re: You can't say we haven't gotten better as a team.

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GS, OKC, SA, LAC, POR are basically locks. Minny will absolutely be better. Utah will be competitive. Houston will be competitive. Dallas could be competitive. It's gonna be tough. If Hield is as NBA ready as we all hope, then yes I can see it. Also depends on AD not having so many freakish minor injuries.

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The West is just a grind house. Not on that list is Memphis, if we're playing the "can stay healthy card" their starting five is almost as good as any.

The only team that is guaranteed to suck is the Kings. Maybe Suns. Lakers should be bad too. I wonder with promising talent in Warren and Booker and a savvy pg in Bledsoe, if they can hover around .500 until teams start jockeying for playoff position. They could easily suck though.

Why would Portland be a lock but not us? They weren't really better last year than we were 2 years ago and our roster is much better.

Assuming Damian will play more games than AD isn't something I would base a "lock" on.