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Charlotte Hornets: The Hornets haven’t been to the playoffs since 2016. Indiana Pacers: Indiana has some excellent young players but don’t appear to have the supreme talent needed to win a title – or the means to get it.ġ0. Brooklyn Nets: The Nets are building around Mikael Bridges but don’t have nearly enough to be in contention.ĩ. Minnesota Timberwolves: The T-Wolves went all in on the Rudy Gobert trade but don’t seem any closer now than in the Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins days.Ĩ. Utah has Lauri Markkanen and lots of draft picks.ħ. Utah Jazz: If the Jazz was in the West, it would rank ahead of Orlando. Orlando Magic: Orlando isn’t close to being an Eastern Conference threat, but they’ve got a good core in Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter. The Clippers are a more immediate threat, but the Pels are a more long-term threat.ĥ. New Orleans Pelicans: Much of this is reliant on the unreliable Zion Williamson. Los Angeles Clippers: The Clips seem cursed, but if Kawhi Leonard and Paul George (and maybe Chris Paul) are healthy, you can’t rule out the Clippers.Ĥ.

Memphis Grizzlies: The Grizzlies take a step back with the Ja Morant suspension, but they’re still a threat.ģ. Phoenix Suns: The Suns didn’t necessarily get better with the Bradley Beal trade, but they’re still a threat.Ģ. Here are the 10, ranked in order of their chances at winning in the future.ġ. With the Nuggets winning the NBA championship, only 10 franchises have yet to fly their first title flag. View Gallery: Photos: Chris Paul through the years The List: NBA franchises without a title More: EuroLeague star Vasilije Micic visits OKC in latest step of NBA dalliance But Phoenix will be thin if everyone is healthy and doomed if someone gets hurt, without the financial flexibility to improve the team. Durant and Booker are incredible players. They traded for Beal for pennies on the dollar, because of that contract and because they have to start over. The Wizards figure to buy out Paul, if they can’t trade him, because a good, old player is the last thing they need.

#Phoenix stadium suns plus

There’s no chance Paul still will be a star in three years it’s debatable if he is now.īut Paul has been at least as productive as Beal the last three years, more reliable, just as good if not better a defender, plus he’s a point guard who took ballhandling pressure off Booker, who must be protected by the Suns at all costs, lest the franchise implode. There’s a chance Beal still will be an effective player in three years, even if his salary is exorbitant.