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NBA Playoffs Seeding Predictions for the 2016-17 NBA Season

By Weldon Jones

May 22, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) defends during the second quarter in game three of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) defends during the second quarter in game three of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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November 17, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton (far right) stands with his team during the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Raptors 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 17, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton (far right) stands with his team during the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Raptors 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are a runaway favorite for capturing the NBA Championship in the 2016-2017 campaign. They have four superstars who are young and determined. The acquiring of Kevin Durant made this team an automatic juggernaut. The West is very competitive, however Golden State was dominating everyone.

Now that Kevin Durant has brought his talents there, they have even more star power than their competition. This 2016-2017 Golden State Warriors roster is very good from 1 to 8.  That may be good enough especially when you consider they have three elite scorers and maybe the best play-making stretch four in the game. They lost Speights, and Barbosa in Free Agency. But they picked up some good veteran players who will do fine taking some of those minutes.

There is one main reason why this Golden State Warriors team will be the runaway one seed in the West. He is the two-time reigning and back to back MVP. He is on pace to be the best shooter to have ever played NBA basketball. He is Stephen Curry. He had a regular season for the ages and broke record after record after record. Oh and he led his team to a 73-9 record in the Western Conference of all places!

There is no reason to believe that Stephen Curry’s production is going to decline next season. With Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Andre Iguodala in his supporting cast alongside the elite coaching skills of Steve Kerr and their staff there is no limit as to what Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors can achieve next season.

The Golden State Warriors will be a 60 plus win team next season and will get the First seed with relative ease as the only team that could possibly challenge them for the Western Conference Crown is the San Antonio Spurs who usually flow on autopilot every regular season. All those factors point to the Warriors being a shoe in one seed for the NBA Playoffs.

Next: Eastern Conference Seed no.8: Detroit Pistons

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