{"id":27672,"date":"2010-10-11T13:18:54","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T18:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=27672"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:32:09","slug":"future-odds-northwest-division-predictions-111010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/future-odds-northwest-division-predictions-111010\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Northwest Division Predictions + Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010-2011 NBA Northwest Division Predictions + Season Futures<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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With regular season NBA odds just around the corner, it\u2019s time to start handicapping the division races. Today begins with the Northwest Division, where the up-and-coming Oklahoma City Thunder are gunning for last year\u2019s champion Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n

Below is a breakdown of each team in order of projected finish.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last season: <\/strong>50-32, fourth in the Northwest
\nbetED.com odds<\/strong>
\nNorthwest Division odds: <\/strong>N\/A
\nNBA championship odds: <\/strong>+1500
\nRegular season wins: Over 50.5 (-115)<\/strong>
\nPlayer additions: <\/strong>G Morris Peterson, C Cole Aldrich (rookie)
\nPlayer losses: <\/strong>F Etan Thomas, G Mustafa Shakur<\/p>\n

The 2009-10 Thunder might have been the best fourth-place team in NBA history. After winning 50 games last season\u2014a 27-win improvement over the year before\u2014Oklahoma City wound up fourth in the Northwest and eighth overall in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

The club returns almost exactly the same as the year before. Kevin Durant is the center piece and, after a brilliant effort last season, is ready to officially join the ranks of the NBA\u2019s elite. He\u2019s joined by lots of young talent, most notably Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green. Westbrook established himself as one of the NBA\u2019s best young point guards, and he carried the team in the small, rare stretches that Durant didn\u2019t have his A-game.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nowhere to go but up for this squad. The biggest issue at hand is getting more playoff reps\u2014something Oklahoma City will undoubtedly enjoy in 2010-11.<\/p>\n

Portland Trailblazers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last season: <\/strong>50-32, third in the Northwest
\nbetED.com odds<\/strong>
\nNorthwest Division odds: <\/strong>N\/A
\nNBA championship odds: <\/strong>+2500
\nRegular season wins: <\/strong>Over 49.5 (-165)
\nPlayer additions: <\/strong>G Wesley Matthews
\nPlayer losses: <\/strong>C\/F Juwan Howard, F Martell Webster<\/p>\n

Like Oklahoma City, the Trailblazers elected to keep their roster mostly unchanged. Brandon Roy is still the star scoring guard, LaMarcus Aldridge is still the talented big man, and Greg Oden is still the oft-injured bust of a draft pick. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That means, like Oklahoma City, the Trailblazers are hoping for natural progression to carry them to the next level. Unfortunately, their ceiling just isn\u2019t as high as the Thunder. Roy and Aldridge, while both excellent players, are probably close to their peaks. Oden shows no signs of ever being healthy, let alone good.<\/p>\n

So Portland is probably destined for another good, but not great, campaign. NBA betting fans have been waiting through a breakout effort for years, but they might have to simply acknowledge it\u2019s never happening; the Blazers may have missed the boat, as while the Jazz and Nuggets are falling, the Thunder is rising.<\/p>\n

Utah Jazz<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last season: <\/strong>53-29, second in the Northwest<\/p>\n

betED.com odds<\/strong>
\nNorthwest Division odds: <\/strong>N\/A
\nNBA championship odds: <\/strong>+3000
\nRegular season wins: Over 49.5 (+120)<\/strong>
\nPlayer additions: <\/strong>G Raja Bell, C\/F Francisco Elson, G Earl Watson
\nPlayer losses: <\/strong>F Carlos Boozer, F\/G Kyle Korver, G Wesley Matthews<\/p>\n

Utah was hit hard in free agency by losing Boozer. The Jazz had good depth, but Boozer was the team\u2019s leading scorer and rebounder. Utah is banking on a big contract year from Andrei Kirilenko and a comeback from Mehmet Okur, who ruptured his Achilles last year; neither is remotely a sure thing.<\/p>\n

Deron Williams is too good to let Utah completely fall apart, but he\u2019ll miss having Boozer on the floor. The Jazz look destined for a step back in 2010-11.<\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last season: <\/strong>52-29, first in the Northwest
\nbetED.com odds<\/strong>
\nNorthwest Division odds: <\/strong>N\/A
\nNBA championship odds: <\/strong>+3000
\nRegular season wins: <\/strong>N\/A
\nPlayer additions: <\/strong>F Al Harrington, F\/G Sheldon Williams, G Anthony Carter
\nPlayer losses: <\/strong>C Johan Petro, F\/G Joey Graham, F Malik Allen<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayer losses\u201d doesn\u2019t list Carmelo Anthony\u2019s name, but it might as well. Denver\u2019s season is in disarray before it even started thanks to Anthony\u2019s demands to be traded. Several trade rumors have been floated and, with the scoring guard due to opt out of his contract next summer, a deadline deal is likely.<\/p>\n

Another offseason addition you don\u2019t see above but should is George Karl. The head coach missed the second half of last season after being diagnosed with throat cancer, but he\u2019s back on the bench this year. He\u2019ll need a lot of magic to resolve the Anthony situation, though. Denver looks poised for a step back.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last season: <\/strong>15-67, fifth in the Northwest
\nbetED.com odds<\/strong>
\nNorthwest Division odds: <\/strong>N\/A
\nNBA championship odds: <\/strong>+20000
\nRegular season wins: <\/strong>Over 22\u00bd (-165)
\nPlayer additions: <\/strong>F Wesley Johnson (rookie), Darko Milicic, G Luke Ridnour, F Michael Beasley
\nPlayer losses: <\/strong>C Al Jefferson, F Ryan Gomes, G Delonte West<\/p>\n

Minnesota made plenty of changes in the offseason, but the team still just isn\u2019t very good. Sure, Beasley could resesitate his career. Maybe Milicic will finally live up to his status as a second-overall pick, and Johnson will win Rookie of the Year. But that\u2019s all very unlikely. The Timberwolves are flat out bad and, considering the teams they\u2019re chasing, it\u2019s hard to believe anything but another fifth-place finish is in store.<\/p>\n

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