Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the NBA season has been postponed and could possibly be canceled entirely in a worst-case scenario. If it were to be canceled and we decided to simulate the rest of the season like one would do on NBA 2K, these are some predictions on end-of-year awards and the playoffs.
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Improved Player: Bam Adebayo
Coach of the Year: Billy Donovan
6th Man of the Year: Dennis Schroder
Defensive Player of the Year: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year: Ja Morant
All-NBA teams
First team: Damian Lillard, James Harden, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo
Second team: Russell Westbrook, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Nikola Jokic
Third team: Trae Young, Devin Booker, Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram, Rudy Gobert
Playoff seeding
Western Conference: Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Thunder, Jazz, Rockets, Mavericks, Pelicans
First round
Lakers over Pelicans in 5
Clippers over Mavs in 7
Rockets over Nuggets in 6
Thunder over Jazz in 5
Second round
Lakers over Thunder in 6
Rockets over Clippers in 7
Conference finals
Lakers over Rockets in 7
Eastern Conference: Bucks, Raptors, Celtics, Heat, Pacers, Sixers, Nets, Magic
First round
Bucks over Magic in 4
Raptors over Nets in 4
Celtics over Sixers in 5
Heat over Pacers in 7
Second round
Bucks over Heat in 7
Celtics over Raptors in 7
Conference finals
Bucks over Celtics in 7
NBA Finals
Lakers over Bucks in 6