NBA: Way-too-early playoff predictions for the 2021-22 season

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Brooklyn Nets James Harden and Kevin Durant (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) /

Way-too-early NBA playoff predictions for the 2021-22 season.

NBA Training Camps are set to open at the end of next month and then the regular season isn’t too far off after that. We’re so close to the start of the 2021-22 NBA season that the league has already released its schedule for the year.

Heading into the new season, storylines are aplenty for the year. Whether that revolves around the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, the return to health of the Golden State Warriors, the second year under Brooklyn’s big 3, the Los Angeles Lakers’ new big 3, or the potential for another young team to rise.

The new NBA season has the potential to be one to remember and one that will offer plenty of intrigue. As we wait for the start of the year, we offer some way-too-early playoff predictions for what is setting up to be quite the season.