US media gives the latest chance of winning the championship: Nuggets fall sharply after losing Valanán, Lakers Warriors fail to enter the top six

July 5th, today is the fifth day of the opening of the free market. There are fewer and fewer news about signing or renewal in the league. This is understandable. After all, there are not many big fish in the free market. Now most teams have basically completed the reinforcement. Therefore, the US media also gave the latest ranking of the championship probability based on the current lineup of each team. Let's take a look at it?

The Eighth Warriors

The Warriors and Horford reached a verbal agreement, and they will join forces to win the championship. The Warriors have strengthened their lineup shortcomings. The team has a pseudo-starting center, which is enough for Cole. They are still very competitive in the new season. After all, they have two top stars Curry and Butler, but the problems of the Warriors are also very obvious. Their core members are old. In addition to Horford, no one of the four core players next season is under 35 years old. Physical fitness and health will be the key to the playoffs.

The seventh Lakers

The Lakers introduced Ayton to strengthen their weak inside line. Their signings are better than the Warriors, and the team also won Laravia as a top scorer, which also gave the Lakers better space ability. However, Finney Smith left the team. If his vacancy cannot be filled, I think the Lakers are in this position. Now the Lakers are actively discussing Wiggins' deal. If they can win Wiggins, then the Lakers still have a chance to win the championship. They are still interested in getting Melton to improve the defense in the backcourt.

The Sixth Timberwolves

The Timberwolves did not strengthen this offseason. They just retained their core lineup in the inside line. The team renewed the contract with Reed and Randall, but Alexander Walker left the team on the bench. I don’t know who can replace him. The Timberwolves’ starting lineup will still be very strong, but the lack of substitute firepower and Conley have one year older in the new season. This has actually caused the Timberwolves’ strength to actually decline now, so they are only ranked sixth now, but it can be predicted that Edwards will be stronger next season.

The fifth Nuggets

The Nuggets used to be ranked second, but because of Valan's departure, the substitute and inside strength dropped a lot, which also made them not optimistic. The Nuggets only strengthened the No. 3 position in the starting lineup and replaced Westbrook with Bruce Brown. Their starting lineup strength was stronger, but the substitute was still very weak. Therefore, the Nuggets still need to consider introducing suitable role players to fill Valan's departure. The Nuggets are destined to be more successful with Jokic, and the new general manager is also very good.

The fourth Knicks retained their core lineup in the offseason, and the team also completed a good signing. They won Clarkson and Yabussele. The two were able to provide bonuses to the team on both offense and defense. The team also won Mike Brown in the draft, which also allowed them to solve the team's problems on the offensive end. The Knicks can play more players now than before, and now the overall strength of the Eastern Conference has declined, which also gives them the opportunity to break out of the division to compete for the championship. Brunson is expected to win honors and prove himself.

The Third Cavaliers

The Cavaliers had planned to break up their quad-core lineup before, but seeing the Bucks, Celtics and Pacers fall, they also saw hope of breaking out of the East. Now the team does not plan to rebuild, and they do not want to break up the team anymore, and they even have no intention of trading James. The team will continue to build a team around their four-star team. To be honest, they may be very strong in the regular season, but this team may be paper tigers in the playoffs. Their backcourt defense is too weak, and the two inside space abilities are unstable, so they are easily targeted.

The second Rockets

If the Rockets and the Thunder play in a series, maybe I would be more optimistic about them, because this team was formed around defeating the Thunder. They hoarded their size in the offseason to bully the Thunder's small ones. They introduced Durant to make up for the team's lack of stable scorers, and won Finney Smith to make up for Dillon's departure. The key was to get Capela, which also increased the thickness of the Rockets' inside line by a higher level. The Rockets' 10-man rotation in the new season will be very terrifying, especially their defensive ability.

No. 1 Thunder

As the defending champions, it is reasonable that they rank first. After all, they have achieved success and have proved that they can win the championship. The Thunder will be stronger next season than this season, because their three-core will grow after experiencing the baptism of the finals, and the Thunder's chemistry will be better. I think they will still pursue their record at the beginning of the regular season next season and continue to strive for home advantage. However, if they want to win the championship more stably, they should increase their size.

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