2015-16 NBA PREVIEW and PREDICTIONS

Here’s what I came up with after looking into my crystal basketball for the 2015-16 NBA season.

EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers      (56-26)

2. Chicago Bulls

3. Miami Heat

4. Washington Wizards

5. Toronto Raptors

6. Atlanta Hawks

7. Milwaukee Bucks

8. Boston Celtics

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF TEAMS:

1. Golden State Warriors (58-24)

2. San Antonio Spurs

3. Oklahoma City Thunder

4. Houston Rockets

5. Los Angeles Clippers

6. Memphis Grizzlies

7. New Orleans Pelicans

8. Utah Jazz

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS:

Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS:

San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors

NBA FINALS:

Cleveland Cavaliers over San Antonio Spurs

NBA MVP:

LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers

I expect “King James” to pick up his 5th NBA MVP trophy this season!

NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

Jahlil Okafor – Philadelphia 76ers

NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

C.J. McCollum – Portland Trail Blazers

ALL NBA 1^ST TEAM:

Steph Curry – Golden State Warriors

James Harden – Houston Rockets

Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder

LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers

Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans

ALL NBA 2^ND TEAM: Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard, Blake Griffin, DeMarcus Cousins and Marc Gasol