The Lakers will overpay to bring Kyle Kuzma back this summer.
I will detach from reality for the off-season, burying myself in Lakers history books covering 1980-2010.
It won’t work. The Laker’s mediocrity will consume me, as I begin telling younger Laker fans about the golden years. They will tell me AD is an MVP candidate after he has two great weeks.
I will cry.
I will pray the Lakers trade AD and Lebron and hire a GM with team-building experience.
I will question my belief in God when Pelinka instead trades three first-round picks for DeMar DeRozan.
I will retreat into nihilism, accepting that there is no meaning in life and everything is randomness.
2023 sounds fun!
(This is tongue-in-cheek. Well, the nihilism and losing belief in God isn’t real. I won’t be surprised if Kuzma and DeRozan end up with the Lakers though. Or if, God forbid, the Celtics do win in 2023.)
Nikola Jokic will have his best statistical season ever, but will not win the MVP. That will either go to the best player on the team with the best regular season record. IMHO Jayson Tatum or the incomparable Luka Doncic
Lots of good stuff here. Dare I say give the app a try and weigh in there ...
Atlanta - a new coach before the all-star break
Boston - won't make the Eastern Conference Finals
Brooklyn - will make the ECF
Charlotte - won't have a top-5 pick
Chicago - DeMar DeRozan won't be on their roster at the start of next season
Cleveland - will give the Bucks all they can handle in the first round
Dallas - Luka gets his first top-3 for the MVP (but doesn't win)
Denver - makes the WCF, Jokic finishes 2nd in MVP voting
Detroit - gets the best odds for VW, misses the bus again
Golden State - makes the NBA Finals
Houston - trades at least two of their first-round picks
Indiana - wins the play-in tournament
LA Clippers - finally moves on from Kawhi by the start of next season
LA Lakers - absolutely nothing changes by NYE 2023
Memphis - fails to secure an opportunity to Griddy in the second round
Miami - makes the ECF finals after beating the Celtics
Milwaukee - Giannis wins MVP, Finals MVP, ECF MVP, and a 2nd title
Minnesota - misses the playoffs this year, has a new GM by the start of next year
New Orleans - top-4 seed, loses in the second round to the Warriors in 7 games
New York - trades Derrick Rose to a contender
Oklahoma City - wins the VW sweepstakes
Orlando - makes the play-in with Bol Bol as a top-3 scorer
Philadelphia - Embiid misses the top-3 for MVP and whispers about wanting a trade
Phoenix - loses in the play-in tournament
Sacramento - beats Phoenix in the play-in tournament
Toronto - trades Pascal Siakam to a Western Conference team
Utah - ends up with two top-7 picks
Washington - hangs on to Bradley Beal for another confusing offseason
New York - trades Derrick Rose to a contender
Oklahoma City - wins the VW sweepstakes
Orlando - makes the play-in with Bol Bol as a top-3 scorer
Philadelphia - Embiid misses the top-3 for MVP and whispers about wanting a trade
Phoenix - loses in the play-in tournament
Sacramento - beats Phoenix in the play-in tournament
Toronto - trades Pascal Siakam to a Western Conference team
Utah - ends up with two top-7 picks
Washington - hangs on to Bradley Beal for another confusing offseason
Pacers will be buyers at trade deadline. Pacers will also use cap space to get assets
The Celtics will win the 2023 NBA finals.
The Lakers will overpay to bring Kyle Kuzma back this summer.
I will detach from reality for the off-season, burying myself in Lakers history books covering 1980-2010.
It won’t work. The Laker’s mediocrity will consume me, as I begin telling younger Laker fans about the golden years. They will tell me AD is an MVP candidate after he has two great weeks.
I will cry.
I will pray the Lakers trade AD and Lebron and hire a GM with team-building experience.
I will question my belief in God when Pelinka instead trades three first-round picks for DeMar DeRozan.
I will retreat into nihilism, accepting that there is no meaning in life and everything is randomness.
2023 sounds fun!
(This is tongue-in-cheek. Well, the nihilism and losing belief in God isn’t real. I won’t be surprised if Kuzma and DeRozan end up with the Lakers though. Or if, God forbid, the Celtics do win in 2023.)
Nikola Jokic will have his best statistical season ever, but will not win the MVP. That will either go to the best player on the team with the best regular season record. IMHO Jayson Tatum or the incomparable Luka Doncic