Our Utah Jazz preview 2021 observes that last season this team went 52-20, finishing first in the division and first in the conference.

Our Portland Trail Blazers preview 2021 finds that for most of this team’s 50-year history they have been playoff bound.

Our Oklahoma City Thunder preview 2021 observes that since 2008 when this team moved from Seattle, they’ve made it into the postseason 10-of-13 seasons.

Our Minnesota Timberwolves preview 2021 finds that this team has been to the playoffs once in the last 17 years.

Our Denver Nuggets preview 2021 finds that for the past three seasons, this team has been on a roll. Each of those three years, the Nuggets have made the playoffs.

Our Sacramento Kings preview 2021 observes that the last time this team won the title, they were known as the Rochester Royals, and in the Semis, they defeated the Minneapolis Lakers.

Our Phoenix Suns preview 2021 observes that for the third time in their 50-plus-year history, this team made it to the NBA Finals.

Our Los Angeles Lakers preview 2021 notes that after a playoff drought of six years and going without an NBA championship for nine, in 2019-2020, this team scored their 18th league title.

Our LA Clippers preview 2021 finds that this team, which has finished second or better in the Pacific Division for a decade and made the playoffs nine times, will struggle this year.

Our Golden State Warriors preview 2021 observes that from 2014-15 through 2018-19, this team made five straight NBA Championship rounds, winning three titles.

Our San Antonio Spurs preview 2021 notes that this team has always been a powerhouse. In fact, from 1998 through 2014, Spurs went to the NBA Finals six times, winning five titles.

Our New Orleans Pelicans preview 2021 notes that in their first 19 years this team has been to the postseason seven times.

In creating our Memphis Grizzlies preview 2021, we note that last year for the first time in three seasons, this team made the playoffs.

Our Houston Rockets preview 2021 observes that after eight straight seasons of making it into the postseason, the wheels came off the bus last season.

Our Dallas Mavericks preview 2021 observes that the last time this team was competitive in the postseason was 2011.

Our Washington Wizards preview 2021 notes that this team has been exceptionally uneven. In 1978, they won their first and only NBA title.

Our Orlando Magic preview 2021 observes that in the past 11 seasons, this team has had a half-dozen head coaches.

Our Miami Heat preview 2021 notes that since LeBron James left the franchise in the summer of 2014, things have not been the same for this team.

Our Charlotte Hornets preview 2021 finds this team has good mix of vets and young players. With a bit of luck and pluck, they could be playoff bound for the first time in five seasons.

Our Atlanta Hawks preview 2021 finds that after three straight seasons of last-place finishes in the Southeast Division, this team excelled last season.