Tier 3
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
5. Memphis Grizzlies
6. Denver Nuggets
These three teams are really good and would have a chance of winning the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, they play in the Western Conference, so they have a zero percent chance of making it to the NBA Finals. T
he Thunder will automatically be better with the addition of Paul George. They won’t be as successful as they were during the Durant-Westbrook years, but they’ll win a lot of games. The Grizzlies will be great again because of Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. Many “experts” think they’ll struggle, but Gasol and Conley are stars. Memphis will be Memphis just like they always are.
The Nuggets will be a lot better because of the addition of Paul Millsap. Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris, and Jamal Murray are all one year older, and should all improve upon last season’s outputs.