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The New York Knicks are slightly better, even without any off-season additions. And that's because of Kiki "Where Pass is Just Another Four-Letter Word" Vandeweghe, who will be starting his first full season with the Knicks, and the continued maturation of Patrick Ewing and Mark Jackson.
Detroit is solid, with its only loss being the Biggest (and the worst) of the Bad Boys, Rick Mahorn. Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, John Salley, Dennis Rodman, Mark Aguirre and Joe Dumars are the class of the league. Throw in free agent acquisitions David Greenwood and Scott Hastings for beef...
But don't forget about the rest of this division, which even has the class of the expansion teams, Orlando. Reggie Theus, Sidney Green, Dave Corzine and Terry Catledge are capable players. And the Magic checks in with the Best Mascot Award for Stuff the Magic Dragon.
Chicago, Atlanta and Cleveland are all capable of 50-plus wins this season. B.J. Armstrong and Stacey King give depth to an always-explosive Chicago team. And then there's number 23, whoever he is. A healthy. Kevin Willis gives the Hawks' Moses Malone some help on the frontline, and...
Okay, so I'm straddling the fence here a little bit, but the top three teams are Dallas, Houston and a tremendously-talented San Antonio.