Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts alongside Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
As the Miami Heat embark on another quest for an NBA championship, there will be more competition than ever. The Eastern Conference improved a lot this summer, and a bunch of teams will be competing for a top playoff spot.
The general consensus is that the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets are going to be the top two seeds in the East. While it’s entirely possible that the Heat challenge them for one of those spots, let’s assume that to be true for the purpose of this article.