The NBA season tips off tonight and we are already looking into the future to June. Which team will be holding the Larry O’Brien trophy when it is all said and done? The Crossover staff makes its predictions. You can find our award predictions and burning questions here.
Howard Beck: Clippers over Bucks
There are at least four teams in each conference who could plausibly make the NBA Finals, a rarity in these modern times. Yay, parity! So ask again in a week, and I might change my answer five times. But this certainly looks like the best shot the Clippers have had since their celebrated 2019 haul of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Both stars are finally healthy, and supported by perhaps the deepest roster in the NBA, including a rejuvenated John Wall. The Bucks had their title defense torpedoed last season by untimely injuries to key players. But Giannis is still Giannis, their championship core is intact, and they have fewer caveats than their rivals in the East.
