SCOUTING REPORTS

What's new in the NBA this year? Plenty: CP3 in Clutch City. PG13 in OKC. Lonzo in L.A. Hayward in the Hub. What's not new? How things will turn out: The Warriors and the Cavaliers will meet in the Finals for the fourth year in a row. And the Dubs will win again, proving that the more things change, the more they, in fact, stay the same

EASTERN PROJECTIONS

1 CAVALIERS

2 CELTICS

3 WIZARDS

4 RAPTORS

5 BUCKS

6 HORNETS

7 HEAT

8 PISTONS

9 76ERS

10 KNICKS

11 PACERS

12 HAWKS

13 MAGIC

14 NETS

15 BULLS

Conference Finals

CAVALIERSoverCELTICS

WESTERN PROJECTIONS

1 WARRIORS

2 ROCKETS

3 SPURS

4 THUNDER

5 TIMBERWOLVES

6 TRAIL BLAZERS

7 CLIPPERS

8 JAZZ

9 NUGGETS

10 GRIZZLIES

11 PELICANS

12 MAVERICKS

13 LAKERS

14 KINGS

15 SUNS

Conference Finals

WARRIORSoverROCKETS

NBA FINALS

WARRIORSoverCAVALIERS