Top Ten Teams of the 2020-21 NBA Season

The Lakers will come into this year as the favorites. They just came off a championship and actually got better. They added Dennis Schroeder, Montrezl Harrell, and Marc Gasol. Most of their players improved, and they will be a really hard team to stop. I think Anthony Davis will be an MVP candidate.

The only limitation is LeBron taking a break at the beginning of the season, which could affect their record. Otherwise, expect a repeat.

I am so scared of the Nets. They look amazing. KD is a potential MVP candidate, and Kyrie looked great as well in the preseason. They, of course, have Jarrett Allen and DeAndre Jordan at the center spots, and you still have Spencer Dinwiddie to run the bench. Caris LeVert is on top of all of that.

This team also has shooters like Joe Harris. They maybe need to get more at the deadline, though. Point being, this team is stacked.

The Beard, KD, and Kyrie are the best trio in the NBA. The only thing that can beat them is an accident. Griffin, Harris, and Green are also great.

I really like the moves the Bucks made. They got Jrue Holiday, who I think could really benefit from playing next to Giannis. They just extended Giannis and grabbed a few more pieces. They will be good once again, but I think they need more shooters and one more playmaker on the bench. The trade deadline will be important for them.

The Mavs are gonna take another big step this year. Luka is my pick for MVP, and they also got him some help in Josh Richardson. I think losing Seth Curry really hurts, though, but still, I think they will be really good. Hopefully, the Josh Green pick will help replace what Curry gave.

I expect Jamal Murray to take a huge step this year. Maybe even MIP level. They also have another MIP potential player, Michael Porter Jr.

This team has a chance to really improve even further. It is just a question of can they tap into that potential.

The Clippers really got hurt this offseason. They lost Trez, and they fired one of the best coaches in the league. Now they have Tyronn Lue, who is definitely good, but is he as good as Doc? This Clippers team has to turn it on quickly and get things together. I wouldn't be surprised if Kawhi leaves if this year doesn't end in a Finals appearance.

The Heat are coming off a ridiculous Finals run, but I gotta say, how much of that was some select players getting hot at the right time? We will see. This team is definitely still a contender, and they will be great again.

I just don't know. They didn't seem to make a lot of improvements.

Jayson Tatum is superstar level. I think we could see MVP-level production as Kemba is projected to miss the beginning of the season and Gordon Hayward is gone. It is just a question of are they good enough to hang with the top teams?

So, people like dissing the Sixers. I think they would have beaten the Celtics last year if Ben Simmons played. Obviously, he got injured, but still. They got Doc Rivers, which is a massive improvement. They got a lot of good shooters like Danny Green and Seth Curry. They got rid of Al Horford's contract and replaced him with Dwight Howard.

I think this year will be a big improvement for them.

Woah, let's not get too crazy here. There are better teams in the Eastern Conference, but maybe they can get the 8th seed, only to get destroyed by the Bucks.