Given how thin the difference is between so many playoff teams, seeding will surely change this year. The 76ers and Grizzlies look like the biggest contenders to rise, while the Bucks and Nuggets could fall.

The Los Angeles Times' NBA crew takes a look at championship contenders, which teams will meet in the NBA Finals and who will win the major awards.

The 2024-25 NBA regular season officially tips off with a pair of games on Tuesday night, as the Boston Celtics raise their 18th championship banner and then battle the new-look New York Knicks before the Minnesota Timberwolves look to hand Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick a loss in his coaching debut.

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