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5.Charlotte Bobcats – A team that has no chemistry and no player they can expect to carry them. Larry Brown can coach but he’s not a mirale worker.WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION 1.Portland Trail Blazers – Portland enters the season with big expectations for the first time in years. They have a player who can deliver big for them in Brandon Roy plus a good bunch of complimentary players. Does Andre Miller help or hurt this young team’s chemistry 2.Denver Nuggets – I see a slight slip from last year’s performance. The magic of losing AI and gaining Chauncey Billups has faded and won’t spark them the way it did last year.

Still a team that will be tough to beat but not as deep as last year. 3.Utah Jazz – The Carlos Boozer situation I think will distract this team and end up hurting it until a resolution. Paul Milsap is there and played great when Boozer was out last year. 4.Oklahoma City Thunder – This is going to be a big year for the Thunder I see them breaking through and making the playoffs. Kevin Durant becomes an All-Star player and leads the league in scoring this year. 5.Minnesota Timberwolves – They bungled the draft with the Ricky Rubio situation.

Why you draft two point guards literally back-to-back in the draft I’ll never understand. Al Jefferson and Kevin Love are building a strong foundation but who is going to step up and help in the backcourtPACIFIC DIVISION 1.Los Angeles Lakers – The Lakers are far superior than the rest of their division.They should get 65 wins easily. 2.Golden State Warriors – Does this team self destruct or play Nelly Ball again all the way to the playoffs They’ll be the most entertaining to watch because of on the court and offcourt antics. They’ll put up 125 on you but might battle on the sidelines. The division is weak outside of the Lakers so that’ll help them stay together. 3.Los Angeles Clippers – If Blake Griffin wasn’t injured to start the year and expected to miss weeks, they could challenge for the final playoff spot.