Championship Odds: +100000
The Brooklyn Nets are another team that will be in the mix for the league’s worst record, but Michael Porter Jr. looks more than ready to take on a bigger offensive role. And he’s the kind of shooter who can singlehandedly swing a game or two.
In four preseason games, MPJ averaged 18.8 points and 3.3 threes, while shooting 50.0 percent from deep.
Add that to another heat-check scorer in Cam Thomas, and it’s fair to bump this team above the Wizards, even if they could end up giving five rookies—Egor Dёmin, Nolan Traoré, Ben Saraf, Drake Powell and Danny Wolf—rotation minutes.