100 Bold NBA Predictions

The NBA season is finally here. Tuesday night will mark the start of the 2018/19 season, and it’s about time. With LeBron going to the Lakers, Cousins to the Warriors, and Kawhi to the Raptors, it was a crazy summer for the NBA. The offseason is what makes the NBA so much fun. It seems like there is a new storyline every week in the NBA. However, it’s time the real games begin. Here are “100 Bold NBA Predictions” for the 2018/19 season.

• Markelle Fultz wins Most Improved Player.
• Ben Simmons goes another season without a three.
• Joel Embiid averages over 25 points and 10 rebounds per game.
• Ben Simmons wins Rookie of the Year, wait a second.
• Terry Rozier is traded before the NBA Trade Deadline.
• Gordon Hayward makes the Eastern Conference All-Star team coming off his injury.
• Al Horford flinches on over 10 free throws.

• The Brooklyn Nets finish top ten in the Eastern Conference.
• D’Angelo Russell averages over 20 points per game.
• Allen Crabbe attempts seven threes per game and makes them at a 40% clip.
• Kristaps Porzingis has a hard time staying on the court. Plays under 35 games.
• Tim Hardaway Jr. has a 40-point game.
• Enes Kanter gets ejected at least three times.
• The Toronto Raptors finish with the best defensive rating in the NBA.
• Kyle Lowry averages under 14 points per game.
• Kawhi Leonard averages three steals per game.
• Zach LaVine enters and wins the Dunk Contest.
• Jabari Parker wins Sixth Man of the Year.
• Justin Holiday shoots over 38% from three.
• J.R. Smith drops a 30-point game on LeBron and the Lakers.
• Kevin Love averages over 23 points and 10 rebounds per game.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers win the Eastern Conference, just kidding (sorry Tristan Thompson.)

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• Andre Drummond shoots above 70% from the free-throw line.
• Khyri Thomas makes an NBA All-Rookie team.
• Blake Griffin posterizes Joel Embiid.
• Victor Oladipo doesn’t make the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
• Myles Turner makes over 75 three-pointers.
• The Pacers win less than 12 games on the road.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo wins MVP.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 30 points per game.
• Brook Lopez is an Eastern Conference All-Star.
• The Miami Heat win a playoff series with Jimmy Butler on their roster.
• D-Wade explodes for a 40-point game.
• Hassan Whiteside puts forth effort.
• Malik Monk has a breakout year. Shoots at least 40% from three.
• Kemba Walker doesn’t make the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
• Miles Bridges makes the NBA First Team All-Rookie.
• Kelly Oubre Jr. starts over Otto Porter Jr. by the end of the season.
• The Washington Wizards finish in the top three in the Eastern Conference.
• John Wall attempts close to 400 three-pointers.
• The Atlanta Hawks win less than 15 games.
• Trae Young attempts more threes than Steph Curry.
• John Collins averages a double-double.
• Aaron Gordon averages over 20 points per game.
• Mo Bamba averages over two blocks per game.
• Evan Fournier gets traded by the Trade Deadline.
• Steph Curry shoots over 45% from three.
• The Warriors are never fully healthy. Never have a game with Curry/Thompson/Durant/Green/Cousins.
• Jordan Bell appears in at least 75 games this season.
• Marvin Bagley III gets third in NBA Rookie of the Year.
• Willie Cauley-Stein averages a double-double.
• Buddy Hield has a breakout year. Averages over 16 points per game while shooting over 43% from three.
• JaVale McGee averages 25 minutes per game.
• Lance Stephenson blows in LeBron’s ear at least once during the season.
• LeBron James starts at center for the Lakers at least once over the course of the season.
• Tobias Harris averages over 20 points per game.
• The Clippers beat the Lakers in each head-to-head matchup this season.
• Lou Williams is the last one out again on the Western Conference All-Star team.
• DeAndre Ayton wins NBA Rookie of the Year.
• Devin Booker shoots under 35% from three.
• The Suns make the most trades at the Trade Deadline.
• Dirk Nowitzki plays under 18 minutes per game.
• Luka Doncic finishes second in NBA Rookie of the Year.
• Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic combine for over 40 points per game.
• Carmelo Anthony starts and plays a vital role for Houston down the stretch of the season.
• James Harden drops a guy and stares him down again before shooting. Sorry Wes Johnson.

• Clint Capela shoots above 70% from the field.
• Anthony Davis finishes second in NBA MVP voting.
• Nikola Mirotic shoots below 36% from three.
• Jrue Holiday has his best year as a pro, averages over 20 points per game.
• Despite injuries, the San Antonio Spurs make the playoffs for the 22nd straight year.
• DeMar DeRozan is a Western Conference All-Star.
• Jakob Poeltl averages at least 10 points per game, while splitting time in the starting lineup.
• Memphis decides to sell at the Trade Deadline, moving Marc Gasol and Mike Conley.
• Kyle Anderson breaks out with heavy playing time. Averages over two steals per game.
• The Memphis Grizzlies get another top-five pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
• Isaiah Thomas is a starter for the Denver Nuggets at the end of the year.
• Nikola Jokic makes his first ever NBA All-Star Game.
• Jamal Murray and Gary Harris combine to average over 45 points per game.
• The Utah Jazz finish as a top three seed in the Western Conference.
• Quin Snyder wins NBA Coach of the Year.
• Donovan Mitchell posterizes Ben Simmons, allowing NBA Twitter to go crazy.
• Russell Westbrook averages a triple-double for the third consecutive season.
• Paul George sets a personal record for most three-pointers made in a season.
• Dennis Schroder finishes second in NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
• Karl-Anthony Towns has a 50/40/90 season. 50% from the field, 40% from three, and 90% at the line.
• Andrew Wiggins starts playing defense, sounds crazy, I know.
• The Timberwolves get in a fight on the court with their own teammates. Shouting match and chaos breaks loose.

At one point in a scrimmage, sources said, Butler turned to GM Scott Layden and screamed, "You (bleeping) need me. You can't win without me." Butler left teammates and coaches largely speechless. He dominated the gym in every way. Jimmy's back.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 10, 2018

• The Trail Blazers miss the Western Conference Playoffs.
• Damian Lillard is not a member of the Western Conference All-Star Team.
• Seth Curry makes over 175 three-pointers on the season.
• The Golden State Warriors don’t win the NBA Finals.
• Kevin Durant leaves the Warriors after this season.
• Kawhi Leonard stays in Toronto after the season.
• Tom Thibodeau is fired from the Timberwolves at the conclusion of the season.
• A rookie will make the NBA All-Star Game.
• There will be a record number of trades at the NBA Trade Deadline.
• There will be over five coaches fired in the NBA at the end of the season.
• The Portland Trail Blazers will enter into a rebuild.
• The NBA will continue to break viewing records, and NBA Twitter will be at an all-time high.

THE NBA IS BACK.