10 Bold and outlandish NBA predictions for 2024 including a first-round elimination for the Boston Celtics

10 Bold and outlandish NBA predictions for 2024 including a first-round elimination for the Boston Celtics

We’re taking some time now that the new year is almost upon us to gaze into our crystal ball and

make crazy predictions about the NBA’s top stories for 2024.

In the Association, the past year has been extremely interesting.

At last, the Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship.

The Sacramento Kings are now a respectable power in the Western Conference.

With Jalen Brunson emerging as the Knicks’ first real star since Carmelo Anthony,

the storied Golden State Warriors dynasty appears to be gradually coming to an end.

With 2023 almost over and over half of the 2023–24 season still to go,

we can’t help but wonder what unanticipated events may be added to the NBA’s history in the upcoming year.

You don’t need to search any more since we’re going to assume the position of

basketball Nostradums and anticipate some of the biggest plot points for 2024.

10 wild NBA predictions for 2024

The Memphis Grizzlies come back to secure a top-four Western Conference berth.

The Memphis Grizzlies had a difficult time finishing 2023 with

Ja Morant suspended for the first 25 games of the season and Steven Adams out for the remainder of it.

But naturally, since the two-time All-Star returned to the team,

they have taken off. By the end of the season,

Memphis rises from near the bottom to near the top of the Western Conference rankings,

so expect it to continue in 2024.

Unexpectedly, Kawhi Leonard will be OK for the remainder of the regular season and the postseason.

Kawhi Leonard, a five-time All-Star,

has struggled with injuries for the majority of his career and has only participated in 70 or more games in two seasons.

Though he only participated in 52 games the previous season,

anticipate that he will surpass that total in 2023–2024 and, surprise,

maintain his health throughout the postseason.

until the second-round loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

More MVP votes are cast for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander than for Luka Doncic.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a guard with the Oklahoma City Thunder,

has quietly emerged as one of the league’s top young talents.

He is currently tied for the league top in scoring with Mavericks star Luka Doncic and

reigning MVP Joel Embiid as of 2024.

The man known as SGA will no longer be taken lightly,

especially with this youthful OKC club expected to finish in the top three at the end of the season.

According to our NBA predictions, Gilgeous-Alexander will receive a lot of support and

even more votes than Doncic from MVP voters in the spring.

Golden State Warriors part with one or more of the Big Three

Going into 2024, the fissures that started to form in the Golden State Warriors dynasty

last season have become more noticeable.

Draymond Green still has trouble controlling his emotions and his fists,

and Klay Thompson appears older.

We predict that at least one of the squad’s illustrious “Big 3” will be on another team before the season is out

since they haven’t been playing well this year and/or aren’t projected to be title contenders.

The Toronto Raptors will manage to persuade themselves not to trade Anunoby or Siakam.

The Toronto Raptors, a team that was hardly in the running for a postseason berth,

stunned a lot of people in the basketball world last season by choosing not to move any of their key players.

They will find themselves in the same predicament in 2024, and based on our NBA predictions,

Masai Ujiri, the team president, is likely to talk himself out of making a significant move in February.

For the third season in the Lebron James era, the Los Angeles Lakers are not in the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be having problems going into 2024.

They are just hanging on to a playoff spot despite making it to the Western Conference Finals the previous season,

and the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzles pose a major threat.

We believe those teams will overtake LA in the standings,

and it will be the Lakers’ third postseason absence under Lebron James.

The Boston Celtics lose in the opening round of the playoffs.

In six of the last seven years, the Boston Celtics have advanced at least to the second round of the playoffs.

No matter how good they are, all teams eventually experience terrible luck.

Boston will have to cope with some unexpected misfortune in the upcoming year,

which could result in an early elimination from the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

Up until now, they have been able to dodge it.

The Indiana Pacers upset the Boston Celtics in the postseason.

This season, one of the biggest surprises has been the Indiana Pacers.

They have an excellent offensive unit leading them, just like the Kings had last year.

To strengthen their defence and become the team that eliminates Boston from the postseason,

expect them to make some trade deadline moves.

2024 NBA Finals are reached by the Philadelphia 76ers.

After a turbulent offseason, many predicted that the Philadelphia 76ers would have a disappointing season.

But they have been excellent, and Tyrese Maxey is still becoming a real star.

Expect them to make it back to the NBA Finals after expectations were lowered.

In the summer, the New York Knicks finally traded for Donovan Mitchell.

For the past year, the New York Knicks have been aiming to acquire a true star to complement Jalen Brunson,

and they may pull off a blockbuster trade.

Donovan Mitchell will be the star they will ultimately obtain in 2024.

But that trade isn’t going to happen until after the current campaign.

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