Pre-Season NBA Power Rankings (Dec. 21, 2011)
Chad H Eckert | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2:16PM 
The NBA season is just around the corner so I thought I would post my pre-season rankings.
1. Miami Heat
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Chicago Bulls
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Atlanta Hawks
6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. Los Angeles Clippers
8. New York Knicks
9. Memphis Grizzlies
10. Denver Nuggets
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Orlando Magic
13. Philadelphia 76ers
14. Boston Celtics
15. San Antonio Spurs
16. Portland Trailblazers
17. Indiana Pacers
18. Houston Rockets
19. Golden State Warriors
20. Sacramento Kings
21. Minnesota Timberwolves
22. Milwaukee Bucks
23. Washington Wizards
24. Toronto Raptors
25. New Orleans Hornets
26. New Jersey Nets
27. Detroit Pistons
28. Utah Jazz
29. Cleveland Cavaliers
30. Charlotte Bobcats
Last year I predicted that the Heat would lose in the NBA Finals to the LA Lakers. Here are my picks for playoff teams this year:
WEST: Thunder, Mavs, Lakers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Suns, Spurs
EAST: Heat, Bulls, Hawks, Knicks, Magic, 76ers, Celtics, Pacers
Western Conference Finals: Thunder over Lakers
Eastern Conference Finals: Heat over Knicks
NBA Finals: Heat 4, Thunder 1 -
Finals MVP: LeBron James
League MVP: Kevin Durant
Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving
DPOY: Dwight Howard
6th Man: Lamar Odom
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