2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[SleepingHero]

Really? 
They're honestly my favorites to win unless one of the other teams pull off a trade. Of course that depends on Davis actually being healthy when the playoffs start. Such a wide open year. 
 I'm getting more and more on board with a win now type move for OKC guys

Yeah in my opinion I just think LA's lack of depth will ruin them come playoff time. The West won't be a cakewalk. LeChina and AD aren't going to be given many opportunities to rest. Every game matters. And because of their lack of depth they're going to be forced to play heavy minutes. 

Come April it won't matter how talented AD or LeChina are, tired legs kills any team. And thats assuming that AD bucks his injury bug and Lebron doesn't break down, which is an interesting betting line to me. Lebron has played in total including playoffs 56,421 minutes. He is on pace to shatter Kareem's record if he continues to remain healthy, and it's uncharted waters Lebron is entering. No one has ever put up that amount of minutes in as little time as he has. Will he remain superhuman at 35? Last year showed he was mortal. 

Lakers are risky. If the playoffs was 2v2 and in a vacuum I'd pick Lebron and AD versus almost anyone. But they aren't and I think their downfalls will be on everyone else not named Lebron and AD, and external factors like injuries.