#248: 2022-23 NBA Season Predictions, Previews, and More

This week on the Atlantic Files Podcast, we give our 2022-23 NBA season and award predictions, finish off our divisional preview series with none other than the Atlantic Division, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole get extensions, Russell Westbrook is coming off of the bench, Ben Simmons admits that he and Joel Embiid aren't friends, plus we debut our new fantasy basketball segment! As we record this episode we are on the cusp of a new NBA season! We finally made it to the 2022-23 season and we couldn't more excited! So, you know that that means, predictions and previews galore. We finished our divisional preview series with the Atlantic Division and then gave all of our predictions for the new season. Awards, playoffs, the eventual winners, we're giving our thoughts on everything. In case you haven't heard yet, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole both got big-time paid! They inked extensions with the Golden State Warriors despite all of the drama surrounding Poole and Draymond Green. That should set up some very interesting drama with what the Warriors will end up doing with Green. Then, the Russell Westbrook and Los Angeles Lakers saga continues! Westbrook is shunning the team huddle these days. On top of that, coach Darvin Ham has been experimenting with bringing Westbrook off the bench for the first time in his career. There's no possible way this could end badly, right? In an interview, Ben Simmons talked about how he and Joel Embiid were never really friends. Finally, it confirms something that everyone suspected based on body language and on-court chemistry. They don't have to fake since they're not teammates anymore. Finally, we have our weekly 'Whatchu Got' segment as well as a new fantasy basketball segment! Hopefully, we can help some of you out there with your fantasy basketball leagues! Timecodes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:13:17 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year predictions 00:26:09 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year predictions 00:34:34 2022-23 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year predictions 00:38:50 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year predictions 00:43:55 2022-23 NBA MVP predictions 00:49:36 2022-23 NBA Champion predictions 00:58:06 2022-23 NBA Atlantic Division Preview 01:16:07 Ben Simmons admits he's not friends with Joel Embiid 01:17:57 Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins sign extensions 01:22:25 Russell Westbrook not joining Lakers huddles 01:25:43 Who will rebuild better, Thunder vs Rockets vs Pacers 01:32:09 2022-23 fantasy basketball advice 01:40:32 Outro