I'm going Lakers. I thought Clippers over the Summer because they had more of an actual team in place, but they've looked pretty shaky and Paul George just can't stay healthy.
If Lakers get into the finals they ain't losing. Don't matter who it is. I would have said this before Kobe passing away shockingly. Can you imagine the narrative and story?
I think the Bucks have an easier road to the finals. Miami and Toronto look tough, but the Bucks are playing at a level right now that no one in the East can match. In the West, the media is going to spooge all over itself for a Lakers-Clippers WCF (and the glorious collapse of the Rockets All-In smallball gamble), but the winner of that series (and I don't think it's a gimmie for LeBron and Co.) will be so beat up, the Bucks will win in 5-6. Milwaukee will e the 2nd consecutive small market city to win a title, and I think that bodes well for Portland's offseason free agent/trade chances.
Second consecutive? Toronto is one of the biggest markets in North America. The Raptors get big attendance and revenues.