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NBA: Six Hopeful Title Contenders For The 2016-17 Season

By Aaron Senghera

Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Los Angeles Clippers

Now that we got our two obvious choices out of the way, we’ll look at two Western Conference teams that can possibly challenge the Golden State Warriors.

The first team to look out for is the L.A. Clippers. An injury to Chris Paul in the playoffs ruined their chances of competing for a title last season. And now with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin’s contracts coming to an end, the Clippers hope this season will be the year they finally make a deep playoff run.

It’s ultimately going to come down to the team’s depth and scoring at the wing position (something the Clippers have always lacked).

When the second unit comes into games, the team has trouble scoring; Jamal Crawford can only do so much, and no other reserve can create for themselves, forcing Jamal to take the bulk of the shots.

If the Marreese Speights and Brandon Bass additions can help ease some of the scoring burden off of him, it will go a long ways in getting this team to were they need to be, in order to have success.

Next: Memphis Grizzlies

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