Golden State Warriors:
Holy crap... I kind of like this team. Klay Thompson is the real deal and will be a great NBA player. Stephen Curry is a solid NBA point guard even if he shoots first and asks questions later. I like Andrew Bogut when healthy. If he stays healthy all year this team will be tough in the front court. That's a huge if though as he's managed that once in his NBA career. I actually think there's some solid depth in the front court with Harrison Barnes, Richard Jefferson, David Lee and Carl Landry up front. This team has some tools to work with this year.
LA Clippers:
I'll go with the positives first. I like Blake Griffith, I like Chris Paul and I like Grant Hill. Past that, I don't like a lot of the moves they made this offseason. I don't like the additions of Lamar Odom, Willie Green or Jamal Crawford. The SG position is terrible when Chauncey Billups isn't on the floor. I dislike the center position for this team as Jordan/Turiaf/Hollins are a really poor combo at the position. I think this team will be playoff bound again but I think they didn't improve their team like they could've.
LA Lakers:
The nightmare scenario kind of happened immediately with this team. They're currently 0-3 and Nash has suffered an injury. I don't think it's time to panic yet. There's 79 games left in the season. I think the panic button time is if they're still under water after 30ish games. I think this team will win in the mid 50s of games and be a contender in the Western playoffs. The Thunder dealing Harden was a blessing for this team as their biggest opponent took a serious step back.
Phoenix Suns:
I'm going to start off and say, this team isn't making the playoffs. With that said, I like how the Suns rebuilt themselves in the wake of Steve Nash leaving the team. I like their starting 5 quite a bit. The do lack depth though and Jermaine O'Neal is a terrible NBA player by this point in his career. I will be interested to see some of the moves this team makes in the future.
Sacramento Kings:
An all around bad team. Bill Simmons ripped them pretty hard on his podcast a few weeks ago. It really sums up this team greatly so here's the video...
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