1. Orlando Magic (1st in Conference) - I think the Magic are going to have a big year in '08-'09. Jameer Nelson is a good point guard. Rashard Lewis is a scorer. And, well, Dwight Howard is a next-generation Shaq. Hedo Turkoglu is a good shooter as well. I like the Courtney Lee pick out of Western Kentucky after their Cinderella season. Look for them to finish somewhere around 54-28.
2. Atlanta Hawks (4th in Conference) - The Hawks will be another great team and will definitely be in the playoffs this season, and could even win the division. Joe Johnson is as good as anyone in the League right now. Josh Smith is a freakish athlete who plays defense as well. Al Horford is a good big man. Marvin Williams hasn't be worth the #2 pick he got, but neither has Andrew Bogut been worth the #1 pick, yet. Atlanta will finish 51-31.
3. Miami Heat (7th in Conference) - The Miami Heat are gonna be way better than last year. D-Wade will be healthy. I would have gotten hurt too if my team was a million games below .500 and I was playing with D-League guys. The addition of Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers from the draft will be nice. The only thing really holding them back is that they have no true center. Zo is probably too old to play alot. Jamaall Magloire isn't all that great and Udonis Haslem is undersized. Still, they'll be alright. They'll finish around 44-38.
4. Washington Wizards - No playoffs this year for the Wizards. Gilbert Arenas is obviously one of the better players in the League, so is Caron Butler. Antawn Jamison is banged up and not getting any younger. I think DeShawn Stevenson is good, and a bit of a character too. The Wizards are a little too thin on the bench. They'll finish something like 36-46.
5. Charlotte Bobcats - The college all-star team. Raymond Felton, Jared Dudley, Adam Morrison, D.J. Augustin, Emeka Okafor, Sean May, the list goes on. They are just too young. Adam Morrison hasn't played much for them, being hurt all last year. Felton is solid. Okafor is too, but they don't have much experience at all. I like Gerald "G-Force" Wallace a lot. He's 7 years pro and is essentially the grandpa of the team, along with J-Rich. Nazr Mohammed is 10 years pro, yet no experience. Larry Brown brings some experience for them, but he hasn't done much in his latest coaching ventures. They'll be around 32-50 at the end of the year.
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