While Minnesota’s regular season opener is slated for Wednesday in Portland, the NBA kicks off Tuesday when Oklahoma City hoists a banner ahead of its bout with Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

Ahead of another NBA season, here’s a look at what to watch for this season, followed by a prediction of each team’s finish:

There have been six different champions over the past six seasons, which suggests the league is wide open. But it’s far from a crapshoot once the playoffs arrive.

The last four NBA champions had home-court advantage in every round of the playoffs en route to the title.

Denver was the clear top team in the West three years ago, while Boston and Oklahoma City were the obvious teams to beat in the entire NBA each of the past two seasons.

So while perhaps it’s possible f

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