NBA: Mid-season playoff seeding predictions for the East and West

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At nearly the midway point of the season, we make some NBA playoff-seeding predictions for both the East and West.

The 2022-23 NBA season has been quite the roller-coaster, for some more than others. And we’re barely at the midway point of the season. With the NBA Trade Deadline less than a month away, the reality of the season falling away quickly is beginning to set in.

And, for some, it’s now or never with the push toward the playoffs just around the corner.

There is still plenty that needs to be settled during the second half of the NBA season

Even though many teams have played roughly 40 games already this season, you can make an argument that there is still plenty of uncertainty. And the next few weeks, leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline, will go a long way in determining what we can expect once the playoffs come around.

At nearly the midway point of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, we make playoff-seeding predictions for both the Eastern and Western Conferences – along with predicting the Play-In Tournament participants outside the top 8.