Bucks will improved this year and now that Leonard is out of the Raptors line up, I'm sure that their chances to go the ECF increases and with Giannis continuing to evolved as well I will not be surprised if they can also improved their winning records.
That hard breaking lost against the Raptors will also make Sixers a better team and could be the possible second seed to come out of the East, gonna be interesting for the next spot though, there could be some surprises for the 3rd to 8th spot.
They just have to hope that they will not face Leonard in the NBA finals as either of this team might still struggle against the Clippers.
If the Raptors has become a good team with Leonard, this Clippers team now is in different level as it has become a super team with PG as his co star.
Any team in western conference would kill easterners in the NBA finals. With Durant out for Brooklyn, I cant think of any better team in the east that could evenly match the powerhouse teams in the west, base on the previous off-season performances. But, of course my views and opinions will change in the mid season, If there are improvements from both individuals and team.