Sunday, December 18, 2011

2011-12 NBA Season Preview


* - indicates playoffs
(R) - indicates rookie
# - indicates new to team

MVP - Kevin Durant - Thunder
Rookie - Kemba Walker - Bobcats
Coach - Scott Brooks - Thunder
Defensive Player - Dwight Howard - Magic
Most Improved - DeAndre Jordan - Clippers
Sixth Man - James Harden - Thunder
Executive - Neil Olshey - Clippers

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Finals
Miami vs. Chicago
Heat in 6

Western Conference Finals
Dallas vs. Oklahoma City
Thunder in 7

NBA Finals
Miami vs. Oklahoma City
Thunder in 7

Finals MVP: Kevin Durant 

Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat*
2. Chicago Bulls*
3. Boston Celtics*
4. Orlando Magic*
5. New York Knicks*
6. Atlanta Hawks*
7. Indiana Pacers*
8. Philadelphia 76ers*
9. Milwaukee Bucks
10. Charlotte Bobcats
11. Toronto Raptors
12. Detroit Pistons
13. Cleveland Cavaliers
14. Washington Wizards
15. New Jersey Nets

Heat - 1st in Southeast
Starters
C Joel Anthony
F Chris Bosh
F LeBron James
G Dwayne Wade
G Mario Chalmers
Three Man Rotation
F Udonis Haslem, F James Jones, F Shane Battier#

Bulls - 1st in Central
Starters
C Joakim Noah
F Carlos Boozer
F Luol Deng
G Richard Hamilton#
G Derrick Rose
Three Man Rotation
G Ronnie Brewer, F Taj Gibson, G C.J. Watson

Celtics - 1st in Atlantic
Starters
C Jermaine O'Neal
F Kevin Garnett
F Paul Pierce
G Ray Allen
G Rajon Rondo
Three Man Rotation
F Brandon Bass#, G Marquis Daniels, G Keyon Dooling#

Magic - 2nd in Southeast
Starters
C Dwight Howard
F Ryan Anderson
F Hedo Turkoglu
G Jason Richardson
G Jameer Nelson
Three Man Rotation
G J.J. Redick, F Glen Davis#, G Chris Duhon

Knicks - 2nd in Atlantic
Starters
C Tyson Chandler#
F Amare Stoudemire
F Carmelo Anthony
G Landry Fields
G Toney Douglas
Three Man Rotation
G Bill Walker, G Iman Shumpert (R), F Jared Jeffries

Hawks - 3rd in Southeast
Starters
C Al Horford
F Josh Smith
F Marvin Williams
G Joe Johnson
G Kirk Hinrich
Three Man Rotation
G Jeff Teague, G Tracy McGrady#, G Willie Green#

Pacers - 2nd in Central
Starters
C Roy Hibbert
F David West#
F Danny Granger
G Paul George
G Darren Collison
Three Man Rotation
F Tyler Hansbrough, G George Hill#, G Dahntay Jones

76ers - 3rd in Atlantic
Starters
C Spencer Hawes
F Elton Brand
F Andre Iguodala
G Jodie Meeks
G Jrue Holiday
Three Man Rotation
G Louis Williams, F Thaddeus Young, G Evan Turner

Bucks - 3rd in Central
Starters
C Andrew Bogut
F Ersan Ilyasova
F Stephen Jackson#
G Mike Dunleavy#
G Brandon Jennings
Three Man Rotation
G Shaun Livingston#, F Drew Gooden, G Beno Udrih#

Bobcats - 4th in Southeast
Starters
C Boris Diaw
F D.J. White
F Corey Maggette#
G Gerald Henderson
G D.J. Augustin
Three Man Rotation
G Kemba Walker (R), C Byron Mullens#, F Derrick Brown

Raptors - 4th in Atlantic
Starters
C Amir Johnson
F Andrea Bargnani
F Rasual Butler#
G DeMar DeRozan
G Jose Calderon
Three Man Rotation
F James Johnson, G Leandro Barbosa, F Ed Davis

Pistons - 4th in Central
Starters
C Greg Monroe
F Jonas Jerebko
F Tayshaun Prince
G Ben Gordon
G Rodney Stuckey
Three Man Rotation
G Damien Wilkins#, G Brandon Knight (R), F Jason Maxiell

Cavaliers - 5th in Central
Starters
C Anderson Varejao
F Antawn Jamison
F Omri Casspi#
G Anthony Parker
G Kyrie Irving (R)
Three Man Rotation
G Ramon Sessions, G Daniel Gibson, F Alonzo Gee

Wizards - 5th in Southeast
Starters
C JaVale McGee
F Andray Blatche
F Rashard Lewis
G Jordan Crawford
G John Wall
Three Man Rotation
G Nick Young, C Ronny Turiaf#, F Chris Singleton (R)

Nets - 5th in Atlantic
Starters
C Johan Petro
F Kris Humphries
F Damion James
G Anthony Morrow
G Deron Williams
Three Man Rotation
C Mehmet Okur#, G Sundiata Gaines, G DeShawn Stevenson#

Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder*
2. Dallas Mavericks*
3. San Antonio Spurs*
4. Los Angeles Clippers*
5. Memphis Grizzlies*
6. Los Angeles Lakers*
7. Portland Trail Blazers*
8. Denver Nuggets*
9. Houston Rockets
10. Utah Jazz
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Golden State Warriors
13. Minnesota Timberwolves
14. New Orleans Hornets
15. Sacramento Kings

Thunder - 1st in Northwest
Starters
C Kendrick Perkins
F Serge Ibaka
F Kevin Durant
G Thabo Sefolosha
G Russell Westbrook
Three Man Rotation
G James Harden, F Nick Collison, G Eric Maynor

Mavericks - 1st in Southwest
Starters
C Brendan Haywood
F Dirk Nowitzki
F Shawn Marion
G Vince Carter#
G Jason Kidd
Three Man Rotation
G Jason Terry, F Lamar Odom#, G Delonte West#

Spurs - 2nd in Southwest
Starters
C DeJuan Blair
F Tim Duncan
F Richard Jefferson
G Manu Ginobili
G Tony Parker
Three Man Rotation
F Tiago Splitter, F Matt Bonner, G James Anderson

Clippers - 1st in Pacific
Starters
C DeAndre Jordan
F Blake Griffin
F Caron Butler#
G Chauncey Billups#
G Chris Paul#
Three Man Rotation
G Mo Williams, G Randy Foye, G Eric Bledsoe

Grizzlies - 3rd in Southwest
Starters
C Marc Gasol
F Zach Randolph
F Rudy Gay
G Tony Allen
G Mike Conley
Three Man Rotation
G O.J. Mayo, F Sam Young, F Quincy Pondexter#

Lakers - 2nd in Pacific
Starters
C Andrew Bynum
F Pau Gasol
F Matt Barnes
G Kobe Bryant
G Derek Fisher
Three Man Rotation
G Steve Blake, F Metta World Peace, F Troy Murphy#

Trail Blazers - 2nd in Northwest
Starters
C Marcus Camby
F LaMarcus Aldridge
F Gerald Wallace
G Wesley Matthews
G Raymond Felton#
Three Man Rotation
G Jamal Crawford#, F Nicolas Batum, F Kurt Thomas#

Nuggets - 3rd in Northwest
Starters
C Timofey Mozgov
F Nene
F Danilo Gallinari
G Aaron Afflalo
G Ty Lawson
Three Man Rotation
G Rudy Fernandez#, G Andre Miller#, F Al Harrington

Rockets - 4th in Southwest
Starters
C Jordan Hill
F Luis Scola
F Chase Budinger
G Kevin Martin
G Kyle Lowry
Three Man Rotation
F Terrence Williams, G Courtney Lee, C Samuel Dalembert#

Jazz - 4th in Northwest
Starters
C Al Jefferson
F Derrick Favors
F Gordon Hayward
G Raja Bell
G Devin Harris
Three Man Rotation
F Paul Millsap, F Josh Howard#, G Earl Watson

Suns - 3rd in Pacific
Starters
C Marcin Gortat
F Channing Frye
F Grant Hill
G Jared Dudley
G Steve Nash
Three Man Rotation
C Robin Lopez, G Shannon Brown#, F Markieff Morris (R)

Warriors - 4th in Pacific
Starters
C Andris Biedrins
F David Lee
F Dorell Wright
G Monta Ellis
G Stephen Curry
Three Man Rotation
G Brandon Rush#, G Klay Thompson (R), F Ekpe Udoh

Timberwolves - 5th in Northwest
Starters
C Darko Milicic
F Kevin Love
F Michael Beasley
G Wesley Johnson
G Luke Ridnour
Three Man Rotation
G J.J. Barea#, G Ricky Rubio (R), F Derrick Williams (R)

Hornets - 5th in Southwest
Starters
C Emeka Okafor
F Carl Landry
F Trevor Ariza
G Eric Gordon#
G Jarrett Jack
Three Man Rotation
C Chris Kaman#, G Marco Belinelli, G Greivis Vasquez#

Kings - 5th in Pacific
Starters
C DeMarcus Cousins
F Chuck Hayes#
F John Salmons#
G Marcus Thornton
G Tyreke Evans
Three Man Rotation
F J.J. Hickson#, F Travis Outlaw#, G Jimmer Fredette (R)

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