When the NBA regular season ends six months from now, we’ll have the definitive proof of something even the most prediction-adverse people around the NBA are sure of. In the Western Conference playoffs, there won’t be enough room for everybody.
Club Postseason has a strict capacity of eight — if LeBron James and the Lakes are getting in, that means some team is getting kicked out.
The Trail Blazers, whom the Lakers and James begin their season against Thursday night, are a prime target to be replaced. Their big offseason moves were on the fringes, adding a sweet-shooting Curry (Seth, not Stephen or Dell) and a former lottery pick trying to save his career (Nik Stauskas).