The NBA regular season officially came to an end, and the Western Conference rankings were finally clear, and the top spot in the West finally fell to the Thunder, who won the first place in the West with a wave of 5 consecutive wins, with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, although the Nuggets had the same record as the Thunder, but because of the win-loss advantage, they ranked second in the West, and the Timberwolves ranked third.
The 6 to 10 places are also officially released, the Suns because of the victory over the Timberwolves, and then take advantage of the Lakers' win over the Pelicans, successfully overtook the Pelicans, away from the play-offs, and the Pelicans are in 7th place.
The Lakers are ranked eighth with their own efforts, and they are very likely to become the first round opponents of the Nuggets.
The Kings and Warriors are ranked 9th and 10th in the West, and they will have a matchup between winners and losers, and there is not much to say about this group, it is all up to the play, and the winner has a chance to compete for the eighth place in the playoffs.
Compared with the fierce competition among these teams, the Mavericks and Clippers in the West have a stable batch, and the Eastern Europe VS Big Four has a lot to watch.
According to Shams, the Clippers signed Kay Jones to a multi-year contract and it could be seen that the Clippers are ready for the playoffs.
Who is Kay Jones?
Born in 2001, 2.11 meters tall, 2.18 meters in reach, serving as a center and power forward, in 2021, Jones was selected by the Knicks with the 19th pick in the first round, and then was targeted by Boss Joe, so he was traded to the Hornets.
Jones's biggest characteristic is that he is physically tough, he is a typical jumping man, and his foot movement speed and agility are quite good, and he can flexibly participate in fast breaks.
This kind of jumping man is not Brother Deng's favorite, thinking back then, Capela, who could only grab rebounds and secondary offenses, was fed by Brother Deng as the king of cakes.
As a fill-in signing, the Clippers did not hesitate to cut Primo in order to be able to acquire Jones.
However, although Jones has outstanding physical fitness, his offensive ability is very average, his shooting efficiency is very low, and the highlight of his 2 years in the NBA is only when he blocked Wembanyama in the summer league.
In addition to his offensive ability, his psychology is also extraordinary. Previously, at the Hornets, he was cut by the team after only 2 years in Charlotte because of his various nervous speeches and behaviors.
After leaving the NBA, he played 2 games in the Development League, and then it was there, and in March of this year, Philadelphia signed him on a 10-day contract, originally wanting to scratch the lottery ticket, but not giving him a chance.
Now that the lottery is coming to the Clippers, unlike Philadelphia, the Clippers have included him in the playoff roster, and it will be up to them to see what they can scrape.
Having said that, if the Clippers haven't been able to make any gains in the playoffs, I believe that this year will be the last year of the Big 4 cooperation, and then there may be only one Xiaoka left in the four, which is not unfounded, but something that may happen in the next few months.
Let's wait and see!