Both teams have pretty similar title odds according to Vegas with all the Harden trade stuff going on. And ironically these are the 2 teams linked for the Harden trade.
But lets assume Harden gets traded somewhere else for swaps and 2nd rounders.
Which team the Clippers with Kawhi/PG13/RUSS or the 76ers with Embiid/Maxer/Tobias
if they both make the finals who would be the bigger stunner…
the West is a lot more stacked but the East is more top heavy so for these 2 teams to make the finals they will need to be upsetting the favorites
Clippers have more top end talent, have the better bench, and Lue to me is one of the better coaches in the league. But with that said, I think they match-up badly with the Nuggets.
The Nuggets are less likely to make it to the WCF than Boston/Milwaukee is by nature of the conferences themselves…Nuggets have far more competition. So for that reason, I’m going with the Sixers…I don’t see them getting past Boston at all. I think they can beat Milwaukee in a series, but I have no clue how they beat Boston in a series. Their only hope for me is that Boston or Milwaukee doesn’t finish as a top 2 seed and they have to face each other before the ECF. If that happens and Milwaukee beats Boston, I can see Philly making the finals. I think they match up OK with Milwaukee.