Only 5.5 games separate No. 1 and No. 14 in the bewildering Western Conference standings.
Who is the biggest challenger to the Golden State Warriors? Who are the players to watch? And which team has the most upside?
Our experts answer the big questions.
1. Fact or fiction: This will be the Warriors' easiest path to the NBA Finals in the Steve Kerr era.
Royce Young, ESPN: Fiction. While it seems on the surface there's no obvious peer lining up to clash for an inevitable Western Conference finals showdown, the West is deeper overall.