The league has been a little different since we last brought the 30 teams together. Observatory Russell Westbrook and John Wall changed the team. Jrue Holiday and Gordon Hayward have changed uniforms. Philadelphia 76 has a new head coach and a new basketball president.
What about the Los Angeles Lakers? Los Angeles looks even stronger after signing a five-year contract with Anthony Davis, an unexpected contract extension with Lebron James and the signing of Montrell’s sixth Man of the Year this offseason.
Who can challenge the champions in 2020-21? That’s how every team works.
Pay attention: This ranking is based on teams of voters (a group of more than 40 journalists, insiders and editors) who think they will do better in the 2020-21 season. Chances of Title was awarded by William Hills Caesar Sportsbook magazine.
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1. Los Angeles Lakers record
2019-20: 52-19
2021 Chances of winning the title : +320
Previous assessment : 1
The Lakers won the championship and led the first season with Lebron James and Anthony Davis, and General Manager Rob Pelinka seems to have packed for the callback table. Los Angeles was able to sideline two of last year’s top Finals of the Sixth Person of the Year contest – Free Agency winner Montresel Harrell and Free Agency runner Dennis Schroeder in exchange for Danny Green – and rejuvenate themselves in the game. And after Dwight Howard left for Philadelphia, Avery Bradley for Miami and Rajon Rondo for Atlanta, the Lakers exchanged JaVale McGee for Mark Gasol and signed a contract with former security guard Wesley Matthews. The Lakers are the favourites to win it all over again. — Dave McManaman.
2. Milwaukee Bucks
2019-20 Record : 56-17
2021 Ratios of effects : +500
Previous review : 3
The past two seasons Bax has won the best regular season record with MVP Giannis Antetokunmpo, but he did not make it to the NBA finals. In an effort to lead the way when it comes down to it, Bax has ensured consistency in the protection of Jrue Holiday, as well as deep support within the Ministry of Justice. Augustin, Torrey Craig, Bryn Forbes, Bobby Portis and Nik Stauskas. Front Office Bax tries to make the most of Antetoccunpo’s best years by adding parts that help to get through it. Its possibilities are wide open, but the decision to expand Antetokunpo is on the horizon. — Eric Woodyard.
3. Brooklyn Systems
2019-20 Record : 35-37
2021 Ratios of effects : +600
Previous review : 10
It was especially a boring off-season for the Nets, as their 2019 Off-Season blockbuster still covers the table. They’ve been waiting over a year for Kiryia Irving and Kevin Durant to lie on the floor together, and while the chatter of a third star is bubbling, Brooklyn is about to start the season with the two-headed monster in the front ranks. In September, the networks hired Steve Nash to observe all this – a bold move that only makes the plot more interesting than it will be this season. – Royce Young
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4. Report of the LA Clippers
2019-20 : 49-23
2021 Title Opportunities : +450
Previous review : 2
After a stunning collapse in the Clippers playoffs, Montresel lost Harrell and key replacement JaMychal Green to their Western rivals at the start of the free agency when Harrell joined the Lakers and Green left for Denver. But the Clippers have found and reunited his former Raptor teammates, Serge Ibaka and Kavi Leonard. Ibaka will not replace Harrell with 18.6 points per game, but the Clippers hope that Ibaka will stretch the ground and better protect the centers of stars like Nikola Jokic. Los Angeles added Luke Kennard and Nicholas Batum, but the clips were focused on their biggest improvement: Tyrone Lew replaces Doc Rivers as coach and helps the team to fight for the title in chemistry and strategy. — To Yongomisuk.
5. Miami Heat
2019-20 Record : 44-29
2021 Title Opportunities : +1500
Previous review : 9
Miami hopes to maintain the pace of their impressive performance in the bubble and, more importantly, to return with the same group. Center All Stars Bam Adebayo signed the maximum extension, veteran guard officer Goran Dragich changed clothes, and Avery Bradley left the Lakers to join Jimmy Butler and the reigning Eastern Conference champion. Heat hopes that the new Precious Achiouva selection project can have an impact. — Nick Friedell
6. Dallas Mavericks
2019-20 Record : 43-32
2021 Title Opportunities : +2500
Previous review : 5
Last season, Mavis led the most effective attack in the history of the NBA and a mediocre defense. It was not a difficult decision to modernise the main target defensively in the off-season. (Well, that and the positioning of Mavs as the maximum number of paid buyers in the free agency market next year). The replacement of Seth Curry by Josh Richardson has sacrificed the shot for a tough, double-edged defender who must take advantage of Luca Doncic’s attack and who will normally perform the most demanding tasks in the outer defense. — Tim McMahon.
7. Denver Nuggets
2019-20 Record : 46-27
2021 Title Opportunities : +2000
Previous evaluation : 4
The Nuggets suffered a great loss when Jerome Grant left for a major role in Detroit. Important players Mason Plumley and Torrey Craig have also disappeared. But the nuggets soon passed to JaMychal Green, who brings the power and ability to help Nikola Jokić defend his position and expand the field. Denver brought back Paul Milsap and signed a contract with the crossing guard Fasundo Ampton and the great man Isaiah Hartenstein as well as RJ Hampton and Zeke Nnaji. Michael Porter, Jr. has to make the jump to the starting line; Will Burton is ready to return after his injury; and Bol Bol can stand in line for a few minutes for a challenger who wants to surpass his finalist in the Western Conference final. — Yongomisuk
8. Boston Celtics
2019-20 Record : 48-24
2021 Chances of winning the title : +1600
Previous review : 7
The loss of Gordon Hayward was a blow to Boston, because he was probably the best player and took care of the multifunctionality of the piano. His departure, combined with Kemba Walker’s knee problems, will put great pressure on Jason Tatum, Jalen Brown and Marcus Smart to make progress in their development. In the meantime, Tristan Thompson should be a good partner in the center next to Daniel Tais and will not allow the big men to take advantage of Boston inside. The Celtics will need some of their many other young players (Grant Williams, Robert Williams III, Romeo Langford, Carsen Edwards, Aaron Nesmit and Peyton Pritchard) to enter the stage and give them minutes. — Tim Bontemps
9. Philadelphia 76ers
2019-20 record : 43-30
2021 Title Opportunities : +2500
Previous review : 8
It was another turbulent low season in Philadelphia – but this time it looked like the Six had a plan. The new coach Doc Rivers and the new president Daryl Morey give Philadelphia one of the best combination coaches in the league and long-term stability. Meanwhile, the takeover attempts by Danny Green and Seth Curry were intended to level the playing field and give the Sixers the filming they so desperately needed. Now Philadelphia needs Joel Ambiad and Ben Simmons to play as superstars – and especially when they’re on the field together. If she can, this team could be best in the East. — Good time.
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10. The record of the Toronto Raptors is
2019-20 : 53-19
2021 Chances of winning the title : +2000
Previous evaluation : 11
In Toronto, Fred Van Vliet held Fred, but he saw Sergei Ibaka and Mark Ghasol enter a free desk in 2020-21. The raptors have recovered well and captured Aron Baines, but he is 34 years old and prone to injuries. There’s still a lot of DNA left in the championship – Toronto still has the current coach of the year, Nick Ners, so expect Toronto to stay firmly on its feet to take advantage of the Eastern Platforms’ play-off hosts. — Good time.
11. Portland Trail Blowers
2019-20 Record : 35-39
2021 Chances of winning the title : +3500
Previous assessment : 14
The blazers have a few chips to improve this off-season, and added Robert Covington (in exchange for future decisions), Derrick Jones Jr. and Ance Canter ink and resigned Carmelo Anthony. The blowers added depth to their previously slimmed-down rotation and provided the defensive wing length and physical capacity that was the formula for their last Western conference two seasons ago. — Young people
12. Utah Jazz
2019-20 Recording : 44-28
2021 Title Opportunities : +4000
Previous evaluation : 13
Jazz used a mid-level exception to win back an old friend, Derrick Favors, who had to free Utah from the previous off-season to make way for the signing of a $73 million contract with Bojan Markevic. Favors returned to Salt Lake City and realized that he is unlikely to return to the prominent role of power forward, with the few exceptions due to gambling. Jazz recruited the Favors to support Rudy Robert. Reason: Utah had the top team with plus 6.2 points, while Robert was at rest last season with minus 3.8 points. — McMahon
13. State Golden Warriors
2019-20 record : 15-50
2021 Chances of winning the title : +6000
Previous evaluation : 6
No team has seen a more spectacular coup in the last month than Steve Kerr’s band. The Warriors had hoped for the championship this season, but that optimism was hit hard when Clye Thompson tore his Achilles tendon on the same night the organization scored James Weizman’s second goal. With Stephen Curry in top form and Draimond Greene setting the tone in defence, the Warriors still believe they can have a good season. Kelly Obr Jr.’s new recruit should fill some of the void created by Thompson’s absence. — Friedell
14. Phoenix Suns
2019-20 record : 34-39
2021 Title Opportunities : +3500
Previous assessment : 19
After 8-0 in the bubble, but still without play, Sens didn’t stand still in this low season. Phoenix stepped on the record and made one of the first big jumps when he did it for Chris Paul, who had just joined the second team of the NBA to support Devin Booker as the new assistant baseline. In an interview with reporters last week, the Booker Center and the Suns Deandre Eaton expressed their admiration for the opportunity to study with an NBA Point God resident. — Andrew Lopez
15. Houston Missiles
2019-20 Record : 44-28
2021 Ratios of effects : +4000
Previous evaluation : 12
Has the smoke gone up in Houston? Even by Rocket’s turbulent standards, it was a period of radical out-of-season change. Coach Mike D’Anthony, general manager Daryl Morey, short term co-star Russell Westbrook, short term forward Robert Covington and Houston’s commitment to a historically small team are all gone. The replacements are: first head coach Stephen Silas, who became general manager Rafael Stone, John Wall, who retired after two years of injury, and Christian Wood, a 25-year veteran center preparing for his first full NBA season. And of course, the old MVP candidate, James Harden, made it clear that he would rather be in Brooklyn, a wish the rockets are in no hurry to fulfill. — McMahon
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16. New Orleans Pelican
2019-20 Record : 30-42
2021 Ratios of effects : +5000
Previous evaluation : 17
Instead of putting more tension in the game with Zion Williamson, the pelicans preferred Stephen Adams to have more power in the middle. The Pelicans formed an effective team last season with Williamson alongside Derrick Favors, who is usually not a marksman, and found success. In New Orleans, regulars like Williamson, Favors, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Jrue Holiday scored over 18.1 and finished fourth in the league with a minimum of 150 minutes. With Adams replacing Favor and Eric Bledsoe on holiday, New Orleans hopes for a similar success in 2020-21. — Lopez
17. Indiana Pacers
2019-20 Record : 45-28
2021 Chances of winning the title : +12500
Previous review : 16
It’s not enough to have a good regular season and not make the first round of the play-offs for Indiana. The dismissal of coach Nate McMillan will therefore lead to former Raptors’ assistant Nate Bjorkgren. Indiana also got injured last season, especially important players like Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Now that the Pacers have entered the camp, they are healthy, and Malcolm Brogdon is trying to adapt to a new role to gain more leadership. — lumberyard
18. Memphis Grizzly Record
2019-20: 34-39
2021 Title Opportunities : +10000
Previous evaluation : 18
Grizzly Bears decided to enter the free agent market before the end of last season’s negotiation period by eating in their limited room for manoeuvre, taking two high salaries as tax at Justise Winslow Trading and signing the Dillon Brooks for a three-year, $35 million cost cover. Memphis’ biggest move out of season was the resignation of De’Anthony Melton, a 22-year-old riot agent, after a four-year contract, $35 million and an offer at the end of the first round to take Desmond Bain on the wing. The Grizzlies are committed to ensuring that their young competitive core can grow together under the leadership of Years Morant and Years Jackson Jr. — McMahon
19. Washington Wizards
2019-20 record : 25-47
2021 Chances of winning the title : +10000
Previous evaluation : 21
The Wizards shook the franchise the night before camp and traded John Wall for Russell Westbrook. While the two aggressive defenders and ball defenders have a lot in common, the Wizards can move faster than Wall, who hasn’t played in two years with the arrival of Westbrook. However, Westbrook has to adapt to franchise player Bradley Beale and at the same time help Washington develop Rui Hachimura, number 9 in the general election of Denis Avdiya and number 2 Cassius Winston. The wizards kept their biggest agent free, Davis Bertans, and added veterinarian Robin Lopez for the internal defense. — Yongomisuk
20. Atlanta Hawks record
2019-20: 20-47
2021 : +12500
Previous review : 24
Atlanta’s getting ready for the playoffs. The Hawks took Bogdan Bogdanovich, Rayon Rondo, Danilo Gallinari, Tony Snell and Solomon Hill and added Oneka Okongwa and Skylar Mace. In fact, the team has not yet seen what they have in the center of Clint Capela, who was in business last season but never played for the Hawks. Add to that Trey Young’s production – last season’s 21-year-old starter was fourth in the championship for points (29.6) and second for assists (9.3) – and there’s reason to believe that Atlanta can return to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. — Lopez
21. San Antonio Spurs
2019-20 Record : 32-39
2021 Chances of Winning the Title : +20000
Previous evaluation : 22
It was a quiet outdoor season in San Antonio: Reserve guard Marco Belinelli returned to play in his native Italy, guard Brin Forbes signed a contract with Milwaukee, and the franchise attracted guards Devin Vassel and Tre Jones. Apart from these steps, the list is largely the same as a year ago. San Antonio managed the small bubble (DeMar DeRozan was the starting point) and the young players (Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Jakob Poeltl, Lonnie Walker IV and Keldon Johnson – all five years old or younger), and now LaMarcus Aldridge joins them. — Lopez
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11. March 11th. 16 May: Second half of regular season
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22. Orlando Magic
2019-20 Record : 33-40
2021 Ratios of securities : +20000
Previous evaluation : 20
The Magic hasn’t made a name for itself in a free agency yet, but they’re betting on Cole Anthony and Plague Oke’s design to give an impulse to an organization that is still in the grip of emotional turmoil, from a seasonal bladder injury to Jonathan Isaac’s knees. (Okaye quit playing after rehab last year because of his own ACL injury) The Magic hopes his previous number one overall choice, Markel Fultz, will further improve Steve Clifford’s system. — Friedell
23. Minnesota Wood
2019-20 Record : 19-45
2021 Chance to win the title : +20000
Previous evaluation : 25
A good way to start the off-season is to choose the number 1 in the design, and although it is not the choice of the blockbuster, the addition of Anthony Edwards meets a direct need for wolves. They have a unique location with young stars on the site and at the same time they are built for the future race, with the chance to be good in the present. The inclusion of several key veterans should also stabilize them – welcome back, Ricky Rubio! — but most of the wolves finally get a full picture of the Carl Anthony Towns/D’Angelo Russell couple. — Young people
24. Chicago Bulls
2019-20 record : 22-43
2021 Chances of winning the title : +15000
Previous evaluation : 26
The return to relevance is the motivation for the out-of-season move to Chicago. First, the Bulls have completely rebuilt their front office: Arturas Kournisovas as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations and Mark Eversley as General Manager. The bulls also hired Billy Donovan as their trainer. There is a commitment to restoring Chicago’s basketball culture, led by the massive performances of Zack Avalanche, Laurie Markkanen and Otto Porter Jr — Woodyard.
25. Charlotte Hornets
2019-20 Record : 23-42
2021 Chances of winning the title : +40000
Previous evaluation : 27
Charlotte surprised many by announcing that Gordon Hayward had signed a $120 million, four-year contract, but the Hornets bet that the 30-year-old would return to the All-Star and set the tone for the young players on their roster. One of these players, number 3, chooses LaMelo Ball, who is sure to succeed immediately. Young Hornet owner Michael Jordan believes the playoffs are within reach if he continues to improve under the guidance of coach James Borrego. — Friedell
26. Kings of Sacramento
2019-20 Record : 31-41
2021 Title Opportunities : +20000
Previous evaluation : 23
Sacramento has had an eventful outdoor season. After a series of COVID-19 cases in the composition and dislocation of the right leg, which ended Marvin Bagley III’s season in the beginning, the kings fought in a bubble. The next shoe that was thrown on the franchise after the missed season of 14 consecutive years has been removed from the front office: Vlade Divac and Peya Stojakovich on the outside; Monte McNair and Wes Wilcox on the inside. The changes on the royal list have been less dramatic: Bogdan Bogdanovich, Kent Baizmore and Harry Giles III, Frank Kaminsky, Hassan White Side and Glenn Robinson III and Tyrese Halyburton’s first round of the top. In a competitive Western conference they will have to climb the mountain to put an end to the drought of qualifications that will last a decade and a half. — McManaman.
27. Pistons Detroit
2019-20 Record : 20-46
2021 Chance of Title : +30000
Previous evaluation : 28
The pistons and the new general manager Troy Weaver attacked aggressively in the low season. Detroit has completely redesigned its line-up behind veterans Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose, with the addition of Jerry Grant, Josh Jackson, Jalil Okafor, Mason Plumley and Delon Wright, as well as sketches by Killian Hayes, Saban Lee, Isaiah Stewart and Saddick Bay to reflect Detroit’s toughness and courage. It’s time to see how the product really works. — lumberyard
28. New York Knicks
2019-20 Record : 21-45
2021 Chances of winning the title : +30000
Previous evaluation : 30
The Knicks have rearranged their team by hiring Leon Rose as head coach and Tom Thibodeau as coach. They also dropped the New Yorker Obi Toppin with Draft Choice number 8 and added RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson to the young core. But how can Tibodo, with the Knicks still missing the talent to compete, be the best coach to manage such a young and inexperienced team? It will be very interesting to see. — Good time.
29. Cleveland Riders
2019-20 Record : 19-46
2021 Chances of winning the title : +30000
Previous evaluation : 29
Cleveland took advantage of dive #5 on Isaac Okoro and added a physically experienced wing in the garden, with the recent lottery peaks of Darius Garland and Collin Sexton. J.B. Bickerstaff, who joined as head coach after John Baileyne’s resignation in February, will be charged with matching his young talent with veterans Kevin Love, Andre Drummond and Javell McGee of the Lakers Front Court. The chance of success for cavers this season will depend on how these different parts fit together. — McManaman.
30. Oklahoma City Thunder
2019-20 Record : 44-28
2021 Title Opportunities : +40000
Previous evaluation : 15
The thunder’s recovery plan suddenly blossomed when the fifth western seed collapsed during a week of fast and furious trading: Dennis Schroeder was sent to the Lakers, Chris Paul to Phoenix and Stephen Adams to New Orleans. Thunder was still in the cards to start the recovery process, but it was about time. Like all the other western countries that will fight for the play-offs this season, Thunder is not up to the task. — Young people
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