The final two Western conference this year are the group of death in some respects, but not in terms of competition. Vegas Houston's draft pick this year is. Slapped out top top four protected for protected. The Rockets who spent a lot of money because it's phase two, it's time to be competitive and I love talking about phase two. Utah's a step above those teams and, you know, those teams for different reasons all have trended in the right direction this offseason.
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down both the Eastern and Western Conferences into tiers based on who will contend, who will be draft lottery bound and more!
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