ESPN Predictions

[benji]

1. CLE (59-23)
2. CHI (53-29)
3. WAS (47-35)
4. TOR (47-35)
5. MIA (45-37)
6. CHA (44-38)
7. ATL (41-41)
8. BRK (40-42)
9. NYK (38-44)
10. IND (37-45)
11. DET (33-49)
12. ORL (26-56)
13. BOS (26-56)
14. MIL (23-59)
15. PHI (17-65)

1. SAS (58-24)
2. LAC (57-25)
3. OKC (54-28)
4. GSW (51-31)
5. POR (50-32)
6. DAL (50-32)
7. HOU (49-33)
8. MEM (48-34)
9. PHO (45-37)
10. NOP (41-41)
11. DEN (38-44)
12. SAC (30-52)
13. LAL (29-53)
14. MIN (28-54)
15. UTA (26-56)

[benji]

ESPN's "SCHOENE" Projections:
1. CLE (68-14)
2. CHI (57-25)
3. CHA (48-34)
4. WAS (43-39)
5. TOR (42-40)
6. DET (42-40)
7. ATL (40-42)
8. NYK (40-42)
9. BRK (36-46)
10. IND (35-47)
11. MIA (34-48)
12. MIL (27-55)
13. ORL (25-57)
14. BOS (24-58)
15. PHI (14-68)

1. LAC (60-22)
2. SAS (57-25)
3. HOU (53-29)
4. POR (52-30)
5. OKC (50-32)
6. GSW (48-34)
7. NOP (47-35)
8. DAL (42-40)
9. PHO (42-40)
10. MEM (41-41)
11. DEN (41-41)
12. MIN (36-46)
13. SAC (32-50)
14. UTA (31-51)
15. LAL (29-53)

ESPN's "Real Plus-Minus" Projections:
1. CLE (56-26)
2. CHI (55-27)
3. WAS (48-34)
4. MIA (48-34)
5. TOR (47-35)
6. ATL (41-41)
7. NYK (41-41)
8. CHA (37-45)
9. IND (36-46)
10. BRK (35-47)
11. DET (30-52)
12. BOS (29-53)
13. ORL (24-58)
14. MIL (24-58)
15. PHI (14-68)

1. SAS (61-21)
2. GSW (61-21)
3. LAC (60-22)
4. DAL (60-22)
5. OKC (58-24)
6. MEM (57-25)
7. POR (50-32)
8. HOU (49-33)
9. PHO (49-33)
10. NOP (39-43)
11. MIN (34-48)
12. DEN (31-51)
13. SAC (26-56)
14. UTA (25-57)
15. LAL (21-61)

[benji]

I like the common theme in who finishes last in the West in the two stats-based ones.

[Andrew]

I'll pick the Lakers to do a little better than that, but still be mediocre at best. I think some of the records in the East at 3-8 could be better this year, should teams remain relatively healthy. I could also see OKC getting off to a bit of a rocky start without Durant, which might make it a bit tougher for them to hit the 50-win plateau.

[Murat]

I would expect LAL to earn 30-35 wins.

Less for LAL

[NovU]

Notice MIA is 4th, 5th, and 11th in its conference in these predictions. I will take 4th by "Real Plus-Minus" Projections.