Best Players in the NBA 2017

1. Lebron James
Still at that top spot as he has gone to 8 straight NBA Finals and is still unstoppable getting to the hoop, distributing, and defending.

2. Kevin Durant
Can score at will and one of the best 3 point shooters and was very clutch in his first Finals victory.

3. Russel Westbrook
Is unstoppable on offense at getting to the rim and averaged a triple double last year.

4. James Harden
Averaged near a triple double and was the second leading scorer in the league.

5. Kawhi Leonard
Maybe the second best two way player in the league behind James and will lead the Spurs to a top 3 seed.

6. Anthony Davis
The top big man in the league can defend the rim, grab rebounds, and score in many ways. Hopefully he can lead the Pelicans back to the playoffs.

7. Stephen Curry
The second best player on his team, the former MVP is one of the top shooters and playmakers in the league.

8. Paul George
His numbers will go down a bit this year but he is a great two way player and one of the league's top scorers.

9. Kyrie Irving
An MVP candidate this year after averaging 25 points per game last year he could be around 30 a game for his new squad.

10. Giannis Antetokounmpo
22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. The guy can do it all and is on the rise again this season.

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
Added so much talent that they will cruise to the top seed in the East and probably the Finals.

2. Boston Celtics
A lot of talent here but pretty much an all new team so it will take them a while to get on track but I don't see them beating the Cavs.

3. Washington Wizards
A really solid team who has been together for a while now.

4. Toronto Raptors
Another solid team who probably won't make any noise in the playoffs again this year.

5. Milwaukee Bucks
A team on the rise that has a lot of length and talent.

6. Charlotte Hornets
They added Howard and Monk so will be competitive.

7. Miami Heat
An average team and this is really where the cut off of bad teams starts.

8. Philadelphia 76ers

The most talented team of the bottom half of the East and will make the playoffs on talent alone.

NBA Western Conference Playoff Predictions

1. Golden State Warriors 
The best team in the West by far with the best talent should win 65+ games and easily get the one seed.

2. Houston Rockets 
Adding CP3 will make them even better and he adds some defense that hopefully rubs off on the rest of the team.

3. San Antonio Spurs 
Pretty much the same roster but they added Gay for some additional offense to take some of the load off Kawaii and Aldridge.

4. Oklahoma City Thunder 
They take a big jump into the 4th seed with the additions of Paul George and Melo.

5. Minnesota TWolves 
Another team that takes a big jump with Butler, Teague, Crawford and Gibson added they have some of the best talent in the league.

6. Los Angeles Clippers 
The team won't take as big of a hit with the loss of CP3 as people think. Beverly will fill in nicely and they added a shooter and scorer in Galinari.

7. Portland Blazers 
Damian Lillard and CJ Mccollum will lead tis team back to the playoffs with a key addition of Nurkic.

8. Denver Nuggets 
Adding Paul Milsap should get them into the playoffs with the emergence of Jokic and Gary Harris and Jamal Murray stepping up.