subject: A Fan's Guesses On Which Nba Franchises Will Be The Most Prosperous Next Season [print this page] The 2011 NBA season is shaping up to be an incredibly entertaining one. Who would have that Joe Johnson would walk away the with the highest contract of the offseason when names like Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Bosh and Lebron James were involved. Regardless, there were some big winners and losers.
The following teams are shaping up to have very successful seasons.
When talking about the best overall teams in the league next season, the favorite is still the Los Angeles Lakers. If the defending back to back champions bring back the whole team, then they are in good shape to dominate in the Western Conference. They better hope that Derek Fisher does not end up signing with the Miami Heat.
It will not be easy for the Lakers, however. The Miami Heat have assembled a dream team that this writer has a feeling will have some more pieces added before all is said and done. Miami will be a team to beat for the foreseeable future and may suck the fun out of professional basketball in the process.
Besides the Heat next year, another Eastern Conference team that won out is the Bulls organization. Carlos Boozer is one of the best power forwards in the league and fits perfectly with this team. He will join Derek Rose and Joakim Noah to form quite the competitive team.
The other major contender in the Eastern Conference will likely be the Orlando Magic. They have had very successful seasons the past two years and return all of their important pieces. When Jameer Nelson is healthy the Magic are a serious force to reckon with.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is likely ready to make a splash. They were the #8 seed in the West last year and took the Lakers to 7 games. They will likely be much better this year.
The Portland Trailblazers will also be a very competitive team. Brnadon Roy is a winner and if all goes well, we might actually see a full season from Greg Oden this year.
