The NBA season tips off tonight. My divisional preview series got sidetracked by other work, but I hope to finish those up — in somewhat abbreviated fashion — by the the end of the week. I also have a few other Griz-specific season preview items I hope to post here before the team’s opener tomorrow night, one of which — on O.J. Mayo — should be up this afternoon.
In the meantime, let me get on the record here with my predictions for this NBA season:
Western Conference:
1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. Utah Jazz
5. Portland Trailblazers
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Phoenix Suns
8. New Orleans Hornets
9. Houston Rockets
10. Memphis Grizzlies
11. Los Angeles Clippers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Golden State Warriors
14. Minnesota Timberwolves
15. Sacramento Kings
