We’ve seen this team set impossible goals and achieve them. The Warriors will go 16-0 in the playoffs. Sorry, I should have stuck a spoiler alert on this one. The Warriors Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Don’t hold the crazier ones against me if they fail to materialize, please. These range from the silly to the serious, from the no-brainer to the completely unbelievable. The predictions are organized into 11 topics, with nine predictions in each.
From the All-Star Game to the broader league narratives to the playoff races, I’ve spelled out 99 big predictions for you. So allow me to spoil it all for you by telling you exactly what’s going to happen this season.
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After a completely wild offseason that saw several All-Stars change teams via trade and free agency, and coming off a thoroughly dominant revenge season for the Golden State Warriors, everyone is excited to see what’s going to happen. The Lakers would slide in right after that, ahead of the Orlando Magic, who are projected to win 32.2.The 2017-18 NBA season tips off on Tuesday. The Philadelphia 76ers are ninth with 33.2 wins. Based on Pelton’s projections, the Detroit Pistons are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a projected 35.1 wins. Had the Lakers been in the Eastern Conference, they would actually be competing for a playoff spot. While that may disappoint some people, it would actually put the Lakers right around the 10th spot in the NBA Draft Lottery in 2018. Those 33 wins would put the Lakers in 13th place in the Western Conference ahead of only the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. They still look like one of the NBA’s worst defenses (28th). 2 pick Lonzo Ball, guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and center Brook Lopez, RPM projects the Lakers to improve nearly to league average on offense. Here is what Pelton had to say about the projection.īaby steps for the Lakers, as they move back toward competitiveness after the worst four-year stretch in franchise history. Pelton’s projections have the Lakers winning 33 games, which would be a solid improvement over the 26 that they had last season. Will the additions help improve the Lakers outlook for the 2017-18 season? The answer is yes. ESPN gave the Lakers a grade of A- for the offseason, which is very strong. The Lakers had a decent amount of roster overhaul, but they certainly upgraded the roster.
The only other signing the Lakers made was agreeing to a two-way deal with Alex Caruso, who played well during Summer League. The Lakers also re-signed point guard Tyler Ennis, who should help mentor Ball and provide minutes as the backup point guard. To add Caldwell-Pope, the Lakers had to waive fan favorite David Nwaba, who was claimed by the Chicago Bulls. It was the type of contract the Lakers tried to offer to other players, namely George Hill and Dion Waiters, but both agreed to long-term deals elsewhere. The Lakers and Caldwell-Pope agreed to a one-year, $18 million balloon contract. The meeting was actually initiated by Caldwell-Pope’s agent, Rich Paul, reportedly. Their biggest move was signing shooting guard, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. In free agency, the Lakers were rather quiet. Last, but not least, with the No 42 pick, the Lakers selected Indiana center, Thomas Bryant. 30, the Lakers landed Villanova shooting guard, Josh Hart. With the 27th pick, the Lakers selected Utah power forward, Kyle Kuzma. In addition to Ball, the Lakers landed three more prospects from this year’s draft class. Not only did the Lakers clear a ton of cap moving Mozgov, the Lakers had a replacement at point guard already in 2017 NBA Draft No. Trading Russell couldn’t have been easy, but it made sense.
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