Projected Records for all 32 NBA Teams in 2012-13

The NBA tips off tonight so it’s time for our preseason forecast.  We’re forecasting the regular season record for each NBA team.

Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics  (52-30)
Philadelphia 76ers  (49-33)
New York Knicks  (46-36)
Brooklyn Nets  (43-39)
Toronto Raptors  (32-50)

Central Division
Indiana Pacers  (50-32)
Chicago Bulls  (47-25)
Milwaukee Bucks  (34-48)
Detroit Pistons  (32-50)
Cleveland Cavaliers  (31-51)

Southeast Division
Miami Heat (62-20)
Atlanta Hawks  (44-38)
Washington Wizards  (30-52)
Orlando Magic  (22-60)
Charlotte Bobcats  (14-68)

Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder  (58-24)
Denver Nuggets  (52-30)
Portland Trail Blazers  (42-40)
Utah Jazz  (40-42)
Minnesota Timberwolves  (40-42)

Southwest Division
San Antonio Spurs  (52-30)
Memphis Grizzlies  (48-34)
Dallas Mavericks  (41-41)
Houston Rockets  (39-43)
New Orleans Hornets  (32-50)

Pacific Division
Los Angeles Clippers  (55-27)
Los Angeles Lakers  (54-28)
Golden State Warriors  (40-42)
Phoenix Suns  (26-56)
Sacramento Kings  (23-59)

Since last year was an abbreviated season due to the lockout, we can’t simply compare win totals so we’re giving you the teams that we forecast to have the biggest increase and decrease in win percentage this year:

Biggest Projected Win % Increase:
1)  Brooklyn Nets (16.7%)
2)  Golden State Warriors (13.98%)
3)  Minnesota Timberwolves (9.38%)
4)  Portland Trail Blazers (8.82%)
5)  Denver Nuggets (8.25%)

Biggest Projected Win % Decrease:
1)  Orlando Magic (19.51%)
2)  Phoenix Suns (18.29%)
3)  San Antonio Spurs (14.82%)
4)  Dallas Mavericks (10.28%)
5)  Atlanta Hawks (8.16%)

Get NBA Power Rankings in today’s Matt’s Mind and see how the playoffs play out based on these forecasted records with this year’s award winners.

Don’t worry, we’ll be back in April to evaluate how we did.