Eastern Conference 1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Chicago Bulls 3. Miami Heat 4. Toronto Raptors 5. Washington Wizards 6. Brooklyn Nets 7. Atlanta Hawks 8. Detroit Pistons Eastern Conference First Round Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavaliers win 4-2) After four years without playoff basketball there is buzz back in Cleveland with the return of small [...]
X-Portland Trailblazers 53-29 (3) In his second year as the head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, Terry Stotts led a revival in "Rip City" as the Blazers made the second round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2000. The Blazers have the ability to once again be a dangerous team in the [...]
X-Miami Heat 49-33 (3) The last four NBA seasons have seen the Miami Heat franchise soar to new heights. In the past four years the Heat claimed a pair of NBA Championships in four trips to the league's final series. But things will be drastically different this time around as forward LeBron James left the [...]
X-San Antonio Spurs 58-24 (1) The San Antonio Spurs walked off of the floor at the 2013 NBA Finals with an unusual feeling as they didn't claim the NBA Championship. The Spurs however didn't take the time to wallow in their pity as they laced up their sneakers and came back with a vengeance last [...]
X-Cleveland Cavaliers 52-30 (1) LeBron James After four years of manipulating the NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back in business as a legitimate title contender. After spending the first seven years of his NBA career with the Cavaliers, small forward LeBron James took his talents to South Beach in 2010 to join [...]
X-Los Angeles Clippers 56-26 (2) Last season the Los Angeles Clippers won 57 games in their first season under head coach Doc Rivers. Rivers changed the culture with the Clippers, but they still were unable to get past the second round in the NBA Playoffs. This season however the Clippers will have an ever fresher [...]
X-Toronto Raptors 49-33 (4) Kyle Lowry Last season the Toronto Raptors came out of nowhere to win the Atlantic Division. The Raptors did it with a team that had a workman like approach and also had a star in the making. Last season Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan averaged a career-high in points [...]
Steve Ballmer All systems go for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Greg Monroe Free agent center/power forward Greg Monroe entered this summer looking for a big deal from an NBA team which he has yet to receive. Monroe was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2010. In four seasons with the Pistons, Monroe averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Monroe is a [...]
Midway through the 2010-2011 NBA season Frank Vogel replaced Jim O'Brien as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. In Vogel's time with the Pacers he has led the team to the postseason every year while also upping their win total in each campaign. In the last three seasons the Pacers have been knocked out [...]