***OFFICIAL 2024-25 WINS PREDICTION THREAD + PLAYOFFS PREDICTION***

[Q-is-here]

Pre-season game 1 is tonight, which means it's time to crank up the official Wins Prediction Thread!

Given the bigger picture of playoff expectations, I feel it's appropriate to predict both regular season wins AND how far into the post-season you think we will go.

Please make your predictions, and if you so desire, explain your logic and any keys to the season from your perspective.

Have at it!

[Q-is-here]

Here is a list of past winners, a motley crew of past and present contributors to this board and its predecessors if I ever saw one! Young children look up to these legends; women swoon in their presence; sponsorship deals come flooding in; autobiographies get written by ghost writers.....May be YOU could be next!

'23-24 - SagaciousMagnanimous
'22-23 - Lipoli
'21-22 - Lipoli, Crazysauce, ItsJustSoSab
'20-21 - Coolbreeze
'19-20 - COVID SEASON - No winners, boooo!
'18-19 - Logo
'17-18 - Khans2K5
'16-17 - Bleedspeed
'15-16 - Kiwi

[Coolbreeze44]

All right let's get it started. I am going to predict 57 wins and an NBA finals appearance.

My supporting factors:

1) Very deep roster
2) Experience gained from last years run
3) Improvement from our young Big 3 - Ant, Jaden, and NAZ
4) The addition of the 2 Knicks and 2 first round picks

[TAFKASP]

50, because it's always 50.

[Sundog]

49 from me, and a return to the WCF

[60WinTim]

Need I say more?

[FNG]

I'm feeling pretty good about this team right now. But I don't think they are going to get to last year's win total for the following reason:

1) The West looks stronger than ever.
2) There may be some transitional issues as they work to integrate Randle and DiVo
3) I think Finchie is going to do a lot more load management this year, both to keep our guys fresh for the playoffs and to give guys like Rob, Shannon, Minott and Garza some playing time.

I'll go with 52 wins and a conference finals.

[Q-is-here]

Need I say more?

Hot take - You may need to change your handle after last night's game! 60 may not be enough anymore!

[kekgeek]

Give me 49. That’s not to be negative but I think the wolves are going to put more emphasis on long term health and just getting in the playoffs

[BloopOracle]

53, this is my year I can feel it!