17 Bold Predictions for the 2016-17 NBA Season

October 19th, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »
If you have any predictions about the upcoming NBA season, you’d better lay them down now. Once the Cleveland Cavaliers tip off their title defense against the New York Knicks next Tuesday, the 2016-17 campaign will officially be underway.

In many ways, it could turn out to be the most predictable season in a long time. The Golden State Warriors look like prohibitive favorites to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy now that Kevin Durant is in their employ. At the very least, they should see the Cleveland Cavaliers in a third straight Finals, lest anyone rises up to rival LeBron James in the Eastern Conference. Forecasting any other outcome might as well be a fool’s errand.

But picking between only those two heavyweights, while it's totally logical and completely defensible, can also be boring. Why not be bold in the face of inevitability? And why not be similarly bold when considering a whole host of questions that aren’t tied to another Dubs-Cavs sequel?

In anticipation of what’s to come in 2016-17, let’s boldly go where just about everyone has gone before (i.e. guessing how an NBA season will turn out) and see if ...

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