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Since tonight kicks off the start of the NBA season, who y'all got? Don't know if I've ever seen so many teams with so many good players. 

West: Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, Lakers are all proven to some degree.
East: Celtics, Nets, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, Raptors, Hawks, Cavs are all proven to some degree.

I honestly don't know who to take there are so many good teams. I guess the question easiest to answer is if you'd take the W's or the field? Then again, most people would pick the field just because of the numbers, and most who chose the W's would be biased homers.

To me the most intriguing team is the Cavs. Two small All-Star level Guards (Garland and Mitchell) paired with a couple bigs and a wing forward. Kind of a little bit like Blazers had with Lillard and McCollum, but a bigger front court.

I'm curious to see how far the Suns fall from the #1 seed, which for some reason I don't think they will be contending for this year.

This overall evaluation seems right to me.  The top half of the league or so all looks very tough.  Sixteen teams (mostly overlapping with the list above) apparently are going to be above the luxury tax threshhold.  That's not a perfect indicator of each team's potential (see Memphis, which would be under even with Morant at the salary level he'll earn with his new contract next year).  But it shows that a lot of teams are "going for it" this year.  I would include the Wolves and the Bulls in the group of teams that look very tough.  I don't think the Wizards are going to make the playoffs, let alone have much chance to win the first round, but even they would be interesting to watch if Porzingis can finally stay healthy.  As for the Warriors, the team probably has as good a chance as most anyone, but I still wouldn't put it higher than 8 to 1.

[TrumpCard]

Since tonight kicks off the start of the NBA season, who y'all got? Don't know if I've ever seen so many teams with so many good players. 

West: Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, Lakers are all proven to some degree.
East: Celtics, Nets, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, Raptors, Hawks, Cavs are all proven to some degree.

I honestly don't know who to take there are so many good teams. I guess the question easiest to answer is if you'd take the W's or the field? Then again, most people would pick the field just because of the numbers, and most who chose the W's would be biased homers.

To me the most intriguing team is the Cavs. Two small All-Star level Guards (Garland and Mitchell) paired with a couple bigs and a wing forward. Kind of a little bit like Blazers had with Lillard and McCollum, but a bigger front court.

I'm curious to see how far the Suns fall from the #1 seed, which for some reason I don't think they will be contending for this year.

This overall evaluation seems right to me.  The top half of the league or so all looks very tough.  Sixteen teams (mostly overlapping with the list above) apparently are going to be above the luxury tax threshhold.  That's not a perfect indicator of each team's potential (see Memphis, which would be under even with Morant at the salary level he'll earn with his new contract next year).  But it shows that a lot of teams are "going for it" this year.  I would include the Wolves and the Bulls in the group of teams that look very tough.  I don't think the Wizards are going to make the playoffs, let alone have much chance to win the first round, but even they would be interesting to watch if Porzingis can finally stay healthy.  As for the Warriors, the team probably has as good a chance as most anyone, but I still wouldn't put it higher than 8 to 1.