Agents Of Chaos Part 2: Three Eastern Conference Squads With The Most Unpredictability
The Raptors recharge, the Hawks try to outrun recent history, and Miami looks to clearer waters
As I did yesterday, I’ll start this off with a reminder: We’re just 44 days away from regular season basketball!
Today is a continuation of yesterday’s piece, where we took a look at three Western Conference teams with the highest potential for chaos — that is, teams who could usurp expectations by making a playoff berth or vastly disappoint by falling into the lottery zone.
This time around, we’re looking at the Eastern Conference, which I find decidedly less interesting than the Western Conference simply because we (generally) know who is going to be really good and really bad. The Nets and Wizards are tanking, the Hornets are bad, the Knicks, Celtics, and 76ers are absolute beasts — you get the gist. However, there are some teams with a certain level of chaotic intrigue, so let’s get into those. First up, a re-tooled team with a lot riding on their most prominent star…
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