Not to nitpick, but unless you are saying that the Spurs are the 1 seed and the Warriors finish in-between Portland and San Antonio, this pair of predictions doesn't work.
I changed the first one with the Clippers at 2, meaning the Spurs are at the 4 seed, and therefore we could possibly meet them in the wcfs, not likely but bold
Vonleh and Napier become rotation players. Meyers would be our MIP There'll be a trade to move 1 or 2 of our bigs. It'll take some time before we really start clicking. We'd be better than most people expect
Blazers make a big trade shipping out Crabbe or Turner along with some combination of Vonleh/plumlee/davis/aminu for not just an allstar caliber player but an all nba caliber player at the 4 or 5 position Blazers win 50 games and make it to he WCF Dame/CJ usg and ppg will go down while there percentages will significantly go up. Blazers win 6 more games then the "everyone's preseason darling" Jazz.
I'll take it, same deal for Griffin and i'll take it as well. Wait Griffins a FA after this season... fuck it i'll still take him.
Blazers win 61 games for the 3rd seed Warriors 68, Clippers 64, Spurs are 4th with 58 wins because Kawhi can't do it alone and The Texas Turncoat isn't a leader. Moe Harkless is the starting 3 position and will win MIP. Allen Crabbe will finish 3rd in 6th man. Terry Stotts WILL win Coach of the Year. Neil Olshey WILL win Executive of the Year. Damian will be on the All-star team and will finish 4th in MVP for the season voting. CJ McCollum will be in the Skills Challenge and will win it. Meyers Leonard will be in the 3 Point Contest and will win it. Minnesota Timberwolves will win 52 games for the 7th seed this season and will take the Clippers to a game 7 in the first round but will lose. Kris Dunn is Rookie of the Year.
Leonard will be in the 3 Point Contest and won't get to the 5th rack of balls because of his slow release.
1. 2 of the Warriors stars go down and they don't make the playoffs. 2. NO makes a huge trade, not involving Dame or CJ. 3. Blazers finish first in the West. 3. Blazers win the Championship.
CJ and Harkless end of season PPG= 19.9 Derrick Rose gets traded again. Portland wins (including playoffs)=69 Pat Connaughton NBA Finals MVP
Chicago will upset the Cavs in the ECF. Blazers (4th seed) will beat OKC (5th seed) in the first round. The Blazers will make a big trade to land Jahlil Okafor. Ezeli gets injured. Meyers gets traded.
Here are my Bold predictions Legit: Turner won't develop a 3 point shot like most speculate as a possibility, however his contribution will still be evident. Harkless will be a top candidate for the most improved award. Lillard will be an All-Star, CJ will not, but many will claim he should be. Blazers will have the best record in the west at the All-Star break. Plumlee will record a triple double at least twice - Points/Rebounds/Assists Golden State will not make it to the WCF. OKC fans will laugh, Warriors fans will shun Durant. And for fun, some even bolder predictions: Nobody will post negative threads if/when Lillard has a shooting slump. Somebody who refuses to attend forum events will decide to enter the Suite drawing, win, and promptly remember that they have a conflicting appointment with their gynecologist. Hillary Clinton will win the presidency, Trump supporters will act like the world is going to end... 4 years later we will all wish it had.
