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NBA Power Rankings Updated Apr. 15, 2024. Denver Nuggets The Nuggets are the defending champs and are still the No. 1 team in the NBA to me. They won fewer games than Boston, but they are proven and deeper. There is very little seperating Denver and Boston though. Boston Celtics The Celtics ran through the…

Mike’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1 – Picks 1-15 Mike’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1 – Picks 16-30 Washington Wizards: Zaccharie Risacher, F, France Risacher has become the No. 1 prospect for the 2024 NBA Draft. He is young and playing excellent basketball in Europe. An elite defender and shooter, he could be…

Mike’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1 – Picks 1-15 Mike’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1 – Picks 16-30 Indiana Pacers: Zach Edey, C, Purdue Edey is likely to win his second straight National Player of the Year trophy, but he has improved his game to the point that he might be a lottery…

Updated: Sat., Feb. 10, 2024. Pistons trade Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic to the Knicks for Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Evan Fournier and two second-rounders The biggest trade so far has helped make the Knicks the potential No. 3 seed in the East. They added a much-needed third scorer with Bojan Bogdanovic, who should start…

MVP Nikola Jokic, C, Denver Nuggets Jokic is easily the MVP favorite and should win his third award this season. The man is averaging 29 points; he is also first in the league in rebounding and averages 10 assists a game. He’s incredible. Joel Embiid, C, Philadelphia 76ers The reigning MVP still has the 76ers…

Dallas Mavericks People were very skeptical that a team featuring Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic can win, but they, and the Mavericks have been excellent. The Mavericks likely have found their franchise center in rookie Dereck Lively who has immense potential, but the rest of the team is basically long-time helpers like Dwight Powell, Tim…

Atlanta Hawks The Hawks are a middling East team for a second straight season and should win 35-40 games and be somewhere seventh to 10th in the conference. Trae Young is playing quite poor despite his lofty stats. He has some big-time assist numbers – second in the NBA -, but his efficiency in terms…

Below, I forecast who could win the various awards for the coming NBA season. I layout five potential winners for MVP, ROTY, 6th Man, MIP, DPOY and COTY. Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic Although because of defense I have Giannis Antetokounmpo as the NBA’s top player, Jokic has become almost too talented offensively, becoming a…