this guy is the only content creator who actually watches basketball and sees the rockets coming. i swear im going crazy with mock trades with jabari smith jr + frp for miles bridges and people saying houston will finish 13th in the west. they didnt see it coming last year and they wont see it coming this year
I think the only player that is in danger of being traded is Jalen Green. Posting under starters number for 3 years, I don't see him improving much. But he will improve. And I don't see anybody wanting him either so the Rockets best hope is he will blossom down the road. Tari and Jabari are the best of our young core, Jalen is holding them back. Or really Stone is holding them back waiting for Green to finally get it. I would trade Jalen for Trey Murphy III so fast.
Bad take on the Suns. They also were *not healthy last year with Beal, Booker, and KD playing in only half the games together. They also addressed their biggest weakness-turnovers, not defense like a lot of people think.
@timgofmann1187 that’s the thing, those 3 playing in half the games together is their form of healthy. Go check the games played for Beal & Durant over the last 3 seasons
They’re trying to get cute with these takes on size, and defense. Sometimes you just gotta recognize that Booker and Durant are on the team. This team will be no less than a 6 seed and I’ll put money on that.
It's unfortunate that the Grizzlies didn't get to prove anything last season. Most assume, they're as good as they were last post season. JJJ was the statistically the best iso scorer in the NBA for a couple of months last season. The Core 3 are So much better
Pacers going to shock some ppl that think this past season was a fluke. Hali, Nembhard, Mathurin, Walker, and Nesmith are all ascending and haven’t even reached their primes yet. Indy and OKC are going to be the fastest ascending title contenders in the league.
Pacers had a fortunate schedule against injured teams and they are in the East, not the West. They're a good team, but if teams are healthy at the end, the Pacers are more of a play-in team.
I think you've rated the Spurs a bit too low. I feel like people have forgotten that the spurs low key tanked last year by not playing a point guard and keeping Wemby below a certain minutes threshold. When Wemby played with an OK point guard and off a minutes restriction we beat a full strength Nuggets team and cost them their #1 seed. They were also the youngest team in the league so they will all be taking steps toward their primes. You should judge them based on their last 10-15 games for a closer look at who this team actually is. Now imagine we are outright upgrading the point guard and perimeter shooting
Fantastic content as always, you're one of the few content creators that watches the whole league and knows what theyre seeing. Personally, I think the Magic might leapfrog the Bucks this year. They're so young that the 1 extra year of experience and growth will really pay off. They're biggest issue was shooting and they addressed it with their draft (Tristan De Silva is the TRUTH!) and the KCP pickup, who only adds to their already insane defense. Giannis is amazing but unless Dame turns back the clock, this Bucks team just doesn't have the firepower or the 2 way players to crush teams like they used to.
Thank you for understanding where the Houston Rockets actually are as a team. Most national media heads have no clue and it’s exhausting. You have always shown to know ball.
Toronto and Charolette Are Gonna have Better This Seasons. Toronto Have A Solid Starting 5 Plus Good Depth Around them, They acquired Like 5 Players Out This Years Draft. hornets Made Some Adjustments As Far As Depth, Just Need Ball and Mark Williams To Stay Healthy This Year
I agree with most of your rankings. HOWEVER... I don't understand the constant underrating of the clippers by people in the media. You said it yourself, they're one of the best built teams. harden, djj, kawhi, batum, zubac. with powell off the bench?? thats comfortably top 6. people just enjoy hating on them.
The Spurs don’t HAVE to be bad to get Cooper Flag, because they also have the Hawks pick, but they could end up in a scenario like this year too, with picks four and 8, even if they try.
Appreciate your hard work, Sheldon. You mentioned it about my Pistons: The coaching. Monty and his crew left such a bad stain, people forget what Cade said, “We aren’t 2-26 bad.” The mishandling of rotations alone cost us games, lol. I don’t even count last season, as it wasn’t a true representation of the talent on the team. They took the end of the year to stagger Cade and Ivey, lol.
Monty Williams was such a bad hire for the Pistons. He is more suitable for a veteran team. Bickerstaff is more demanding and hands on. That's what young players need. I don't see Tobias Harris being a winning factor for the Pistons.
If we’re talking about taking the #1 seed give me OKC, but I’d take the Mavs as title favorites for the west. Okc is still so inexperienced and they’re lacking play making and size at the wing.
IMO The teams That Are Contenders In West Are OKC, Minnesota, Denver, Memphis, Suns, Pelicans, and Kings & Warriors May Have A Chance In The East It’s Boston, Knicks, Philly, Miami, Bucks, Indiana and Cavs
Kings and warriors are not contenders, suns and pelicans are iffy depending on what happens during the season (depending on health and how well they play together). The other 4 I agree
Literally Says In My Opinion Bro And Honestly Warriors Have More Depth Than The Mavs They Just Don’t Have A Real Second Option Next To Steph That’s Why I Said Maybe
@@cameronquarles9610 - they have less depth then last year and they were horrible with curry off the court, go look at the on and off number lol.. but I respect that, that is your opinion but IMO I don’t see warriors doing much, but I will say I do expect to see wiggins to play more like he did that championship year run, as Klay was in and out that season and was treated as a 3rd option at times in that run which allowed wiggins to play more and better
Incredibly great analysis I’m subscribing. Good work, you know your basketball. Only disagreement I have ; and it rips my insides to say this because I’m a Knick , Philadelphia should get bumped up a notch . They’re legit title contenders; not specifically because of the Paul signing, but because of the pieces that followed it. Philly is going to be a problem , again I hate this rendition of the sixers and hope they fold under pressure like a losing deck of cards .
Appreciate your comment! Philly will be interesting to watch how they all mesh. I do in totality like their collection of moves but I'm a little worried about their overall size going up against the Knicks rebounding and Celtics spacing. If Embiid is healthy (big if), they definitely could make a deep run. It really just hinges on him playing a whole series and being THE guy for the series matchups
That thumbnail scared me. As a Spurs fan, I certainly hope my guys are not 'title hopefuls' this year. We need to get in on that 2025 draft top end talent. Lol.
We are going to be relying on the Hawks pick that we own for that. Wouldn't be surprised if we trade some of the draft capital we have to move up. No way did we do the moves we did and not win a lot more games this year.
And we don't even need the number 1 pick. Flagg would be cool. But we finally have a shot at a top end PG in Nolan or Harper. I'm just not looking forward to the Spurs are taking Nolan because of the French connection and it'll make Wemby happy. Wemby is a young man and he is not homesick.
@@gabrielcarrasco9078 we just picked up Castle, we are absolutely focusing on drafting a PF this year. Remember we also have the Hawks first pick which I'm sure we will use for that.
@@gabrielcarrasco9078 He was just drafted and we haven't seen him play, you gotta also understand that we were the youngest team in the league last year and most likely this year. We are absolutely no where near our prime. Give em time
Denver is too high...t wolves winning a title would shock me so i would have them behind the knicks and between the 2nd and 3rd tiers in their own tier...possible finals team due to luck but no chance to win a title barring injury if that makes sense...
Respectfully, teams like the Kings, Clippers, Warriors, Pelicans, Rockets, Lakers, and Grizzlies aren't better than the Suns. Sure, KD, Booker, and others are a year older-but so is everyone else, including the Bucks (Giannis, Middleton, Brook). OKC has potential, but concerns exist for Denver-what happens if Murray struggles or Jokic is neutralized? Dallas might have added klay and naji but IMO, some big issues remain. The Wolves should be ranked higher than Dallas. For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. is inconsistent, and their lineup is questionable-play-in or 7th-8th (at the low) seems likely. As for the Lakers, Davis’s injuries and role players/russell’s inconsistency are major concerns.🔥🧑🍳👈 My opinion - OKC, Wolves, Eww.. Mavericks, Suns, Nuggets (I wanna lower them so bad), Pelicans, Grizzlies, Houston, Warriors, Lakers.
As a Houston fan, grizzlies definitely be higher then 7. They were the 2nd seed 2 years in a row before the injury filled season they had last year plus the Ja stuff
@@elitetv1735 since then the west has gotten stronger, they are not better than the wolves, mavericks, suns, okc, if Ingram stays or they get a good package imo the pelicans, I guess the nuggets... And if warriors or lakers figure it out "Cope" it will be hard since 1 injury thru 1-5 or 6-10 and after will change the order. Im not going to put them above the nuggets or pelicans just yet
@@ziaco9166 - the grizzlies also got better though. Brandon Clarke is back, they were able to allow GG Jackson and Vince Williams to get some run last season while everyone was out, Derrick rose will be a good mentor for Ja, Yuta Watanabe was a solid addition and I think there some use for Zach Edey. Along with everyone coming back healthy. They still have there bench.
@@elitetv1735 can see that but yuta is leaving the nba, i was high on ziaire williams who they got rid off, i don't know what the rotation would be like, can't see the team playing good for 4 quarters but we'll see my prediction was at the worst case 7-8th which you can't go wrong with hopefully (Never been high on the grzzlies in the regular season atleast)
"crazy" to see the result that the entire world agrees on and every single place you can bet on this has the exact same result LMAO.. Nowhere even close to crazy. OKC literally has 2 star young players in their 2nd and 3rd years developing at that massive and fast rate that great players make jumps in, and have addressed every weakness they could find in themselves last season with the absolute highest end best players for those roles that fit the hierarchy of the existing team. LMAO mavs were a play in team 90% of the season and added an over the hill awful defending klay thompson and doesnt improve literally anywhere. Each yr that passes right now is a massive plus for OKC and their end result and a negative for dallas.
This ranking is CRAZY. LOL not even close bro. Timberwolves vs Celtics Finals Full healthy Celtics tough to beat. But I could see a healthy Wolves team take this one too. Gonna be one heck of a Championship fight. Finals Winner! Timberwolves! Conference Finals Timberwolves vs Nuggets, Mavs vs Lakers- Warriors vs Kings, Suns vs New Orleans Celtics Finals Winner! Knicks vs Celtics Conference Finals/ Knicks vs Cleveland- Celtics vs 76ers' Bucks vs Magic, Pacers vs Hornets- Heat vs Hawks
What a joke of a podcast by thid guy..... 76ers title hopefuls? Just showed you have no idea... to say this, you would have to compare Former 76er Tobias Harris to PG 8..... ridiculous, uh! So basically the only guy we have is Embiid? Let me remind you we took Knicks to 6 games even with Tobias, Mo Bamba, no real 4 and so on....with Caleb Martin at SF,PF, Oubre growth and Maxey consistently growing each year, a real back uo for Joel- Drummond, a developed Ricky Council....the 76ers are definitely Title Favorites, just having to defeat the Celtics. As to your poor coment towards PG pointing Nick Nurse deciding who takes the last shot, that only tells us the maturity PG shows, not only caring for himself.....def.... greatest 76ers team since 2001 76ers Allen Iverson lead team going to thr NBA finals..... will be happy to see your goofy predictions turn into...and for the record, we can easily take Pacers, Bucks teams in 5 and Knivks in 6
LMAOO no tf the 76ers are not title contenders hahaha they arent even 2nd or 3rd place favorites in the weak ass east much less top 2 favorites in the entire NBA
@sixeralex being a title hopeful is not a bad thing... The Knicks were missing some of their top players in that series and still murdered Philly on the glass. Boston is head and shoulders better than everyone so it's really not that important
You’re crazy if you think demar isn’t a perfect fit for the kings .. imagine the hand off actions that will be ran for demar from sabonis when things breakdown on offense
The Sabonis-DeRozan combo is good in a vacuum. The issue is how do teams defend DeMar when it’s Monk/Fox/Murray/Huerter taking the hand off from Sabonis Hope you see my concern about the totality of the fit
@@UtilitySportsblah blah blah. You are horrible at predicting the kings. What did you say about the king's draft in 2022? Or their record prediction in 22? I love it when you doubt the kings because you're always wrong.
i think the 76ers should at least be title contenders considering you moved the clippers all the way down to the play in spot for losing PG who just went to Philly. When embiid and maxey were both on the floor, they were unstoppable. The clippers should also at least be in the playoff mix, they were literally the best team in the entire league for a good while and made really great use of the money they freed up with PG gone. (might even be better) They even performed better against the mavs than the twolves did.
Sam Vecenie ranked Franz Wagner higher than Sengun. Rockets best player isn’t even better than the Magic 2nd best player. I trust Sam Vecenie more than you he actually does his homework
@@YourWorstNightmare3333 1. Player rankings are completely idiotic and something no real hoops mind takes part in seriously. 2. They play completely differently which is why comparing the two doesn't even make sense to begin with. 3. I didn't compare the two in my video. I have been a big Franz truther (in a good way) and you can check my twitter to see how I felt about his rookie max extension lol 4. One guy is an offensive engine and I don't have to say which one for you to know who I am talking about
Wouldn't shock me. The 9-12 range in the East is kind of a toss up imo. Depends on how Giddey plays and if Toronto tanks to end the season again for the draft
The Jazz are more in between bad and play in mix than they are bad and we want Cooper Flagg. Stupid franchise. With the 9th pick in the 2025 draft the Utah Jazz select....
Having the Lakers, kings, rockets, pelicans, and grizzlies over the Suns is crazy. A team with Booker, KD, and Beal is a title contender. Idc how tough the west is, this team is playing to win and there’s no way they gonna be worse then last year
@@UtilitySports they had injuries, lack of depth, and couldn’t score a damn point in 4 quarters. Of course they can’t control injuries, but they have added way more depth that should help solve their turnover problems and I think coach buds offensive system fits this team better. Plus the big 3 only played 31 games together, and Beal was pretty much injured the entire season. I think Beal will have a much healthier season and there chemistry will get even better. Of course this is all speculation though because the season hasn’t started yet but I’m super high on phoenix this season!
Don’t really understand your infatuation with the Rockets who doesn’t have a real superstar in a league that’s driven by superstars. The Rockets will never be better than the Magic that’s already guaranteed. OKC Mem and Sas are their real contemporaries the rockets will always be a level below them come playoff time
I honestly wonder if he'd be willing to take a 6th man role. I feel it could help his longevity. He's definitely a starter when healthy. But I agree, getting Lonzo instantly makes a team better.
Bro I Don’t Understand why Everybody Thinks So Highly Of Dallas. They Literally Only Have Luka And Kyrie No Depth Or Supporting cast Around Them. The Lakers Are NOT Making The Playoffs Just Because Of AD and Bron Outside Of Them They Have No Depth as Well, Their Bench/Role Players Suck. 2 Good Players Ain’t Enough To Make A Deep Play Off Run Let Alone Get Through An 82 Game Season
They just made the Finals bruh. They beat 4 50 win teams and didn't have home court for any series. They fully deserve to be considered a title contender.
In The 1st Round They Played The Clippers Without Kawhi, 2nd Round A Young Inexperienced OKC Team That They Out Rebounded Which Is Why they Won That Series, And In The Finals They Played The Wolves Who Just Finished A 7 Game Series Against Denver Plus KAT Just Came Off An Injury Right Before The Playoffs
Boston didn't have the toughest opponents either. Players were hurt, bad supporting cast, and/or ran out of gas. Pacers were fighting until the end even without Tyrese H. The Mavs are title contenders. 😊
so ur telling me that denver who lost all there depth that they r true title contenders but the bucks arent the bucks got better and the nuggets lost everyone this is a clown show right here u say u have to respect the nuggets because they have been there and won why cant you say the same about the bucks
@@garreteck7524 add Gary Trent jr a 15 point scorer add Tauren prince a 10 point scorer and can guard 1 to 5 add a better back up point in delon wright
@@2ClutchCorey yea but what I’m sayin is that dame and Giannis r gonna be better together and they can win a title and if ur gonna put the nuggets in title contenders who got a lot worse and not the bucks who r gonna be a lot better is disrespectful
I think you've rated the Spurs a bit too low. I feel like people have forgotten that the spurs low key tanked last year by not playing a point guard and keeping Wemby below a certain minutes threshold. When Wemby played with an OK point guard and off a minutes restriction we beat a full strength Nuggets team and cost them their #1 seed. They were also the youngest team in the league so they will all be taking steps toward their primes. You should judge them based on their last 10-15 games for a closer look at who this team actually is.
this guy is the only content creator who actually watches basketball and sees the rockets coming. i swear im going crazy with mock trades with jabari smith jr + frp for miles bridges and people saying houston will finish 13th in the west. they didnt see it coming last year and they wont see it coming this year
There are seriously mock trades with jabari + frp for bridges? That's orrendous
I think the only player that is in danger of being traded is Jalen Green. Posting under starters number for 3 years, I don't see him improving much. But he will improve. And I don't see anybody wanting him either so the Rockets best hope is he will blossom down the road. Tari and Jabari are the best of our young core, Jalen is holding them back. Or really Stone is holding them back waiting for Green to finally get it. I would trade Jalen for Trey Murphy III so fast.
They could really use a true number one option. Not sure if Sengun is that guy
What do you mean “see them coming”? Look at how loaded the west is. There’s no way you see them as a top 8 team right?
You're not biased at all, ofc not.
Bad take on the Suns. They also were *not healthy last year with Beal, Booker, and KD playing in only half the games together. They also addressed their biggest weakness-turnovers, not defense like a lot of people think.
The sun's disrespect is real!
@timgofmann1187 that’s the thing, those 3 playing in half the games together is their form of healthy. Go check the games played for Beal & Durant over the last 3 seasons
Rim Protection, size, and defense looks like it will be a serious problem. Especially when facing some of the top teams in the west.
They’re trying to get cute with these takes on size, and defense. Sometimes you just gotta recognize that Booker and Durant are on the team. This team will be no less than a 6 seed and I’ll put money on that.
y u trollin' me with the grizzlies in conference finals on the thumbnail.. :(
E=MC2
I thought someone saw the potential
They can get their won't be a shock
The thumbnail was masterclass subterfuge, Jeff Weltman would be proud 👏
Love your content bro keep up the great work!
It's unfortunate that the Grizzlies didn't get to prove anything last season. Most assume, they're as good as they were last post season. JJJ was the statistically the best iso scorer in the NBA for a couple of months last season. The Core 3 are So much better
no they arent lmao. And they definitely arent better than the improvements and jumps of other cores and top stars.
@@grapeape1965 How do you say something so wrong like that with full confidence? I know you haven't been watching the Grizzlies core, so how 🤯
Great video and analysis for each team Sheldon. The Rockets are coming 😤🤘🏼👊🏼💥🚀
Fantastic video. Good explanation and breakdown of all the teams
Thumbnail was click bait 😂 I clicked ready to be mad about where you had the wolves placed, only to be pleasantly surprised
Not click bait. Just not giving away the whole video. No spoilers.
Pacers going to shock some ppl that think this past season was a fluke. Hali, Nembhard, Mathurin, Walker, and Nesmith are all ascending and haven’t even reached their primes yet. Indy and OKC are going to be the fastest ascending title contenders in the league.
Love to indy as a okc fan🤞🏾
Sure Jan
Difference is OKC actually defends teams. Pacers definitely got to ECF cause other teams got injured
Pacers had a fortunate schedule against injured teams and they are in the East, not the West. They're a good team, but if teams are healthy at the end, the Pacers are more of a play-in team.
@@dreamshakejake3736 Pacers were banged up too. Missing starting S.F. and Hali hamstring.
I see what you did there with the thumbnail 😂
Great breakdown man! I'd love to see a Knicks vs Magic playoff matchup.
I think you've rated the Spurs a bit too low. I feel like people have forgotten that the spurs low key tanked last year by not playing a point guard and keeping Wemby below a certain minutes threshold. When Wemby played with an OK point guard and off a minutes restriction we beat a full strength Nuggets team and cost them their #1 seed. They were also the youngest team in the league so they will all be taking steps toward their primes. You should judge them based on their last 10-15 games for a closer look at who this team actually is. Now imagine we are outright upgrading the point guard and perimeter shooting
How did we get better 3 point shooting. If anything we probably got worse.
@@gabrielcarrasco9078 Barnes and CP3? Vassell will be getting better looks too
They need Wemby AT point
Nah as a pacers fan I’m happy with title hopefulls lol
I think Charlotte is a little low, they were making play-in tournament a couple years ago. It will really come down to health for them.
Very good tier list.
Fantastic content as always, you're one of the few content creators that watches the whole league and knows what theyre seeing.
Personally, I think the Magic might leapfrog the Bucks this year. They're so young that the 1 extra year of experience and growth will really pay off. They're biggest issue was shooting and they addressed it with their draft (Tristan De Silva is the TRUTH!) and the KCP pickup, who only adds to their already insane defense. Giannis is amazing but unless Dame turns back the clock, this Bucks team just doesn't have the firepower or the 2 way players to crush teams like they used to.
The Lakers should be a tier lower imo
I agree
Boi Hn y’all love hating on the lakers
@@Chrissie-d2n AD PLAYED 76 games last year my guy wym and also bron played 71 games so they well o we the games played frfr
Thank you for understanding where the Houston Rockets actually are as a team. Most national media heads have no clue and it’s exhausting. You have always shown to know ball.
Toronto and Charolette Are Gonna have Better This Seasons. Toronto Have A Solid Starting 5 Plus Good Depth Around them, They acquired Like 5 Players Out This Years Draft. hornets Made Some Adjustments As Far As Depth, Just Need Ball and Mark Williams To Stay Healthy This Year
@@Chrissie-d2nI want to know what drugs you're taking.....Hornets are way better than the Raptors 😂
I agree with most of your rankings. HOWEVER... I don't understand the constant underrating of the clippers by people in the media. You said it yourself, they're one of the best built teams. harden, djj, kawhi, batum, zubac. with powell off the bench?? thats comfortably top 6. people just enjoy hating on them.
The Spurs don’t HAVE to be bad to get Cooper Flag, because they also have the Hawks pick, but they could end up in a scenario like this year too, with picks four and 8, even if they try.
Appreciate your hard work, Sheldon. You mentioned it about my Pistons: The coaching. Monty and his crew left such a bad stain, people forget what Cade said, “We aren’t 2-26 bad.” The mishandling of rotations alone cost us games, lol. I don’t even count last season, as it wasn’t a true representation of the talent on the team. They took the end of the year to stagger Cade and Ivey, lol.
Monty Williams was such a bad hire for the Pistons. He is more suitable for a veteran team. Bickerstaff is more demanding and hands on. That's what young players need. I don't see Tobias Harris being a winning factor for the Pistons.
If we’re talking about taking the #1 seed give me OKC, but I’d take the Mavs as title favorites for the west. Okc is still so inexperienced and they’re lacking play making and size at the wing.
Memphis will be better than dallas and minnesota
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Lol? Even with a healthy Ja they're about on par with Dallas, and below Minnesota.
IMO The teams That Are Contenders In West Are OKC, Minnesota, Denver, Memphis, Suns, Pelicans, and Kings & Warriors May Have A Chance In The East It’s Boston, Knicks, Philly, Miami, Bucks, Indiana and Cavs
No Mavs western conference winners last playoffs is crazy but you have warriors there
Kings and warriors are not contenders, suns and pelicans are iffy depending on what happens during the season (depending on health and how well they play together). The other 4 I agree
Literally Says In My Opinion Bro And Honestly Warriors Have More Depth Than The Mavs They Just Don’t Have A Real Second Option Next To Steph That’s Why I Said Maybe
True True
@@cameronquarles9610 - they have less depth then last year and they were horrible with curry off the court, go look at the on and off number lol.. but I respect that, that is your opinion but IMO I don’t see warriors doing much, but I will say I do expect to see wiggins to play more like he did that championship year run, as Klay was in and out that season and was treated as a 3rd option at times in that run which allowed wiggins to play more and better
Mavs vs Knicks 2025 NBA FINALS: Dallas Mavs win the nba championship in 6 with Luka being finals MVP! BOOK IT!
I'd be over the moon
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Incredibly great analysis I’m subscribing. Good work, you know your basketball. Only disagreement I have ; and it rips my insides to say this because I’m a Knick , Philadelphia should get bumped up a notch . They’re legit title contenders; not specifically because of the Paul signing, but because of the pieces that followed it. Philly is going to be a problem , again I hate this rendition of the sixers and hope they fold under pressure like a losing deck of cards .
Appreciate your comment! Philly will be interesting to watch how they all mesh. I do in totality like their collection of moves but I'm a little worried about their overall size going up against the Knicks rebounding and Celtics spacing. If Embiid is healthy (big if), they definitely could make a deep run. It really just hinges on him playing a whole series and being THE guy for the series matchups
Switch Ock and San Antonio and I think he nailed it.
lmao yeah fucking right
Spurs might surprise you, I could foresee Wemby dropping crazy stats this season even before CP3 was added!
I agree
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That thumbnail scared me. As a Spurs fan, I certainly hope my guys are not 'title hopefuls' this year. We need to get in on that 2025 draft top end talent. Lol.
We are going to be relying on the Hawks pick that we own for that. Wouldn't be surprised if we trade some of the draft capital we have to move up. No way did we do the moves we did and not win a lot more games this year.
And we don't even need the number 1 pick. Flagg would be cool. But we finally have a shot at a top end PG in Nolan or Harper. I'm just not looking forward to the Spurs are taking Nolan because of the French connection and it'll make Wemby happy. Wemby is a young man and he is not homesick.
@@gabrielcarrasco9078 we just picked up Castle, we are absolutely focusing on drafting a PF this year. Remember we also have the Hawks first pick which I'm sure we will use for that.
@@GetmemyWemby We still need to hit the perimeter. Our 3 point shooting is awful. And until Castle becomes a good passer, I still say we need PG.
@@gabrielcarrasco9078 He was just drafted and we haven't seen him play, you gotta also understand that we were the youngest team in the league last year and most likely this year. We are absolutely no where near our prime. Give em time
Not sure about OKC nothing they've done indicates they can make the finals
yeah fucking right LMAO. Everything theyve done indicates they CAN. Literally the opposite of your god awful opinion is the truth
This mf made me scroll to the very end. 🤝
GO CLIPPERS !!! 🎉😂
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Just started the video. Hoping my hornets make play-in mix atleast
Denver is too high...t wolves winning a title would shock me so i would have them behind the knicks and between the 2nd and 3rd tiers in their own tier...possible finals team due to luck but no chance to win a title barring injury if that makes sense...
wtf is that thumbnail😭
I hope raptors are in the cooper flag race..
Its aight Memphis is coming. This is the they forgot tour!
Respectfully, teams like the Kings, Clippers, Warriors, Pelicans, Rockets, Lakers, and Grizzlies aren't better than the Suns. Sure, KD, Booker, and others are a year older-but so is everyone else, including the Bucks (Giannis, Middleton, Brook). OKC has potential, but concerns exist for Denver-what happens if Murray struggles or Jokic is neutralized? Dallas might have added klay and naji but IMO, some big issues remain. The Wolves should be ranked higher than Dallas. For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. is inconsistent, and their lineup is questionable-play-in or 7th-8th (at the low) seems likely. As for the Lakers, Davis’s injuries and role players/russell’s inconsistency are major concerns.🔥🧑🍳👈 My opinion - OKC, Wolves, Eww.. Mavericks, Suns, Nuggets (I wanna lower them so bad), Pelicans, Grizzlies, Houston, Warriors, Lakers.
As a Houston fan, grizzlies definitely be higher then 7. They were the 2nd seed 2 years in a row before the injury filled season they had last year plus the Ja stuff
@@elitetv1735 since then the west has gotten stronger, they are not better than the wolves, mavericks, suns, okc, if Ingram stays or they get a good package imo the pelicans, I guess the nuggets... And if warriors or lakers figure it out "Cope" it will be hard since 1 injury thru 1-5 or 6-10 and after will change the order. Im not going to put them above the nuggets or pelicans just yet
@@ziaco9166 - the grizzlies also got better though. Brandon Clarke is back, they were able to allow GG Jackson and Vince Williams to get some run last season while everyone was out, Derrick rose will be a good mentor for Ja, Yuta Watanabe was a solid addition and I think there some use for Zach Edey. Along with everyone coming back healthy. They still have there bench.
@@elitetv1735 can see that but yuta is leaving the nba, i was high on ziaire williams who they got rid off, i don't know what the rotation would be like, can't see the team playing good for 4 quarters but we'll see my prediction was at the worst case 7-8th which you can't go wrong with hopefully (Never been high on the grzzlies in the regular season atleast)
@@ziaco9166the west has not gotten stronger stop it if anything the west had gotten weaker
If zion is healthy they will be in the playoff mix
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Crazy to see the rating of okc over dallas but hey whatever
"crazy" to see the result that the entire world agrees on and every single place you can bet on this has the exact same result LMAO.. Nowhere even close to crazy. OKC literally has 2 star young players in their 2nd and 3rd years developing at that massive and fast rate that great players make jumps in, and have addressed every weakness they could find in themselves last season with the absolute highest end best players for those roles that fit the hierarchy of the existing team. LMAO mavs were a play in team 90% of the season and added an over the hill awful defending klay thompson and doesnt improve literally anywhere. Each yr that passes right now is a massive plus for OKC and their end result and a negative for dallas.
Y'all watch Zion working on shooting 3's
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This ranking is CRAZY. LOL not even close bro.
Timberwolves vs Celtics Finals
Full healthy Celtics tough to beat. But I could see a healthy Wolves team take this one too. Gonna be one heck of a Championship fight.
Finals Winner! Timberwolves!
Conference Finals Timberwolves vs Nuggets, Mavs vs Lakers- Warriors vs Kings, Suns vs New Orleans
Celtics Finals Winner!
Knicks vs Celtics Conference Finals/ Knicks vs Cleveland- Celtics vs 76ers' Bucks vs Magic, Pacers vs Hornets- Heat vs Hawks
Houston!!!
Knicks in true title contenders is delusional
I would love to hear your reasoning
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What a joke of a podcast by thid guy..... 76ers title hopefuls? Just showed you have no idea... to say this, you would have to compare Former 76er Tobias Harris to PG 8..... ridiculous, uh! So basically the only guy we have is Embiid? Let me remind you we took Knicks to 6 games even with Tobias, Mo Bamba, no real 4 and so on....with Caleb Martin at SF,PF, Oubre growth and Maxey consistently growing each year, a real back uo for Joel- Drummond, a developed Ricky Council....the 76ers are definitely Title Favorites, just having to defeat the Celtics. As to your poor coment towards PG pointing Nick Nurse deciding who takes the last shot, that only tells us the maturity PG shows, not only caring for himself.....def.... greatest 76ers team since 2001 76ers Allen Iverson lead team going to thr NBA finals..... will be happy to see your goofy predictions turn into...and for the record, we can easily take Pacers, Bucks teams in 5 and Knivks in 6
Put the pipe down, can't take the bucks in 5😂 Embiid is soft as tissue
The Bucks had everything go wrong and was the 3rd seed, Giannis and Dame gonna give the league the business this year
LMAOO no tf the 76ers are not title contenders hahaha they arent even 2nd or 3rd place favorites in the weak ass east much less top 2 favorites in the entire NBA
@sixeralex being a title hopeful is not a bad thing... The Knicks were missing some of their top players in that series and still murdered Philly on the glass. Boston is head and shoulders better than everyone so it's really not that important
I agree
You’re crazy if you think demar isn’t a perfect fit for the kings .. imagine the hand off actions that will be ran for demar from sabonis when things breakdown on offense
The Sabonis-DeRozan combo is good in a vacuum. The issue is how do teams defend DeMar when it’s Monk/Fox/Murray/Huerter taking the hand off from Sabonis
Hope you see my concern about the totality of the fit
@@UtilitySportsblah blah blah. You are horrible at predicting the kings. What did you say about the king's draft in 2022? Or their record prediction in 22? I love it when you doubt the kings because you're always wrong.
lmao at imagine that dog shit like its KD and curry in their prime together hahahaha. THe kings are a play in team
i think the 76ers should at least be title contenders considering you moved the clippers all the way down to the play in spot for losing PG who just went to Philly. When embiid and maxey were both on the floor, they were unstoppable. The clippers should also at least be in the playoff mix, they were literally the best team in the entire league for a good while and made really great use of the money they freed up with PG gone. (might even be better) They even performed better against the mavs than the twolves did.
Probably the best east team besides Boston, but still tier 2.
You don’t know what you are commenting, little more thoughts would help.
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Swap Chicago and Charlotte.
Sam Vecenie ranked Franz Wagner higher than Sengun. Rockets best player isn’t even better than the Magic 2nd best player. I trust Sam Vecenie more than you he actually does his homework
Then go watch him! While you watch him, I’ll continue to watch Houston something Vecenie didn’t seem to do too much last season
@@UtilitySports Okay. Let’s see in March/April when the answers are clearer
@@YourWorstNightmare3333 1. Player rankings are completely idiotic and something no real hoops mind takes part in seriously.
2. They play completely differently which is why comparing the two doesn't even make sense to begin with.
3. I didn't compare the two in my video. I have been a big Franz truther (in a good way) and you can check my twitter to see how I felt about his rookie max extension lol
4. One guy is an offensive engine and I don't have to say which one for you to know who I am talking about
I think your Kings call is right as playoff mix. You overrated the Lakers IMO. They got worse YOY.
Lakers is a play-in team imo they didn't get better
Damn it, there's 30 minutes of my life wasted
i will downvote according to your thumbnail
The Suns gonna win the title bro 😅😅😅
miami is going to be healthy this season.. sleep on em again
Good video. Shitty thumbnail.
I didn’t want to give away where I had everyone ranked. I’m sure you can understand that the little jpeg isn’t a big deal
@@UtilitySports u got legit analysis. i knew that couldn't be right. lol
@@UtilitySportsthe thumbnail was great. Thanks for not spoiling it.
Spurs not contending for shit but cooper flag
What are the rockets contending for? Play in? Nice
Nvm wrong guy, but the Spurs are gonna be better than you think. Certainly not Cooper flag bad
This guy is a clown. Horrible rankings.
thank you!
Nah the spurs are wining this year bro, first chip for wemby
raps play in mix bro
Wouldn't shock me. The 9-12 range in the East is kind of a toss up imo. Depends on how Giddey plays and if Toronto tanks to end the season again for the draft
The Jazz are more in between bad and play in mix than they are bad and we want Cooper Flagg. Stupid franchise. With the 9th pick in the 2025 draft the Utah Jazz select....
Having the Lakers, kings, rockets, pelicans, and grizzlies over the Suns is crazy. A team with Booker, KD, and Beal is a title contender. Idc how tough the west is, this team is playing to win and there’s no way they gonna be worse then last year
They had those 3 last season and didn’t win a playoff game btw
@@UtilitySports they had injuries, lack of depth, and couldn’t score a damn point in 4 quarters. Of course they can’t control injuries, but they have added way more depth that should help solve their turnover problems and I think coach buds offensive system fits this team better. Plus the big 3 only played 31 games together, and Beal was pretty much injured the entire season. I think Beal will have a much healthier season and there chemistry will get even better. Of course this is all speculation though because the season hasn’t started yet but I’m super high on phoenix this season!
@@GorgeousRock prepare to be dissappointed
55 wins for Memphis? I’ll take the under!
Grizzlies too low
Flip lakers and suns
Lol pacers
The Knicks title contenders yet haven’t made it past the 2nd round since last century?
I think the Knicks need a center.
they were 1 game away from ecf missing randle and og and they added bridges
@@prosniperrr but they don't have a center now. I guess you think a center is not important?
@garybankston9319 they have mitchell robinson, sims, achiuwa and randle can play small ball center
@@prosniperrr I guess that's better than nothing.
Warriors will have the League best offence.
Don’t really understand your infatuation with the Rockets who doesn’t have a real superstar in a league that’s driven by superstars. The Rockets will never be better than the Magic that’s already guaranteed. OKC Mem and Sas are their real contemporaries the rockets will always be a level below them come playoff time
Someone's going to get Lonzo for a funion and immediately turn into the #1 offense and defense in the conference
I honestly wonder if he'd be willing to take a 6th man role. I feel it could help his longevity. He's definitely a starter when healthy. But I agree, getting Lonzo instantly makes a team better.
Bro I Don’t Understand why Everybody Thinks So Highly Of Dallas. They Literally Only Have Luka And Kyrie No Depth Or Supporting cast Around Them. The Lakers Are NOT Making The Playoffs Just Because Of AD and Bron Outside Of Them They Have No Depth as Well, Their Bench/Role Players Suck. 2 Good Players Ain’t Enough To Make A Deep Play Off Run Let Alone Get Through An 82 Game Season
They just made the Finals bruh. They beat 4 50 win teams and didn't have home court for any series. They fully deserve to be considered a title contender.
I don't think Klay Thompson is going to help them. But still they are a good team.
Typing like this makes anything you say taken less seriously
In The 1st Round They Played The Clippers Without Kawhi, 2nd Round A Young Inexperienced OKC Team That They Out Rebounded Which Is Why they Won That Series, And In The Finals They Played The Wolves Who Just Finished A 7 Game Series Against Denver Plus KAT Just Came Off An Injury Right Before The Playoffs
Boston didn't have the toughest opponents either. Players were hurt, bad supporting cast, and/or ran out of gas. Pacers were fighting until the end even without Tyrese H. The Mavs are title contenders. 😊
Rage bait x100
Mavs > Thunder all day!
Knicks way too high. Easily switch them with one of the title hjopefuls.
The Knicks will have a top 5 Defense and Offense and bench got better with 2 players that had to start now coming off the bench.
so ur telling me that denver who lost all there depth that they r true title contenders but the bucks arent the bucks got better and the nuggets lost everyone this is a clown show right here u say u have to respect the nuggets because they have been there and won why cant you say the same about the bucks
How did the bucks get better
Respectfully I think neither are title contenders. There’s 4 teams better than both of them.
@@garreteck7524 add Gary Trent jr a 15 point scorer add Tauren prince a 10 point scorer and can guard 1 to 5 add a better back up point in delon wright
@@2ClutchCorey yea but what I’m sayin is that dame and Giannis r gonna be better together and they can win a title and if ur gonna put the nuggets in title contenders who got a lot worse and not the bucks who r gonna be a lot better is disrespectful
Gary trent full year of dame??@@garreteck7524
🫡Thank you sir. I'm really going to enjoy actual Player Development and an insane amount of losing this Wizards season 😅
YESSIR!
I think you've rated the Spurs a bit too low. I feel like people have forgotten that the spurs low key tanked last year by not playing a point guard and keeping Wemby below a certain minutes threshold. When Wemby played with an OK point guard and off a minutes restriction we beat a full strength Nuggets team and cost them their #1 seed. They were also the youngest team in the league so they will all be taking steps toward their primes. You should judge them based on their last 10-15 games for a closer look at who this team actually is.