Earlier today, the relevant WEBSITES IN THE UNITED STATES RELEASED THE LATEST ODDS FOR THIS SEASON'S NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE SUNS ARE IN FIRST PLACE, THE NETS, WARRIORS, BUCKS AND 76ERS ARE IN SECOND TO FIFTH PLACE, THE HEAT, CELTICS, JAZZ, GRIZZLIES, NUGGETS, LONE RANGERS AND BULLS ARE 6-12 RESPECTIVELY, AND THE LUXURIOUS BUT UNCOMPETITIVE LAKERS ARE NOT IN THE TOP TEN LIST. The Suns are currently at the top of the league-wide list, and there is really no controversy.
This season under the leadership of Sao Paulo, in the middle of the season successfully surpassed the Warriors, squeezed into the Top of the Western Conference, and even the top of the league, even if Paul is absent due to injury now, but the Suns still rely on Ayton, Booker and a number of role players to continue to maintain competitiveness, with a record of 58 wins and 14 losses to sit firmly in the league's leading throne, if Paul returns in the playoffs, the lineup with the Suns, which basically has no dead ends, really has a chance to round off last season's regrets and win a championship trophy.
However, the second place is the Nets, which ranks eighth in the East, which is still somewhat unexpected. If it is said that last season's lineup is neat, with Harden, Irving, Durant these three core Nets, that will rank them in second place is indeed understandable, but this season after the team traded Harden not long ago, the new signing Simmons is currently undecided, plus Irving still can not play in the home game, that is to say, now this Net, basically rely on Durant alone there to support, currently they are 3 wins away from the sixth Cavaliers, You may not be able to get a position to directly enter the playoffs (most likely to play the playoffs), and this ranking is indeed a bit inflated.
And the third place warriors, as far as the recent performance is concerned, is also somewhat overrated, before the return of Dream Green, the Warriors lost more than less basically became the norm, and it was difficult to reconnect the Splash Brothers + Dream Green, the result was that the two sides only played a game intact (against the Wizards), Curry suffered a foot ligament injury in the recent battle against the Celtics, the regular season was determined to be reimbursed, and it is currently unknown to be able to catch up with the playoffs.
If Curry's injury is not optimistic, the Warriors want to regain competitiveness, the difficulty is indeed quite large, in the face of the Magic of the Eastern Conference countdown earlier, in addition to Curry, the Warriors' other main rotations are all played, but the team eventually lost 90-94, in the recent wave of three consecutive losses, such a team that lacks the main backbone, it is even more advanced than the defending champion Bucks, it is really a bit puzzling.
And the defending champion Bucks just mentioned, just ranked fourth after the Warriors, the overall lineup compared to the Bucks that did not change much last season, this season also strengthened the backcourt and the inner line of the two lack of positions (the outside line has Jeven Carter, the veteran George Hill, the old Matthews, the inside line has Ibaka), as long as the lineup remains healthy, the Bucks still have a great chance to win the defending title. As for the 76ers who won Harden, the probability of winning the championship is indeed higher than that of Denge's old club Nets, and their current lineup also has no obvious dead end, the outside line has Harden, Maxi, Sable, Green, the inside line has Harris, Embiid, Jordan Jr., if it is really going to the playoffs, at least against the remnants of the Nets, they still have a certain competitiveness.
In the end, even the top ten lakers have not entered, can only say that they are "self-inflicted", as of now, the Lakers only ranked ninth in the West with a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, and even the small brother Clippers in the same city who lacked major generals are higher than them, not to mention the championship, in their current state, whether they can stand out in the playoffs must be marked with a big question mark, if the thick eyebrows can not come back in the playoffs, even if the Lakers are lucky enough to enter the playoffs, it is also the end of the first round of travel.