The 8 most popular teams in the new season, what are their respective weaknesses? The Thunder and Nuggets also have shortcomings

On October 12, the NBA preseason has begun. After the start of the preseason, many young players performed well, but when the regular season begins, many young players who performed well in the preseason may not have a ball to play. The regular season is the real proving ground, and it also pave the way for the home court advantage of the playoffs. In the new season, there are 8 teams that have the hope of winning the championship. What are their respective weaknesses? Let’s take a look.

Thunder

Although the Thunder is the defending champion, and their young core will also increase the number of goals in the new season, the Thunder's shortcomings are still obvious. Their interior thickness is not good enough. Although the team can reach the twin towers, Chet + Harten, but they are both Tall and lanky insiders can't handle big centers. They couldn't do anything against Jokic last season. Thanks to the poor thickness of the Nuggets' lineup last season, otherwise the Thunder might have collapsed. They haven't strengthened their insides in the offseason. On the other hand, the Rockets, Clippers, and Nuggets have all strengthened their insides, and it will be difficult to win consecutive championships.

Nuggets

The Nuggets made great reinforcements in the offseason. They acquired Cameron Johnson to strengthen the starting lineup, and acquired Hardaway, Varan and Bruce Brown to strengthen the bench. Does the team seem to have no shortcomings? They lack enough organizers. Only Jokic and Murray can handle the ball. The two will take turns to lead the team forward in the new season. They rely too much on the core. The Nuggets also have a shortcoming. They do not have a second stable scoring point. When Murray faces tough defense, his offensive stability is not good.

Cavaliers

The main reason why the Cavaliers team can become the favorite to compete for the championship is that the Knicks and Pacers have fallen. Otherwise, with this lineup of the Cavaliers, they would never have a chance to break out of the division. The advantages and disadvantages of this team are too obvious. The advantage is that they have four peak All-Stars, which increases their lineup's fault tolerance. The disadvantage is that the two backcourt cores are too short and can be easily targeted. The two big insiders lack space capabilities and both need inside space. This also leads to them being targeted by opponents on both offense and defense.

Knicks

The Knicks are worth looking forward to in the new season. They have strengthened the biggest shortcomings of the lineup. The team has introduced Clarkson, Brogdon and Yabusele. Their previously weak bench has directly jumped into the league's first-line bench firepower. The team still retains the core lineup, but the Knicks also have shortcomings. Their absolute core lineup is far behind the absolute core lineup of the league's top teams. If Brunson misses the whistle, his offense will be very ineffective. Towns has never proven his ability to fight hard, which may hinder them.

Rockets

After Van Jordan was injured, their problems have been revealed. The team needs organizers too much. Now Uduka has no choice. He asked Shen Jing to start playing organizer. Sheppard's organizational ability is limited. Although Amen He can pass the ball but is not particularly good at it. As the season progresses, this problem will continue to trouble the Rockets, even in the playoffs. Although they have a top-notch defensive system and have a scorer of Durant's level to solve it, they do not have enough players to control the ball and it is easy to fall into the opponent's rhythm.

Timberwolves

The Timberwolves are underestimated every year, but they perform well every year. They have excellent talent and defensive system, which brings them a very high ceiling. In the offseason, the team lost Alexander Walker, but One thing that is certain is that their substitute offensive firepower is not as good as before. Although Edwards has increased the ball, the Timberwolves do not have a stable second scoring point. Randall relies too much on inside offense. His three-pointers are not stable when facing high-intensity defense. The Timberwolves are still far behind the first-line championship teams.

Lakers

The Lakers can enter this list entirely because they have two top ten players in the league. Otherwise, given their lineup configuration, it would be difficult to compete for the championship. Even if they enter this list, they are the least favored to win the championship. That one, because their problem has always been there. Although the addition of Ayton has strengthened the inside line, the team's backcourt defense is still not good. It is simply unrealistic to expect the combination of Xiaoli and Doncic to prevent the opponent's outside attack. It would be wise to trade Xiaoli for a suitable puzzle piece if there is an opportunity.

Clippers

The Clippers can enter this list mainly because their lineup is so thick, but they have the same problem as the Warriors, that is, the core is too old. The Warriors did not enter this list because Not only are they old, they also have no reliable young players who can step up to share the pressure for the core. Looking at the Clippers, at least they still have young players like Zubac, Collins and Dunn who can step up. The Clippers' lineup is very thick, but the health of the core is also a problem they need to worry about.

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