After a busy summer in the NBA, what can we expect during the 2022-23 season? My stats-based win projections are back to help answer that question, at least during the regular season.
One of the biggest challenges for statistical projections is how disconnected the NBA's 82-game schedule has been from the playoffs. None of the four No. 1 seeds over the past two campaigns has reached the NBA Finals, the first time that's happened in back-to-back years since 2011 and 2012.
With injuries to star players becoming more common and the past two regular seasons marked by absences due to health and safety protocols, team performance from year to year hasn't been this inconsistent in decades.