Can the Thunder successfully defend their title? New season division championship prediction: Western Thunder, Eastern Cavaliers

As time goes by, the new season is getting closer and closer. ESPN recently made predictions for the division champion and the championship. The final result is that the Thunder and the Cavaliers are most likely to become East-West champions, and the Thunder has great hope of winning the championship again and completing the defending title.

Last season's regular season, the Thunder and the Cavaliers were the teams with the best record in the East and West, winning 68 wins and 64 wins respectively. In the playoffs, the Thunder became the biggest winner. Although they fought a tiebreak battle with the Nuggets and the Pacers, they finally successfully won the championship.

And the Cavaliers were a little bit of a bad idea. Not only did they fail to meet with the Thunder, they also failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, they were easily eliminated by the Pacers in the semi-finals. Of course, this is also because the Cavaliers were affected by injuries, otherwise they would still have the chance to reach the Eastern Conference Finals or even the finals.

This summer, several teams in the Western Conference have been strengthened and their strength has been further improved, so the competition has become more intense. However, the Thunder is undoubtedly the strongest team in the Western Conference and the entire league, and even no one, so the Thunder is also the most promising team to become the Western Conference champion and championship.

Of course, in addition to the Thunder, there are several other teams in the Western Conference who have the strength to win the championship. The Nuggets and Rockets are very likely to reach the Western Conference Finals next season, and they may even defeat the Thunder and reach the finals. In addition, the Clippers, Lakers and Timberwolves also have the strength to reach the Western Conference Finals, among which the Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

In the East, the competition is relatively less intense, especially the Celtics, Pacers and even the Bucks are likely to be no competitiveness next season, because one of their core players suffered a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, and the Bucks even directly cut Lillard. Under such circumstances, the Cavaliers and the Knicks may be the only two teams with the strength to compete for the championship, and they are likely to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

In addition, after the Magic got Bain, his strength has been further enhanced. He may become a dark horse in the East next season, but it is not that easy to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pistons have also successfully completed the reconstruction, and it is no problem to enter the playoffs. If they perform well, they can also make it to the Eastern Conference Finals.