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Is PJ Tucker the missing piece for the 76ers? Last year’s beaten finalists Boston might be their nearest pursuer. They are still stacked at all positions and even with an unproven head coach they should have enough talent to make a deep postseason run. The Nets should be favourites given they have three superstar starters in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving & the aforementioned Ben Simmons. The only thing stopping us from tipping them is the clash of egos. If they keep these in check then they could be in the Final.<\/p>\n It will be a surprise if the Milwaukee Bucks don’t win the Central and by some margin. The Bulls should chase them home, while the Cavaliers are definitely on the up. We will be shocked if either the Pistons or Pacers make the play in never mind win the division.<\/p>\n This looks like a two-team race between the Hawks & Heat. Atlanta’s starting five is as good as any, however, there is still question marks over how many games Bogdan Bogdanovic will miss after his knee surgery<\/a>. Still, the addition of Dejounte Murray<\/a> looks to be enough to make them favourites for the division. Overall though there is not a lot of depth to the Hawks squad. That won’t matter in the divisional race it could once the playoffs start.<\/p>\n The Heat’s season hinges on how well Jimmy Butler plays. With PJ Tucker gone there will be a lot of pressure on his shoulders.<\/p>\n Anyway here is our predicted divisional finishing order and seedings.<\/p>\n 1 Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Boston Celtics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 Brooklyn Nets<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 New York Knicks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 Toronto Raptors<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 Detroit Pistons<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 Indiana Pacers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Atlanta Hawks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Miami Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 Charlotte Hornets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 Washington Wizards<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 Orlando Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Philadelphia 76ers\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Milwaukee Bucks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 Boston Celtics\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 Brooklyn Nets\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 Atlanta Hawks\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n 6 Chicago Bulls \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7 Miami Heat\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 8 Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 9 New York Knicks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 10 Toronto Raptors<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Play in Round One<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n (7) Miami Heat over (8)\u00a0 Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n (9)New York Knicks over (10) Toronto Raptors<\/strong><\/p>\n Round Two (for the 8th Seed)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n New York Knicks over Cleveland\u00a0Cavaliers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n (1) Philadelphia 76ers\u00a0 over (8) New York Knicks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (2) Milwaukee Bucks over (7) Miami Heat\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (3) Boston Celtics over (6) Chicago Bulls \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (4) Brooklyn Nets over (5) Atlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Philadelphia 76ers over Brooklyn Nets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Milwaukee Bucks<\/span> over Boston Celtics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/p>\n LA Clippers beat The 76ers<\/strong><\/p>\n Philadelphia looks just about good enough to reach the final but not good enough to beat the Clippers even with the addition of P.J. Tucker<\/a> et al.<\/p>\n
Image: All Pro Reels<\/a> via Flickr CC By SA 2.0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nCentral Division<\/h2>\n
Southeast Division<\/h2>\n
Eastern Conference Predicted Finishing Order<\/h2>\n
ATLANTIC<\/span><\/h3>\n
CENTRAL<\/span><\/h3>\n
SOUTH EAST<\/span><\/h3>\n
Predicted Seedings<\/span><\/h2>\n
The Far Too Early Playoff Bracket Prediction<\/h2>\n
Eastern Conference Round One<\/span><\/h2>\n
Eastern Conference <\/span>Semi-Finals<\/span><\/h2>\n
Eastern Conference Final\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
NBA Championship<\/span><\/h2>\n