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Edited June 23, 2023 by Sindo

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[Federer91 2,797]

After years of anticipation, Alexander Vezenkov is finally joining Sacramento Kings, after dominating the Euroleague last season!  The first Bulgarian in NBA since 1985.

[rafalgorka 1,532]

I wonder how Spurs will play this season. Our Sochan is there as well

[Wumo 3,002]

With the NBA 2023-24 Season tip-off only a couple days away, I will give it try to make estimated predictions for each team for their regular season and come with my predicted final ranking of the NBA 2023-24 Regular Season.

 

NBA 2023-24 Regular Season Predictions

 

 

Eastern Conference

 

Atlantic 

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Boston Celtics	56-60	22-26	2
2	Philadelphia 76ers	46-50	32-36	4
3	New York Knicks	44-48	34-38	6
4	Brooklyn Nets	37-41	41-45	9
5	Toronto Raptors	37-41	41-45	10

 

Central

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Milwaukee Bucks	57-61	21-25	1
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	49-53	29-33	3
3	Indiana Pacers	38-42	40-44	8
4	Chicago Bulls	37-41	41-45	11
5	Detroit Pistons	29-33	49-53	13

 

Southeast

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Miami Heat	45-49	34-37	5
2	Atlanta Hawks	39-43	39-43	7
3	Orlando Magics	32-36	46-50	12
4	Charlotte Hornets	26-30	52-56	14
5	Washington Wizards	26-30	52-56	15

 

 

Western Conference

 

Northwest  

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Denver Nuggets	51-55	27-31	2
2	Minnesota Timberwolves	42-46	36-40	6
3	Oklahoma City Thunder	39-43	39-43	9
4	Utah Jazz	34-38	44-48	12
5	Portland Trailblazers	28-32	50-54	14

 

Pacific

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Phoenix Suns	52-56	26-30	1
2	Golden State Warriors	46-50	32-36	3
3	Sacramento Kings	45-49	33-37	4
4	Los Angeles Lakers	45-49	33-37	5
5	Los Angeles Clippers	41-45	37-41	8

 

Southwest

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Memphis Grizzlies	42-46	36-40	7
2	New Orleans Pelicans	38-42	40-44	10
3	Dallas Mavericks	38-42	40-44	11
4	Houston Rockets	29-33	49-53	13
5	San Antonio Spurs	26-30	52-56	15

 

 

 

Eastern Conference

 

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Milwaukee Bucks	57-61	21-25	1
2	Boston Celtics	56-60	22-26	2
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	49-53	29-33	3
4	Philadelphia 76ers	46-50	32-36	4
5	Miami Heat	45-49	34-37	5
6	New York Knicks	44-48	35-38	6
7	Atlanta Hawks	39-43	39-43	7
8	Indiana Pacers	38-42	40-44	8
9	Brooklyn Nets	37-41	41-45	9
10	Toronto Raptors	37-41	41-45	10
11	Chicago Bulls	37-41	41-45	11
12	Orlando Magic	32-36	46-50	12
13	Detroit Pistons	29-33	49-53	13
14	Charlotte Hornets	26-30	52-56	14
15	Washington Wizards	26-30	52-56	15

 

Western Conference

 

 

Div. Rank	Team	Wins (Between)	Loses (Between)	Predicted Rank
1	Phoenix Suns	52-56	26-30	1
2	Denver Nuggets	51-55	27-31	2
3	Golden State Warriors	46-50	32-36	3
4	Sacramento Kings	45-49	33-37	4
5	Los Angeles Lakers	45-49	33-37	5
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	42-46	36-40	6
7	Memphis Grizzlies	42-46	36-40	7
8	Los Angeles Clippers	41-45	37-41	8
9	Oklahoma City Thunder	39-43	39-43	9
10	New Orleans Pelicans	38-42	40-44	10
11	Dallas Mavericks	38-42	40-44	11
12	Utah Jazz	34-38	44-48	12
13	Houston Rockets	29-33	49-53	13
14	Portland Trailblazers	28-32	50-54	14
15	San Antonio Spurs	26-30	52-56	15

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by Wumo

[Ogreman 355]

	Eastern Conference					Western Conference
	Team	Projected Wins	Comments			Team	Projected Wins	Comments
1	Boston Celtics	59-61	Combination of talent and motivation should lead to the best regular season record this year		1	Phoenix Suns	55-57	Injury risk is significant but I think team will want to win a lot of regular season games. Still don't think they beat Denver come playoff time.
2	Milwaukee Bucks	51-53	This team is old, injury prone and while Mike Budenholzer was a playofff disaster he was an excellent regular season head coach. I like them in the playoffs but this team will win less than you would think in the regular season.		2	Denver Nuggets	55-57	Probably won't try hard enough for the one seed. Depth is a bit of a question mark too.
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	50-52	Terrible playoff team but should replicate regular season success		3	Minnesota timberwolves	49-51	I hate this pick but I was going to hate whoever I put third here. Let's bet on Anthony Edwards
4	Philadelphia 76ers	47-49	Have found ways to win despite internal dysfunction before. Might fall apart this time though.		4	Oklahoma City Thunder	48-50	Might be slightly too high but too many people underestimate the rising young team.
5	Miami Heat	45-47	Who knows what to do with them.		5	Golden State Warriors	44-46	I want to put them lower.
6	Atlanta Hawks	43-45	I hate putting them this high but Quin Snyder for a full year, should be a playoff team		6	Dallas Mavericks	44-46	I don't rate this team but let's back Luka.
7	New York Knicks	42-44	Might be a bit low but I don't want to overhype them based off beating a hapless Cleveland team in the playoffs.		7	Los Angeles Lakers	43-45	Oh look its an overrated Lakers team, What's new? This one should make the playoffs though
8	Orlando Magic	42-44	Should be fun to watch.		8	Los Angeles Clippers	43-45	No idea what to do with them. Depth isn't as good as it used to be.
9	Indiana Pacers	40-42	Also will be fun to watch. I'm hoping this is too low for them.		9	Memphis Grizzlies	43-45	Not the Grizzlies team of the last couple of years. I Hate the moves they made. How long will it take for people to realise that Marcus Smart and Dillon Brooks are basically the same player except Brooks is now a better defender.
10	Toronto Raptors	40-42	I kind of want to put them higher based off their talent but they might trade half their team by February.		10	Sacramento Kings	41-43	I'm sorry, I really am. They are due for a litlle bit of regression though.
11	Chicago Bulls	34-36	Should have tanked last year. Still should tank this year. Generally teams trying to be mediocre end up being worse than average.		11	New Orleans Pelicans	39-41	Don't know what to do with these either.
12	Brooklyn Nets	27-29	Not a very good team		12	Portland Trail Blazers	30-32	I think this is last year's jazz except with more oung talent. They may tank the shit out of this but for now I kind of think they are too good to tank. This is not the consensus on them though.
13	Charlotte Hornets	26-28	Have inherited the title of worst vibes team from Houstan. Talent is better than this record but this team is dysfunctional.		13	Utah Jazz	30-32	Sneaky difficult team to peg.
14	Detroit Pistons	23-25	Will be better but starting from a very low bar. I am not high on Cade Cunningham's potential		14	Houston Rockets	25-27	I like a lot of this team. They should be better than this but I don't trust them
15	Washington Wizards	18-20	Easy pick for worst team in the league. Jordan Poole is just about the best possible asset for a team that is trying to lose		15	San Antonio Spurs	24-26	They should be fun to watch but probably won't win that many games. I don't think they will actually finish 15th.

 

Here's my two cents. This may be the league, sporting event I follow the closest and yet I have never quite managed to figure out preseason predictions. This year is especially difficult because the middle tier in the league is huge. There were a lot of very similar teams around the middle last year and they are alll basically still there plus a couple of the high win total teams last year have regressed and all the teams from the bottom last year are trying to be better this year. For what its worth I think Denver will repeat and I'm not just saying that because I am a Nuggets fan.

Edited October 25, 2023 by Ogreman

[Monzanator 4,503]

Celtics vs Bucks is the popular East choice. Have the US media finally given up on the Sixers? They ain't winning anything over there.

 

West should be Nuggets, Warriors and Suns with the usual Lakers hype mixed in.

[rafalgorka 1,532]

Jokic triple double after being drunk all summer. Respect. Is this game that easy? Really???

[Monzanator 4,503]

1 hour ago, rafalgorka said:

Jokic triple double after being drunk all summer. Respect. Is this game that easy? Really???

It's just a 3-pt shooting contest most of the time and moreover, everyone is still more or less playing small ball. A center who can pass the ball is kryptonite in the modern NBA. And most opponents just want to outscore the other team than play genuine defense.

[rafalgorka 1,532]

8 hours ago, Ogreman said:

	Eastern Conference					Western Conference
	Team	Projected Wins	Comments			Team	Projected Wins	Comments
1	Boston Celtics	59-61	Combination of talent and motivation should lead to the best regular season record this year		1	Phoenix Suns	55-57	Injury risk is significant but I think team will want to win a lot of regular season games. Still don't think they beat Denver come playoff time.
2	Milwaukee Bucks	51-53	This team is old, injury prone and while Mike Budenholzer was a playofff disaster he was an excellent regular season head coach. I like them in the playoffs but this team will win less than you would think in the regular season.		2	Denver Nuggets	55-57	Probably won't try hard enough for the one seed. Depth is a bit of a question mark too.
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	50-52	Terrible playoff team but should replicate regular season success		3	Minnesota timberwolves	49-51	I hate this pick but I was going to hate whoever I put third here. Let's bet on Anthony Edwards
4	Philadelphia 76ers	47-49	Have found ways to win despite internal dysfunction before. Might fall apart this time though.		4	Oklahoma City Thunder	48-50	Might be slightly too high but too many people underestimate the rising young team.
5	Miami Heat	45-47	Who knows what to do with them.		5	Golden State Warriors	44-46	I want to put them lower.
6	Atlanta Hawks	43-45	I hate putting them this high but Quin Snyder for a full year, should be a playoff team		6	Dallas Mavericks	44-46	I don't rate this team but let's back Luka.
7	New York Knicks	42-44	Might be a bit low but I don't want to overhype them based off beating a hapless Cleveland team in the playoffs.		7	Los Angeles Lakers	43-45	Oh look its an overrated Lakers team, What's new? This one should make the playoffs though
8	Orlando Magic	42-44	Should be fun to watch.		8	Los Angeles Clippers	43-45	No idea what to do with them. Depth isn't as good as it used to be.
9	Indiana Pacers	40-42	Also will be fun to watch. I'm hoping this is too low for them.		9	Memphis Grizzlies	43-45	Not the Grizzlies team of the last couple of years. I Hate the moves they made. How long will it take for people to realise that Marcus Smart and Dillon Brooks are basically the same player except Brooks is now a better defender.
10	Toronto Raptors	40-42	I kind of want to put them higher based off their talent but they might trade half their team by February.		10	Sacramento Kings	41-43	I'm sorry, I really am. They are due for a litlle bit of regression though.
11	Chicago Bulls	34-36	Should have tanked last year. Still should tank this year. Generally teams trying to be mediocre end up being worse than average.		11	New Orleans Pelicans	39-41	Don't know what to do with these either.
12	Brooklyn Nets	27-29	Not a very good team		12	Portland Trail Blazers	30-32	I think this is last year's jazz except with more oung talent. They may tank the shit out of this but for now I kind of think they are too good to tank. This is not the consensus on them though.
13	Charlotte Hornets	26-28	Have inherited the title of worst vibes team from Houstan. Talent is better than this record but this team is dysfunctional.		13	Utah Jazz	30-32	Sneaky difficult team to peg.
14	Detroit Pistons	23-25	Will be better but starting from a very low bar. I am not high on Cade Cunningham's potential		14	Houston Rockets	25-27	I like a lot of this team. They should be better than this but I don't trust them
15	Washington Wizards	18-20	Easy pick for worst team in the league. Jordan Poole is just about the best possible asset for a team that is trying to lose		15	San Antonio Spurs	24-26	They should be fun to watch but probably won't win that many games. I don't think they will actually finish 15th.

 

Here's my two cents. This may be the league, sporting event I follow the closest and yet I have never quite managed to figure out preseason predictions. This year is especially difficult because the middle tier in the league is huge. There were a lot of very similar teams around the middle last year and they are alll basically still there plus a couple of the high win total teams last year have regressed and all the teams from the bottom last year are trying to be better this year. For what its worth I think Denver will repeat and I'm not just saying that because I am a Nuggets fan.

This is huge! Thanks. I like some of those one-liners. Respect.