2019-2020 NBA Title Chances

Projected Starting 5.
P.G R.Rondo, S.G D.Green, S.F L.James, P.F A.Davis, C D.Howard.
Last Season 37-45. This season’s projected record 54-28.

We start our Top 5 Chances with LeBron James and the L.A Lakers. After last season becoming a write off with a string of injuries and James himself shutting it down during the season, the Lakers finally landed the trade that they had been waiting for.
With Anthony Davis now calling L.A home after coming over via trade, the Lakers now have a one-two punch that is easily among the N.B.A’s best!
With Davis, L.A now has the best “Big Man” in the N.B.A and with the King running the show the Lakers automatically become a serious N.B.A title chance if Davis can avoid injuries which he has struggled with throughout his career.

New coach Frank Vogel has his work cut out with building team chemistry and potentially playing second fiddle to LeBron calling the shots during timeouts and behind the scenes.

The Lakers do appear to be thin on the bench, but players like Danny Green, Avery Bradley, Quinn Cook and the returning Kyle Kuzma should help with the scoring load.

The Lakers biggest challenge is getting a solid season from Dwight Howard who is returning to L.A after a host of unsuccessful stints around the N.B.A and this appears to be his last chance in the league. If Howard can support Davis who doesn’t like playing center and can provide around the 8 points and 8 boards a game then the Lakers would consider this a success with Howard’s very friendly contract.

Even though the Lakers, on paper, have some holes which could be exposed, the fact that they have James and Davis as a one-two punch and with LeBron looking to chase the MVP title, the Lakers look poised to go deep into the Playoffs and challenge for the title.