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10. Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets

Trying our best to follow the rules we laid out earlier, here’s a prediction for how the most competitive field the league has seen in years will shake out.

It seems like every year around the middle of the season, there’s a small groundswell of “we should really be talking about Kemba Walker” support. Thus far, it hasn’t produced any tangible results. Here’s betting that changes this season.

After people questioned whether his improved three-point stroke from a few years ago was legit, all he did last season was improve it from 37 to 40 percent on over 100 more attempts. Throw in the fact that no one should benefit as much from a watered down East more than Charlotte, and it’s easy to see Walker at least getting his name into the conversation by season’s end.

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