The 2016-17 NBA Season is finally here! With it come a variety of questions and storylines.
Will the Warriors roll through the league with no problem? Can LeBron hold on to the throne against the Super Team?
Is this finally the year the Spurs drop off and will the Clippers make it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time?
Will Portland progress or regress? Can the Raptors keep up with the Cavs? Will Al Horford take the Celtics to the next level? Can the young Wolves or Nuggets compete for a playoff spot? Will the Jazz take the next step? Can the Kings escape years of dysfunction? Will Harden and D’Antoni lead the Rockets to greatness? What will the bottom of the league look like?
These and plenty more questions are answered in the first ever Basketball Nerds post: the 2016-17 NBA Season Preview.
Click through the graphic above, including the links to longer pieces on all 30 teams from our writers. See the key stats and storylines around each team and find out what we think about your favorite’s chances of making some noise (the projected finish is an average of rankings by all four writers).
Happy NBA-ing to you all!
Editor’s Note: The majority of these previews were completed before the beginning of the 2016-17 season. Due to some technical issues with starting a new site with a new group of writers, the actual publishing was significantly postponed. Keep that in mind as you go through each article.
