12 Pressing NBA Questions
The Athletic NBA Daily
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🗓️ 18 October 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater answer the following questions about the upcoming NBA season:
- Who will win Most Improved Player?
- Who will be the first player of consequence to get traded?
- Which team will outplay expectations the most?
- Which team will have the biggest wins falloff?
- If you had to bet your life on one team being in the play-in tournament — not in the top 6, and not in the bottom 5 — which team are you picking?
- Will the Kings make the playoffs?
- Which bad team will have the best vibes?
- Which good team will have the worst vibes?
- None top 5 pick that is most likely to win Rookie of the Year
- East Finals picks
- West Finals picks
- Championship Picks
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