Heading into the 2021-22 NBA season, a lot of the talk is centered around the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference.
These two teams are definitely two of the top title contenders, but there are also a ton of other teams that you can make a case for having a real shot at winning the 2022 NBA Finals.
Not only are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, the two teams who faced off in the NBA Finals this past year, championship contenders, but the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, and some others could also be threats to the Nets and Lakers this season.
Back to the full 82-game schedule in the NBA, we can expect to see plenty of high-level basketball being played all year long, but there are some teams flying under-the-radar heading into the 2021-22 season.
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Last year, the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Phoenix Suns were three surprise teams who were “sleepers” heading into the year, so which teams should we be looking at as potential “sleepers” this season?
Let’s take a look at three teams who are flying under the radar heading into the new seasons after having a really solid offseason and/or continuing building with their young core.