A contender is a team that has a real chance of reaching the Finals. The West is so stacked they have 6 contenders meanwhile the East only has 2 true contenders.

East Contenders:

  1. Boston Celtics
  2. Milwaukee Bucks

West Contenders:

  1. Denver Nuggets
  2. Dallas Mavericks
  3. Golden State Warriors
  4. Phoenix Suns
  5. Los Angeles Clippers
  6. Los Angeles Lakers
    • confuddlyB
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      1 year ago

      this list was written by someone who never watched Cam Thomas play basketball

    • ajteitelB
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      1 year ago

      Smoking those good vibes (not a bad place to be)

  • chickspeakB
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    1 year ago

    Why are the Lakers considered as a contender but the Heat aren’t?

  • dafire123B
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    1 year ago

    I mean I’d argue the east contenders are better than all the west contenders except the nuggets