Masterlist. 27/30 rankers submitted. This is our 10th annual predictions thread. Predictions are fun to look at now and a great way to lock in the general sentiment about teams early in the season. I recommend mobile users to open in your mobile browser (safari, chrome, etc.) if you are having difficulty viewing in an app. We are still looking for a ranker for the Clippers, Pelicans, and Raptors. You can apply at the link here.

#WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Ranker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
/u/Martinsek DEN MIN LAL PHX GSW LAC DAL OKC
/u/walterdog12 MEM DEN OKC PHX LAL SAC GSW DAL
/u/BasedGodProdigy DEN PHX MEM SAC GSW LAL LAC MIN
/u/Imsortofabigdeal DEN PHX GSW OKC LAC SAC LAL MIN
/u/JC_Frost DEN PHX GSW MEM DAL LAC LAL SAC
/u/PootieTooGood DEN PHX LAL GSW SAC LAC MEM OKC
/u/rps215 DEN PHX LAC MEM DAL LAL OKC GSW
/u/bigred27 DEN PHX GSW SAC MEM LAC LAL OKC
/u/x20mike07x DEN MEM PHX LAL SAC GSW OKC DAL
/u/swollencornholio DEN GSW PHX LAL SAC LAC OKC MEM
/u/PonchoHung LAC DEN PHX GSW LAL MIN MEM DAL
/u/imkunu DEN PHX LAL MEM GSW LAC SAC MIN
/u/JilJungJukk DEN PHX LAL DAL LAC GSW SAC OKC
/u/Projinator PHX DEN LAL MEM OKC GSW MIN SAC
/u/beefat99 DEN PHX LAC MEM SAC LAL HOU OKC
/u/Short_Bus_ DEN PHX LAL NOP GSW DAL LAC SAC
/u/flyingscissor DEN MIN PHX SAC MEM LAL LAC GSW
/u/Bird_and_Dog DEN PHX OKC DAL SAC NOP MIN MEM
/u/AnkitPancakes DEN GSW LAL PHX SAC MEM DAL OKC
/u/albinorhino21 DEN PHX GSW LAL OKC SAC MEM DAL
/u/JerKroSRL DEN PHX GSW LAL MEM LAC DAL OKC
/u/aCommonHorus DEN PHX MIN OKC LAL GSW SAC MEM
/u/DrTom DEN PHX GSW OKC SAC MIN UTA LAL
/u/N1celyDunn PHX DEN LAL MIN LAC SAC GSW MEM
/u/Uncle_Freddy DEN PHX LAL OKC MEM GSW DAL SAC
/u/NitroXYZ PHX DEN MIN GSW LAL OKC DAL MEM
/u/TopOfTheKey DEN PHX OKC DAL SAC NOP MIN MEM

#EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Ranker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
/u/Martinsek BOS MIL CLE NYK ATL PHI IND MIA
/u/walterdog12 MIL BOS NYK CLE PHI BKN MIA ATL
/u/BasedGodProdigy BOS MIL PHI CLE NYK MIA BKN ATL
/u/Imsortofabigdeal BOS MIL CLE ATL PHI MIA NYK IND
/u/JC_Frost BOS MIL CLE PHI NYK MIA BKN CHI
/u/PootieTooGood BOS CLE MIL ATL NYK PHI MIA ORL
/u/rps215 MIL BOS CLE ATL IND PHI MIA NYK
/u/bigred27 BOS MIL CLE PHI MIA NYK ATL ORL
/u/x20mike07x BOS MIL CLE PHI MIA NYK IND ORL
/u/swollencornholio MIL BOS MIA CLE PHI NYK ORL ATL
/u/PonchoHung MIL BOS MIA PHI CLE NYK ATL TOR
/u/imkunu MIL BOS MIA PHI NYK CLE IND ATL
/u/JilJungJukk BOS MIL CLE PHI MIA NYK ATL CHI
/u/Projinator BOS MIL ATL CLE MIA NYK IND WAS
/u/beefat99 MIL BOS PHI CHI TOR MIA BKN ATL
/u/Short_Bus_ MIL BOS CLE PHI NYK MIA TOR CHI
/u/flyingscissor MIL BOS CLE NYK PHI IND CHI MIA
/u/Bird_and_Dog MIL BOS NYK CLE PHI BKN MIA ATL
/u/AnkitPancakes BOS MIL CLE NYK PHI MIA ORL CHI
/u/albinorhino21 MIL BOS CLE PHI NYK ATL ORL MIA
/u/JerKroSRL BOS MIL MIA PHI CLE NYK ATL BKN
/u/aCommonHorus BOS MIL CLE NYK PHI MIA ATL CHI
/u/DrTom MIL BOS CLE NYK PHI BKN MIA ATL
/u/N1celyDunn BOS MIL PHI MIA CLE ATL NYK TOR
/u/Uncle_Freddy MIL BOS MIA CLE PHI NYK ORL BKN
/u/NitroXYZ BOS MIL CLE MIA ORL NYK PHI ATL
/u/TopOfTheKey PHI BOS MIL NYK ORL IND ATL CLE

#STANDINGS SUMMARY

Seed DEN PHX LAL GSW MEM SAC OKC LAC DAL MIN NOP UTA HOU
1st Seed 22 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Seed 5 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
3rd Seed 0 4 9 6 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
4th Seed 0 3 4 3 5 3 4 0 3 1 1 0 0
5th Seed 0 0 4 4 4 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
6th Seed 0 0 4 5 1 4 1 7 1 2 2 0 0
7th Seed 0 0 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 0 1 1
8th Seed 0 0 1 2 6 4 7 0 4 3 0 0 0
Total 27 27 25 24 22 22 20 16 15 13 3 1 1
Top-3/4 27/27 24/27 9/13 8/11 3/8 0/3 3/7 3/3 0/3 4/5 0/1 0/0 0/0
Seed BOS MIL CLE PHI NYK MIA ATL ORL BKN IND CHI TOR WAS
1st Seed 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Seed 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Seed 0 2 14 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Seed 0 0 6 9 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
5th Seed 0 0 3 9 6 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
6th Seed 0 0 1 3 9 7 2 0 3 2 0 0 0
7th Seed 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 4 3 4 1 1 0
8th Seed 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 3 2 1 5 2 1
Total 27 27 26 26 26 26 21 9 8 8 7 4 1
Top-3/4 27/27 27/27 15/21 4/13 2/8 5/7 1/4 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0

#Finals Champions

Team Count
MIL 13
DEN 7
BOS 5
LAL 1
NYK 1

#Finals Match Ups

Match Up Count
DEN- MIL 8
DEN- BOS 6
PHX- MIL 4
PHX- BOS 2
GSW- BOS 1
DEN- PHI 1
LAL- MIL 1
LAL- BOS 1
MIN- MIL 1
DEN- NYK 1
GSW- MIL 1

#Western Conference Finals Match Ups

Match Up Count
DEN- PHX 12
DEN- GSW 4
DEN- LAL 4
DEN- LAC 1
GSW- PHX 1
MEM- LAL 1
SAC- PHX 1
DEN- DAL 1
SAC- MIN 1
DEN- OKC 1

#Eastern Conference Finals Match Ups

Match Up Count
BOS- MIL 19
MIL- MIA 2
MIL- CLE 2
BOS- CLE 1
PHI- CLE 1
MIL- NYK 1
NYK- BOS 1

#Playoffs Summary

Round DEN PHX LAL GSW MEM SAC OKC LAC DAL MIN NOP UTA HOU
1st Round 27 27 25 24 22 22 20 16 15 13 3 1 1
2nd Round 27 25 14 12 4 7 4 5 6 3 1 0 0
Conference Finals 23 14 5 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Finals 16 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Round BOS MIL CLE PHI NYK MIA ATL ORL BKN IND CHI TOR WAS
1st Round 27 27 26 26 26 26 21 9 8 8 7 4 1
2nd Round 27 26 18 7 10 14 2 0 1 2 1 0 0
ECF 21 24 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 10 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#AWARDS

#Most Valuable Player

MVP Votes
Nikola Jokić 10
Jayson Tatum 5
Luka Dončić 5
Giannis Antetokounmpo 4
Anthony Davis 2
Jalen Brunson 1

Defensive Player of the Year

DPOY Votes
Evan Mobley 7
Anthony Davis 5
Bam Adebayo 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. 4
Brook Lopez 2
Victor Wembanyama 2
Frank Ntilikina 1
Giannis Antetokounmpo 1
Rudy Gobert 1

Rookie of the Year

ROY Votes
Victor Wembanyama 19
Chet Holmgren 6
Scoot Henderson 2

#6th Man of the Year

6MOY Votes
Immanuel Quickley 8
Malik Monk 4
Chris Paul 3
Norman Powell 2
Al Horford 1
Bobby Portis 1
Caris LeVert 1
Derrick White 1
Jonathan Kuminga 1
Josh Hart 1
Jrue Holiday 1
Malcolm Brogdon 1
Naz Reid 1
Robert Williams 1

Coach of the Year

COY Votes
Mark Daigneault 9
Michael Malone 3
Quin Snyder 3
Joe Mazzulla 2
Rick Carlisle 2
Adrian Griffin 1
Billy Donovan 1
Chris Finch 1
Frank Vogel 1
Jamahl Mosley 1
Mike Brown 1
Taylor Jenkins 1
Tom Thibodeau 1

#Most Improved Player

MIP Votes
Jordan Poole 4
Tyrese Maxey 3
Alperen Şengün 2
Austin Reaves 2
Cade Cunningham 2
Jalen Suggs 2
Jonathan Kuminga 2
Josh Giddey 2
Mikal Bridges 2
Bruce Brown 1
Franz Wagner 1
Markelle Fultz 1
Payton Pritchard 1
RJ Barrett 1
Tyrese Haliburton 1

#Most Surprising Team

Most Surprising Team Votes
ORL 7
MIN 4
OKC 4
BKN 2
NYK 2
DAL 1
HOU 1
IND 1
LAC 1
MEM 1
NOP 1
POR 1
SAC 1

#Most Disappointing Team

Most Disappointing Team Votes
DAL 8
MIN 3
NOP 3
ATL 2
MEM 2
CLE 1
IND 1
LAC 1
MIA 1
NYK 1
PHI 1
SAC 1
UTA 1
  • rps215BEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    This is probably the hardest standings prediction I’ve done in my 10 years as a ranker

    • Octavian_202BEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It must hurt to have Dallas as the most disappointing team. I hope not.

      • rps215BEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I put Minnesota but it’s them or Sacramento for me. Someone in the west has to be it imo. I just don’t see how Dallas got worse to be the most disappointing

    • swollencornholioBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s definitely the largest variety of teams we’ve had in the playoffs. I had to add two columns for both the East and West this year.

    • DrTomBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Bro have the rankings really been going for 10 years? No way we’ve been doing this that long, right?

    • wichita_gatorBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Good to know that my first prediction will probably be the hardest I’ll have to do.