Before the start of the season, the Nets and lakers were considered to be the most powerful champions contenders, because the big three in the net season have shown a very strong competitiveness, only because of the injuries of Harden and Irving, let the championship slip away from the hands, and the Lakers are because of the injuries of Davis and James, stopping the first round, but the Lakers offseason is very moving, with Kuzma, Pop and Harrell from the Wizards back to Westbrook, but also let the Lakers return to the favorite team to compete for the title.
However, after the beginning of the season, both teams have more or less encountered some trouble, the Lakers are because they are not good enough, the Nets are because Irving can not play without vaccination, Harden's state is up and down, the Lakers' winning rate is just over half, ranking seventh in the West, the Nets, although ranked first in the East, but encountered almost all the losses of strong teams, so it is difficult to say that these two teams are the big hits of the championship.
However, Fox Sports updated the championship odds this season, with the Nets still in first place, the Lakers down to fourth, and the Warriors rising this season to second. Specific rankings for the Nets, Warriors, Bucks, Lakers, Suns, Jazz, Heat, 76ers, Clippers and Nuggets, as for the back of the basic do not look, unless there is a big deal, otherwise this season's championship will almost be produced from the above teams.
Let's first talk about why the Nets can continue to rank first, the main reasons are as follows, first of all, the net's ceiling is very high, not to mention whether Irving will return, just say that Durant's existence, but also let the Nets rank first, to know that last season in the case of Irving and Harden are injured, Durant's play is super god, only one centimeter away from eliminating the champion Bucks. The second is Harden's state, although Harden's state is still a mystery, but the naked eye can see that Harden's state is much better than the beginning of the season, who can guarantee that Harden will not get back to his previous state? Finally, there is Irving's uncertainty, although Irving has been in a state of suspension, but as long as Irving is willing to be vaccinated, then Irving can return to the team at any time, once Irving returns, the Nets' combat strength will directly increase by a notch.
The Warriors are in second place is also forgivable, after all, the Warriors' performance this season needless to say, under the leadership of Curry, with a record of 21 wins and 4 losses ranked first in the league, to know that the Warriors and Tang Shen have not returned, although Tang Shen has not played for two years, but from the training state, Tang Shen's shooting has no problems, but the defense may decline, but the Warriors' embodiment there, Tang Shen's regressive defense can also be compensated by the system, so the Warriors are in second place.
Are the Lakers overrated fourth? In fact, at the beginning of the season, it has always been considered an overrated team, the reason is very simple, the average age of this team is too large, from the main rotation of the team can be seen, Westbrook, James, Anthony, Jordan Jr., Howard, etc. are thirty or so people, and the thick eyebrows are glass people attributes, so the Lakers have always been considered an overrated team. The season has passed a quarter, and the Lakers' record is not outstanding, the championship odds can still be ranked fourth is what many people did not expect, perhaps Fox Sports because of the existence of James so the Lakers ranked fourth, but from the performance of this season, I have to admit that James is really old, not the James who wants to make a lot of power.