The last time the sports staff of The New York Times and assorted friends gathered to make the annual set of N.B.A. preseason predictions, we got some things right. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, several of us thought that Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks would repeat as the N.B.A.’s most valuable player. But no one predicted that the Los Angeles Lakers would win the championship — let alone advance to the N.B.A. (The Clippers were the unanimous choice to come out of the West.)

Source: New York Times December 22, 2020 07:52 UTC