4. LA Clippers
Even though the LA Clippers may not have not even made it to the Western Conference Finals last season, they’re still going to be a favorite to come out of the West this season. They have replaced Doc Rivers with Ty Lue and still have two of the top 10 players in the league.
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are still one of the best duos in the league and will only be better as a unit in their second season together. If nothing else, the Clippers will be one of the most interesting teams to keep an eye on at the start of the year.
How will this team look under Lue? How will the rest of the team look next to Kawhi and George during their second season together? Will Serge Ibaka emerge as the legit third option that the Clippers desperately needed last season? There are plenty of questions surrounding this uber-talented Clippers team.