Are we predicting the regular season record?

[mvossman]

50 wins, simply cause the West is stupid deep. If you get Utah at the start of the season like the Mavs, when they are not tanking, there is only one definite bad team in Portland. Close to 30 years since MJ and the East is still sh*t. And I bet somehow Flagg will land in Portland.

Don't we say this every year?  We got 50 wins last year, and that is with tanking the last two games.  From last opening season to this we have replaced Grant Williams, Richaun Holmes, Timmy Hardaway, Derrick Jones Jr, Josh Green, Seth Curry with PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford, Klay Thompson, Naji Marshal, Quinten Grimes and Dinwiddie.  That is a crazy talent/fit upgrade across the board.  Add in Lively upgrade from rookie to second year and the fact that Mavs had plenty of injury issues last season, and its not hard to see a record improvement to the mid 50s.