As the 2021-22 NBA season begins, here are my predictions for what will inevitably be another wild season around the league.
1. Champion Bucks will fly under radar, but charge for repeat
The last team to repeat out of the East was the 2012-13 Miami Heat, a team that got over the hump in the previous season after one of failure. Miami went from enduring all the questions about the LeBron James-Dwyane Wade fit and Erik Spoelstra’s pulse on his team to being validated and subsequently dominating the league the next season.