Rank Why I put them here
Thunder: Coming off best recored in the league and a championship, has great supporting cast, and has the MVP of the league.
Spurs: Does lack playoff experience, but makes up for it with a deep team, has a great defense, and one of the best players in the league.
Pistons: Amazing turn around from 6th seed to the 1st seed, has a dominant paint presence with Duren, and Stewart, has great three point shooters, and has a dominant point guard.
Celtics: They have Brown and Tatum back for a playoff run, has good role players in White, and Prichard, but they don’t really have that dominant center that they would need later on.
Nuggets: Coming into the playoffs with a 12 game win streak, has depth, also has a proven duo, but has struggled with injuries throughout the season.
Knicks: They have an amazing starting five with Brunson, Bridges, Anunoby, Hart, and Towns, but does struggle with bench scoring with the them sitting at 28th averaging 31.6 points per game off the bench.
Rockets: Also has an amazing starting five, and are in the top ten in a lot of team stats such as offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating, rebounding, etc, but is still missing a true point guard, and have struggled with injuries throughout the entire season.
Cavaliers: Has an amazing offense, run by Harden, and Mitchell, and also has a great front court with Mobley, and Allen, but they have struggled against top teams in the east like the Knicks ( 1-2 record) and the Celtics ( 0-3 record).
Lakers: The Lakers go into the playoffs with 2 of their top 3 scorers, out at least the first 4 games of playoffs, and they have other flaws such as defense with them ranked 20th in defensive rating, they also have flaws in bench scoring being ranked 29th averaging 26 points per game off the bench.
Timberwolves: The Wolves this season have been off and on all season with their longest win streak being 5 and their longest losing also being 5, these inconsistencies are the reason why they have the 6th seed in the west.
Raptors: The Raptors this season have been a great defensive team all season, but I think their offense will be their down fall, as they start to play better offensive teams like the cavs and pistons.
Hawks: Good team with young guys like Kuminga, Johnson, Risache, and Daniels, but not a whole lot of playoff experience, and struggles with half court offense and rebounding.
Suns: Great scorers, and great shooters in Allen and Booker, but lacks a true point guard, and they also lack depth.
Hornets: One of the hottest teams of the season and one of the hottest teams heading in the playoffs, they are also one of the best 3 point shooting team’s in the league, the one thing holding this team back is playoff experience and their turnover per game averaging 15.4 per game.
Magic: Magic have had a pretty good season, but struggles in both shooting and offense is why I put them here, and not to mention Banchero and Wagner taking a step back in pts this season.
76ers: Has one of the top scorers in the NBA in Maxey, but I put them here because of injuries to key guys like Embied, and struggles with bench depth.
Heat: Good duo with Bam, and Herro, has a great supporting cast with Wiggins, and Powell, but lacks consistency, and are middle of the pack in shooting.
Clippers: Team has experienced veterans and quality playoff experience, but has struggled with player injuries and defense over the season.
Trailblazers: Has great depth and young players, is top 15 in rebounding and defense, and has proven veterans in Willams, and Holiday, but has struggled on the offensive end being ranked 20th in offensive rating.
Warriors: Has struggled with Curry out of the lineup, and is missing key guys such as Butler, and Moody, and also has struggled with offense ( 19th in offensive rating) and defense ( 16th in defensive rating).
Who should I switch around?
Thoughts?