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Hello NBA fans! With the 2017-2018 season under way, I have asked 11 NBA experts the following two simple questions:
- Who is the most underrated team in the NBA?
- Who is the most overrated team in the NBA?
Hopefully, their answers will help you with your sports bets early in the season, where some teams tend to surprise or disappoint us. Let’s pay close attention to these experts’ opinions to try to find undervalued/overvalued teams.
Enjoy the read!
ALEX BERNSTEIN (FansTakeSports)
Underrated: Milwaukee Bucks
If they can stay healthy (big if) they already have one of the most talented starting fives in the league and Giannis is poised for a major breakout year with a legitimate MVP ceiling. Although the Celtics and Cavs are the favorites in the east they most likely will struggle with chemistry issues for the first half of the year.
Overrated: Cleveland Cavaliers
I truly believe in the regular season the Cavs are the most overrated team. By losing Kyrie, Kevin Love becomes their de-facto number two option until Isaiah comes back. That's a major step back for them. They also have 3 good defenders on the entire team (LeBron, Crowder, Shump) and almost no three point shooting. They're also going to be relying on a lot of players with injury history (Wade, Rose, Love, Isaiah). While by the post season they should be the top team in the east talent wise, I believe they will under achieve in the regular season.
STEVE ALEXANDER (Rotoworld's Senior NBA Editor)
Underrated: New Orleans Pelicans
Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins are going to dominate the paint for the Pelicans this season and despite last year's failures, they've had an entire offseason and preseason to figure out how to play together. Jrue Holiday should be able to stay healthy and fully return to form this season. Rajon Rondo's hernia surgery hurts, as does the lack of a name small forward in New Orleans, but I like E'Twaun Moore coming off the bench and filling in the hole left by Rondo. The Pelicans and Anthony Davis have consistently underperformed over the years, but 2017-18 should be different.
Overrated: San Antonio Spurs
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are basically NBA senior citizens, LaMarcus Aldridge simply doesn't look like a good fit despite re-signing recently, and now Kawhi Leonard has a quad injury that no one can seem to figure out. While it's very clear the Spurs' system appears to be player proof, meaning whoever Gregg Popovich throws out there usually succeeds, the fact remains teams like the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Blazers are all getting better in the West. Maybe the Spurs will bring something out of Rudy Gay that no one else has been able to and maybe they'll be a top seed in the Western playoffs, as usual. But I think they might struggle just to make it to the postseason this year. Especially if Leonard's injury turns out to be serious.
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