2016-2017 NBA Previews – Atlantic Division Odds
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Atlantic Division Season Preview
Division Favorite: Boston Celtics -105
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Although the Toronto Raptors would like to stake their claim as the best team in the division, that likely belongs to a group that was already impressive last season before landing one of the summer’s top free agents.
Boston Celtics NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
Head Coach: Brad Stevens
2015-16 Record: 48-34
Odds To Win Division: -105
Odds To Win Conference: +500
Odds To Win NBA Championship: +1800
The Boston Celtics followed up one heck of a year with one heck of a summer. Not only did they land the No. 5 seed out East, but they added Al Horford to the mix during the offseason.
They also landed the No. 3 pick in the draft, courtesy of the Brooklyn Nets, selecting to take athletic swingman Jaylen Brown out of California.
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Although Horford doesn’t necessarily scratch the itch this organization has had to land a big-name superstar (a la, Kevin Love, DeMarcus Cousins, Kevin Durant), he is the ultimate glue guy who deserves more credit as a top-tier center.
He spreads the floor and defends the rim, and he’ll slide into this rotation seamlessly alongside guys such as Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley.
Toronto Raptors NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
Head Coach: Dwane Casey
2015-16 Record: 56-26
Odds To Win Division: +105
Odds To Win Conference: +1400
Odds To Win NBA Championship: +4000
Last year’s Atlantic Division champions, Toronto enters this season with a ton of confidence.
Not only did it retain DeMar DeRozan, who many people believed would take his talents elsewhere as a free agent, but it finished last year just a single game behind the Cavs for the top spot out East.
If one thing became clear watching this team in the playoffs, it’s that its success ebbs and flows with the success of its backcourt. When DeRozan and Kyle Lowry had it going, the team would win on a regular basis.
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When those two struggled, it meant bad things for the Raptors as a whole.
This season, Toronto needs to figure out how to get more consistent showings from its backcourt stars.
It also needs to find ways to make up the difference when those two are struggling.
Many people will have Toronto favored to win this division based on its cohesion and past success, but those two things are going to be important to address if that’s to come to fruition.
New York Knicks NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
Head Coach: Jeff Hornacek
2015-16 Record: 32-50
Odds To Win Division: +1000
Odds To Win Conference: +2500
Odds To Win NBA Championship: +5000
There is absolutely no reason to recap what the New York Knicks did last season.
That’s just how different this team looks entering 2016-17.
Jeff Hornacek is the new head coach. Derrick Rose is the new point guard. Joakim Noah is the new center. Brandon Jennings and Courtney lee are the newest members of the backcourt.
What isn’t new is that Carmelo Anthony is still an elite scorer and Kristaps Porzingis gives this team an incredible amount of hope for the future.
The question here is whether or not guys like Rose and Noah are going to resemble former versions of themselves or the current versions that have lost a step to injuries.
Those two are likely to miss games this year, but how many games that number comes out to will help determine the level of success this new-look roster can find.
Brooklyn Nets NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson
2015-16 Record: 21-61
Odds To Win Division: +1000
Odds To Win Conference: +20000
Odds To Win NBA Championship: +50000
The Brooklyn Nets are going to bad this year; there’s just no way to sugar coat it.
The good news for fans here is that the team has begun to clear cap space and add flexibility for the future. It did bring in Jeremy Lin on a decent-sized free-agent contract this summer, and Brook Lopez is still making solid coin at the center position, but the future no longer looks as grim as it has in recent past.
Just don’t expect a team led by guys like Lopez and Lin to compete in the immediate future.
Philadelphia 76ers NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
Head Coach: Brett Brown
2015-16 Record: 10-72
Odds To Win Division: +10000
Odds To Win Conference: +15000
Odds To Win NBA Championship: +50000
Like the Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers are going to be bad this season. Unlike the Nets, this group has the potential to be extremely entertaining on a night in-night out basis.
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With Joel Embiid finally ready to make his NBA debut, this group has an embarrassment of riches in the frontcourt. Jahlil Okafor has an old-school game, but he’s a strong scorer in the post. Nerlens Noel can defend the paint against just about anybody.
The bad news here is that the team’s prized No. 1 pick from this summer, Ben Simmons, will miss action until about January stemming from a training camp injury.
This has been the story of the 76ers the last few years, so here’s hoping he heals appropriately and this team isn’t stuck with another injury-prone big man.
NBA Atlantic Division Prediction
One thing that we didn’t touch on with the Celtics is coaching. Brad Stevens, quite frankly, is a young genius who has clearly gotten more out of his roster than the sum of its parts.
As tempting as it is to look at an improved Raptors team and choose them to win this division, the fact is that it’s Boston’s to lose at this point in the process.
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