The six NHA competition areas are regarded as the six major basketball battlefields. This summer is the largest free market in the past decade. During Chamberlain's expedition to Türkiye, various teams changed their players, and their personnel changes were very powerful.

Now the situation in NHAR is gradually becoming clearer, and the grouping of James, Wade and Bosh has brought a bad impact, that is, many young players have followed suit, resulting in stronger teams being stronger and weaker teams being weaker.

In addition to the top teams, the team with low strength simply stopped giving up, but chose to send away the team's top star or high-paying star, concentrate on playing the team, and look at the future.

However, this mentality is more obvious in the East. Twelve teams in the West have the opportunity to enter the playoffs. The fierce competition among the fans can't help but be amazed.

The Southwest Division is undoubtedly the most concerned area for Chinese fans in the past eight years. In addition to the Houston Rockets where Yao Ming exists, it seems that they have truly become the NHA home team for Chinese fans, the San Antonio Spurs who dominate the era in the past few years, the Dallas Mavericks with strong combat power on the books, the Memphis Grizzlies who have been in a long and finally saw a revival attitude, and the New Orleans Hornets who have Chris Paul, the super point guard, all have many exciting highlights that make fans pay attention to.

After a long wait, the Rockets finally returned to Yao Ming, who had recovered from injury.

Although the physical condition seems to have not yet recovered to 100, and although it may be destined to accept the ban on the minute in the new season, Yao Ming's basketball awareness and basic skills seem to be able to still be able to improve the Rockets' combat power compared to last season.

In addition, the Rockets are also targeted in signing players this summer. They signed Brad Miller in exchange for Contney Lee He to choose Patrick to shoot Telson. All of these operations have been recognized by the US media.

The Spurs and Mavericks have a long history of competition. They are more like long-term opponents in this division, treating the opponent as strong opponents and enemies. In the playoffs last year, the Mavericks achieved excellent results in second place in the Western Conference, but in the first round of the playoffs, they were eliminated by the Spurs, who were defeated in the first round of the playoffs in 609.

The Mavericks continued to make big signings this summer. Tyson Chandler's entry has improved their overall combat power again, while the Spurs seem quite conservative. Renewing Richard Jefferson is almost their only important operation.

In terms of combat power, the Mavericks still seem to have the advantage, but the Spurs, who have excellent defense, still have some restraints on the Mavericks in terms of play. The matchup between the two teams in the new season is destined to continue to attract fans to pay attention and expectation.

The Grizzlies looked to have risen last season, but this summer their behavior of giving Rudy Guy a maximum salary contract was considered a failure.

The Grizzlies successfully signed Tony Allen this summer, but with the team's overall combat power, it is still very difficult to go further in the West or even make the playoffs.

Whether the Hornets can make a difference in the new season depends on Chris Paul's emotional changes and health problems.

Although Paul, who issued the "Sell Me" declaration this offseason, received comfort from the Hornets, the team also introduced role players such as Trevor River Riza and Belinari, which slightly improved the team's combat effectiveness.

But overall, the Hornets have completely lost the momentum they had three years ago, and it is difficult for them to make a difference. Continuing to let Paul know the team's efforts for him may be more important than the team's record in a season.

In short, the Southwest Division is indeed full of exciting highlights and suspense worth paying attention to. This division will almost certainly not produce championship teams, but it may create a lot of topics and become the most exciting corner of the NHA.

The fans' sights are all in the Pacific Division, which has always been the most eye-catching place, because it has the Los Angeles Lakers, the two-time champion who is regarded as a top team in the league, the Phoenix Suns, which have lost Amal Todmeier but have gained stronger Oden and are still gorgeous in the game, and the Los Angeles Clippers, which look full of hope but are still positioned as a weak team.

In addition, there is also the Warriors that fans around the world pay the most attention to

Six years ago, Chinese fans regarded the Rockets as their home team, but after the 6 years of Olympics, Chamberlain's popularity increased exponentially, and this time he led the team to win the gold medal in the World Championships.

There is no doubt that Chamberlain has replaced Yao Ming as the most popular player in the Chinese world. His status has even broken through the level of players and risen to the level of national heroes.

In the past, the Southwest Division where the Mavericks and Spurs Rockets gathered was regarded as the most cruel battle zone in the league, but now, the Southwest Division has completely replaced it.

The Warriors are the defending champions. They have Chamberlain and Ibaka in the inside, and West, Curry, Carter, Iverson, Jackson and other players on the outside. Moreover, there is a quarrel with a swaying Jamison. This lineup is so powerful that it is terrifying.

The Lakers' overall strength is extremely strong, and the Purple and Gold Army led by Kobe Bryant and Paul Tsor still have a chance to win the championship.

The happiest thing about the Warriors' summer deal is probably the Lakers, because the Warriors are actually gambled, betting that Jamison and Carter can completely react with Chamberlain and others.

In this way, the Lakers' chances come. If Billups doesn't leave and the Warriors' books remain unchanged, they are likely to repeat the mistakes of last season this season. However, the Warriors' lineup has changed, and they may become stronger or weaker. Once they can't perform chemical reactions, the Lakers can go to the championship

But that's more than that, there is another team in the Pacific Division that cannot be ignored.

Suns

Compared with the Warriors and the Lakers, the Suns are actually more like a team that needs more attention in this area in the regular season in the new season.

After losing Stoudemire this summer, the Suns took some measures to make up for the loss and gained all-round players such as Hedot Tkogru, Josh Chaidris and Hakeem Varick.

In this way, Oden is the pillar in the interior, and Nash is the outside to control the overall situation. So what is the current Suns lacking? Oden ff Kogrun Nash, if these three players can be bonded together, even the Warriors and Lakers will have a headache when they meet them.

Next, we will look at the Clippers. This ten-year-old fisherman finally has a rise. Black Griffin's heroic performance in the preseason makes people really look forward to his prospects. Perhaps he will become another inside monster in the Eastern Conference who averages 2 points and 10 rebounds per game, and form a rather terrifying "two towers" with Chris Carman.

The Clippers became stronger inside and the outside was not bad. With Billups in charge, Griffin and Carman could wait for the ball in the inside with confidence.

Unfortunately, the Clippers' other positions, especially the substitute, are relatively weak, which makes it difficult for them to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with mid-range teams in the Western Conference.

The Kings have similar situations. Even if they have the best newcomer of the year, Terreco Evans, this year's inside potential rookie De Marcus Cousins ​​and the efficient interior monster Carl Landry, they are still far from able to compete with the Western Conference powerhouses.

The Southwest Division and the Pacific Division are the two most cruel competition areas in the league. After talking about these two divisions, we need to look at the Southeast Division that is now highly anticipated.

The Southeast Division has also attracted attention in the past. In UU, the Heat counterattacked the Mavericks and won the first championship in team history. The Magic's record has soared since the Warcraft Howard's record has not declined. And Arenas even staged an annual NHA B-trick battle with guns drawn last season.

However, these are far from the gathering of the Big Three this summer.

In this way, with the Miami Heat successfully gathering the three giants in 2003, the Southeast Division, which originally had a very outstanding overall strength in the east, has now become more dazzling.

In addition to the Heat, the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks should also be able to firmly occupy the other two seats in the Eastern Conference Final Six.

In addition, after winning the No. 1 pick John Wall, the Washington Wizards also had the possibility of making the playoffs.

If the Charlotte Bobcats, who entered the playoffs last season, had not destroyed their futures this summer and gave up Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton, the probability of five teams in the Southeast Division entering the playoffs at the same time would have become quite huge.

The Heat are undoubtedly the first choice for the kings of this division. The terrifying combination of LeBron James, Deweyn Wade and Chris Bosh can almost be despaired by dozens of teams in the league.

However, there are still problems with the Heat's lineup. The overall strength of their center and point guards is not strong enough, which invisibly provides an opportunity for another top-level team in the region's Magic.

As the second-place team in the league with regular season record last season, although the Magic finally stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals, they are still regarded as popular candidates for the championship, led by Dwight Howard.

Compared with the top teams in other leagues, the Magic have at most only the upper level in the league in any position except Howard.

The Hawks were shortlisted for the regular season three in the Eastern Conference last season, but their performance in the playoffs was quite unbearable.

Judging from their strength, they have basically not been strengthened during the offseason and will basically end the team's record of entering the second round of the playoffs for two consecutive years. It is their reasonable expectation to score fifth or sixth in the East.

Both the Wizards and the Bobcats are now regarded as teams at the edge of the playoffs. The former looked reborn after a season of chaos and sadness, and the latter was out of control by the new boss Michael Jordan after being shortlisted for the playoffs for the first time in the team's history. The team's overall strength has been greatly weakened.

Both teams will fight for playoff spots in the new season, and there is basically no possibility of confrontation with the other three teams.

It looks clear in strength, but in fact its strength is quite amazing. This is the biggest feature of the Southeast Division.

From a probabilistic point of view, the Eastern Conference champion in the new season is actually the most likely to land in this division.

In the Central Division a few years ago, almost every team had considerable strength in the East, among which the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers were the favorites to win the championship for many years.

However, with the changes in time and personnel, the current central region may not even have a team with the second round of the playoffs.

In addition to the sharp decline in overall strength of some teams in the central region, the strong teams in the eastern region have become increasingly stronger, which is an important reason why the central region no longer continues to be dazzling.

In addition to the Pistons and Cavaliers mentioned above, the other three teams in the Central Division are the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers.

At present, if we position the combat power of these five teams in the 10-1 season, the Bulls should rank fourth to sixth in the East, the Bucks are fifth to seventh in the Pacers, the Pacers and Pistons are basically positioned as the bottom three.

There are no teams that are excellent in the East in this division, but except for the Cavaliers, the other four teams do not seem to surrender easily when facing any opponent.

The Bulls are undoubtedly the team that has improved the most during the offseason.

After they won players such as Carlos Boozer, Kay Korver and Ronnie Brewer this summer, they have changed from eighth place in the Eastern Conference last season to a team that is basically regarded as the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference and the second round of the playoffs.

The Bucks have greatly strengthened the team's weak links this summer, and the team's books are quite neat. The Pacers and Pistons have taken a different approach. The former obtained Darrell Collison, an excellent young point guard through the trade, while the latter signed Tracy McGretty with a basic salary.

In addition to losing LeBron James' Cavaliers, the strength of other teams has increased somewhat this summer.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Cavaliers who dominated the central division and even the entire league last season will eventually be at the bottom of this division, and the Bulls will replace them, with the Bucks following closely behind in the second place.

As for which Pacers or Pistons are better, it depends on the chemistry they produce at that time. As for the Cavaliers, they cannot announce their sacrificing to give up. In the first season of losing James, the worse they lose, it will only tell people that James is more important to this team.

The central region has no popular contenders for championships, and they are almost the least concerned areas among the six major regions.

But even so, they will continue to work hard in the east and show their magical powers in their confrontation.

Even if some of them don't get applause now, they will get the respect they deserve in a few years.

Among the six major league divisions, the Atlantic region was regarded as the weakest league in the league since the initial division, but now it seems that this situation is still continuing.

If the Southeast Division is a strong and excellent sea boy, and the Central Division is an industrial elite who keeps a low profile, then the Atlantic Division is like a silly and ignorant playboy.

There are the most expensive average ticket prices in the six divisions, but apart from the Boston Celtics, several other teams may continue their playoff Cup games for years.

The Atlantic Division consists of the Celtics, the New York Knicks, the New Jersey Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors Five.

Except for the Celtics, all four teams missed the playoffs last season.

In the new season, although the Celtics can still lock in a playoff spot, the other three teams have more or less entered the playoffs.

But even so, their combat power may be far from the teams in the Western Conference that ranked ninth to eleventh. In other words, even if they can really enter the playoffs, it is entirely due to the weak overall strength of other teams in the Eastern Conference except for the six teams.

After losing Rashid Wallace this summer, the Celtics signed two former All-Star players, Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal. Tony Heron's departure caused them less than expected losses.

After years of waiting, the Knicks did not show off their strength in the free agent market as expected, but fortunately they still got players such as Amaltadmeier and Raymond Felton, and obtained potential young newcomers like Anthony Randolph through trades.

Needless to say, the Celtics are, but the Knicks have gained some of this summer. They should be considered the winner of summer operations and will be more competitive in the sub-districts.

The second-place pick Evan Turner won in the draft in the preseason, which was quite unstable. His ups and downs and excessive mistakes may be difficult to entrust the heavy responsibility, and the team will continue to be in an embarrassing position.

The Nets are a joke in the free agent market this year. They have a lot of cap space but end up only getting mediocre players like Terrero and Jordan Famal. Derek Feworth also looks quite bad.

Fortunately, they won Troy Murphy through a trade, but they did not completely disappoint the fans' hopes. As for the Raptors who lost Chris Bosh, the overall combat power has declined rapidly, and it is destined to be difficult to achieve in the new season. These three teams now seem to be summer losers and the prospects are hard to look forward to.

In any case, the overall weak strength of the Atlantic region is not completely proportional to their attention in the United States and Canada, but fans from other countries in the world will not buy their accounts.

Therefore, the only highlight of this division is probably how far the Celtics will go in the playoffs.

With the rise of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Northwest Division has now formed a truly "four strong men and one bottom" situation. In addition to the Minnesota Timberwolves still weak and seemingly have no future, the Thunder will fight with the Denver Nuggets, the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers in a more intense battle in the new season.

Although the Thunder now seems to be relatively beneficial to win the championship in the division, the other three teams must not be taken lightly.

In the EpNR Scoop Western Conference Championship prediction, the Thunder became the team with the most votes besides the Warriors and the Lakers.

Although the gap between them and the latter still seems to be quite obvious, the trident combination composed of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green has shown its outstanding combat power and potential that seems to be more anticipated. It has made them regarded as the most likely Western Conference kings to succeed the Lakers in the future. Their positioning in the new season has at least reached the level of the Western Conference semi-finals.

Relatively speaking, the Nuggets, the King of Northwest Division, were overwhelmed by the trading storm of Cameron Anthony. The team seemed to be disintegrated at any time in the new season and became a team on the edge of the playoffs.

Anthony has always refused to negotiate a contract renewal with the team, so even if the Nuggets forcibly trade him out, they will not be able to obtain excellent chips at all. The Nuggets in the new season are full of problems and their prospects are also despised.

The Trail Blazers basically didn't do much this summer, and Rudy Fernandez's absurd behavior has been punished. Instead, the fact that Greg Oden's injury recovery is not optimistic makes them worry enough.

The Jazz got Al Jefferson after Carlos Boozer in the city. After the team's summer operation, the team's overall combat effectiveness has not been affected much.

There should be no problem with these two teams to qualify for the playoffs, but if they cannot make more breakthroughs, they will basically just be the role of accompanying the prince in the first round of the playoffs.

The Timberwolves are the weakest team in this division and even the entire Western Conference. After trading Jefferson, they can only rely on role players such as Kevin Love, Jonny Frein and Martel Webster to barely maintain it.

From any perspective, any team in the West can basically beat them under any circumstances.
Chapter completed!