Lakers have the best overall team and it will be interesting to see how Gasol and Bynum play together.
Celtic are still the defending champs, but will they play with the same intensity they had last year
Hornets surprised everyone with the number of games they won last year and have 1 year of playoff experience
Manu Ginobli is still out with an ankle injury and the Spurs have an aging team, but they always find a way to win 50+ games in the regular season every year.
Will Artest stay out of trouble and will Tracy Mcgrady and Yao Ming stay healty. If both of those things happen, the Rockets will be a contender in the west.