NBA: 5 Biggest X-Factors entering the 2018-19 season

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Basketball fans around the globe are undoubtedly excited for the start of the 2018-19 NBA season where the defending champion Golden State Warriors look like the odds on favorite to win another NBA Championship. But what factors might go into the Warriors not winning it all? Again?

Every year around this time right before the beginning of the new NBA season, basketball pundits, writers, and sports analyst alike attempt to predict to the last buzzer of the final NBA Finals game the stats, scores, and victors of all events for the entire year’s NBA Campaign.

With this year bringing even more excitement and unpredictability, there will be quite a few factors that could change the expected course of tides of this year’s NBA season. Maybe a big trade, maybe a major coaching change, or even the dreaded dramatic injury can significantly alter the direction of the NBA season.

Here we predict the 5 biggest x-factors to the 2018-19 NBA season.