers.

[Tor_Raps]

**** Doncic is so good wish we had him lol

White James Harden is no joke.

He's white Harden at age 21. He'll probably be white Lebron at age 24 and then the best player of all time taleng by age 27.

A lot of things have to go right like having good teammates and winning. I know it sounds ludicrous but thats the feeling this kid gives me.

[Scott Hall]

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[AbC?]

Man I am so jealous of Dallas lol. Raptors need to find their own drafted superstar one day. If we don't land Giannis we are pretty screwed. The East is still relatively trash so we will still stay top 3 in the regular season but won't be a threat to go deep. Teams are on the upswing.

Heat have Bam/Herro, capspace and Butler, project to get better.
Celtics have Tatum/Brown and more picks on the way, trending upwards.
Nets will have Durant/Irving
Bucks have Giannis/whatever
Even the Hawks when they get an NBA roster around Trae Young will surprise people, he is a transcendent offensive player.
Pacers and Sixers will remain good. Wizards with Wall might be decent.

Raptors need to strike gold again with a Pascal-level steal or a big FA signing or we'll end up similar to the Pacers. Need to find replacements for Lowry and Gasol's impact.

[UcanUwill]

**** Doncic is so good wish we had him lol

So do the Hawks.

[hsb]

Luka's stat line is crazy: 36 points on 12/24 shooting, 19 assists with only 2 turnovers, and 14 rebounds. 19 assists and only 2 turnovers?! 21 years old?

[hsb]

Man I am so jealous of Dallas lol. Raptors need to find their own drafted superstar one day. If we don't land Giannis we are pretty screwed. The East is still relatively trash so we will still stay top 3 in the regular season but won't be a threat to go deep. Teams are on the upswing.

Heat have Bam/Herro, capspace and Butler, project to get better.
Celtics have Tatum/Brown and more picks on the way, trending upwards.
Nets will have Durant/Irving
Bucks have Giannis/whatever
Even the Hawks when they get an NBA roster around Trae Young will surprise people, he is a transcendent offensive player.
Pacers and Sixers will remain good. Wizards with Wall might be decent.

Raptors need to strike gold again with a Pascal-level steal or a big FA signing or we'll end up similar to the Pacers. Need to find replacements for Lowry and Gasol's impact.

You're way too positive about other teams. Here's another possible take:

Heat - Butler is already/will decline, Bam may have over performed this season, and I don't care about Herro. So, that team is a big question mark as is.
Celtics - Their draft pick stash is ending this season and what's left isn't what they expected with Memphis being a playoff team/or just missing out. Their cap isn't well structured and the next season Hayward is off the books (the season after picking up his option), they'll already have 75 million tied up to Kemba, Smart, and Brown. Yikes. They have to re-sign Tatum on top of that and then fill out their roster somehow. They are not trending in any direction and need to do some major overhaul to carve out a championship contender.
Nets - Irving needs to prove himself since his last stint and who the hell knows how Durant will play again. Wait and see.
Bucks - They'll be a contender as long as Giannis is there.
Hawks - I agree with Trae but not sure if the Hawks can put the players around him. It'll take a long time, regardless.
Pacers and 76ers - Meh. The Pacers are in a tough spot with Oladipo and 76ers are a confusing team as is but will remain good as long as Embiid is there.
Wizards with Wall will be decent, most likely less than decent, but what does decent even mean? 42 wins and first-round exit?

[True North]

We suck....or do we?

[The Warrior]

If Philly beats Portland today, things can get real interesting. We'll have a 3 way tie between the Heat, Pacers, 76ers. Obviously still some games to be played but I wonder who holds the tie breakers. There's also the Heat versus Pacers game tomorrow which will of course impact seeding.

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[DubaiRaptors]

If Philly beats Portland today, things can get real interesting. We'll have a 3 way tie between the Heat, Pacers, 76ers. Obviously still some games to be played but I wonder who holds the tie breakers. There's also the Heat versus Pacers game tomorrow which will of course impact seeding.

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Heat have the tiebreaker over Pacers and 76ers. In order for Pacers to finish 4th they need to finish with a better record than Heat and same for 76ers. Heat and Pacers play each other twice in their last 3 games so those games will basically determine who gets that 4th spot.

The pacers have the tiebreaker vs 76ers so I see them in 5th if can't overcome the heat. I just do not see the 76ers being in play for anything other than 6th spot

Source
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2020-seeding-who-owns-tiebreakers-seeding-standings-positioning/1fo5wqpxonvde1v8h24oa2tglf#East%203-6

[The Warrior]

If Philly beats Portland today, things can get real interesting. We'll have a 3 way tie between the Heat, Pacers, 76ers. Obviously still some games to be played but I wonder who holds the tie breakers. There's also the Heat versus Pacers game tomorrow which will of course impact seeding.

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Heat have the tiebreaker over Pacers and 76ers. In order for Pacers to finish 4th they need to finish with a better record than Heat and same for 76ers. Heat and Pacers play each other twice in their last 3 games so those games will basically determine who gets that 4th spot.

The pacers have the tiebreaker vs 76ers so I see them in 5th if can't overcome the heat. I just do not see the 76ers being in play for anything other than 6th spot

Source
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2020-seeding-who-owns-tiebreakers-seeding-standings-positioning/1fo5wqpxonvde1v8h24oa2tglf#East%203-6

Ah thank you. That's very helpful and insightful.

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[Kevin Willis]

In the west not sure who to root for in the 8th / 9th spot.

Portland - have a chance to beat the Lakers with a deep team up front and back.
San Antonio - Demar
Memphis - JV and Morant
Phoenix - young and exciting

Probably Portland and Phoenix with Portland taking it.