There are many factors that will inform this decision, such as roster construction, coaching, team chemistry, and front-office cohesion. As is the case with any prediction, there are a number of things that simply can’t be accounted for.
As it currently stands, the Los Angeles Lakers are squarely in the running as a Top-5 team in the West, with the other four teams being the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. The Lakers simply have too much talent to fail, and the combination of LeBron James and Anthony Davis is a match made in heaven.