Early Predicted Standings (From Player Ratings)

Atlantic
W L
BOSTON CELTICS
59 23
PHILADELPHIA76ERS
45 37
TORONTO RAPTORS
39 43
NEW JERSEY NETS
27 55
NEW YORK KNICKS
18 64
Central
W L
DETROIT PISTONS
58 24
CLEVELANDCAVALIERS
50 32
INDIANA PACERS
39 43
CHICAGO BULLS
37 45
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
32 50
Southeast
W L
ORLANDO MAGIC
44 38
WASHINGTONWIZARDS
39 43
MIAMI HEAT
36 46
ATLANTA HAWKS
34 48
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
27 55
Northwest
W L
UTAH JAZZ
56 26
DENVER NUGGETS
47 35
PORTLANDTRAILBLAZERS
40 42
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
32 50
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
27 55
Pacific
W L
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
62 20
PHOENIX SUNS
48 34
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
40 42
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
39 43
SACRAMENTO KINGS
33 49
Southwest
W L
HOUSTON ROCKETS
65 17
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
48 34
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
45 37
DALLAS MAVERICKS
44 38
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
18 64

Disclaimer: This simple projection assumes no injuries next season, as well as a 60%-30%-10% distribution of minutes between each team's starting 5, 2nd 5, and other players. Everyone knows these are naive projections; for instance, as talented as Houston is after the Artest deal, Yao and T-Mac's injury problems will keep them from winning 65 games... Still, it's not a bad system to be based entirely on a 0-10 player scouting method.

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