14-15 NBA Season Preview

by Austin Peters and Chase Deaton

Chase and I go through every team and put them in Five categories: Contenders, "One Piece Away," Playoff Contenders, "Wanna Be's," and "Tankers." To recap, here is the breakdown we had in the podcast:

Contenders
West
San Antonio Spurs (DUH)
Oklahoma City Thunder (DUH... again)
Los Angeles Clippers (Added Spencer Hawes)

East
Cleveland Cavaliers (cuz LeBron)

One Piece Away
West
Memphis Grizzlies (best record in the league when Gasol came back)
Portland Trailblazers (need rim protection)
Dallas Mavericks

East
Chicago Bulls (will they be healthy?)
Miami Heat (same team just flip LeBron and Luol Deng)
Indiana Pacers (title contenders last year that lost Lance)
Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards

Playoff Contenders
West
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets (downgraded at SF and traded Lin + Asik)
Phoenix Suns (missed playoffs on the last day last season)

East
Atlanta Hawks (they never miss the playoffs)
Charlotte Hornets (LANCE!!!)
Brooklyn Nets (very different team next season)
New York Knicks (GET THAT MONEY MELO)

Wanna Be's
West
New Orleans Pelicans (good young pieces)
Minnesota Timberwolves (just trade Love already)
Sacramento Kings (what are they doing?)
Denver Nuggets (see Sacramento)

East
Orlando Magic (see New Orleans)
Detroit Pistons (see Sacramento and Denver)

Tankers
West
Utah Jazz (young, but still need to develop)
Los Angeles Lakers (SWAGGY P!!!)

East
Milwaukee Bucks (realized they suck)
Boston Celtics (don't put me through this again Danny!)
Philadelphia 76ers (was there ever any doubt?)

Listen to the full thing HERE.