The NBA season doesn't even start until the final 4 is over in college basketball. Everyone makes the playoffs. Those guys are still smoking weed, comparing shoes, trying to out bling each other, and playing xbox around the clock right now while trying to out twitter someone with a bunch of hashtags. This is just the pre-season. From a betting standpoint, just pick a random less talked about team and martingale them. Someone like the Jazz or Timberwolves. Try to take a heavily white oriented team as they likely will play harder right now day in and day out. You know it is true. If the Cavs started 0-15, I would still pick them to be there at the end. Lebron is the best player on the planet and in basketball, that is really all you need. The same reason every year you know the Packers, Colts, Broncos, Patriots will be in the running every year. 1 player makes the difference. May not always win it, but they will be in it.
The NBA needs to shorten the season. A knowledgeable NBA guy could probably with about 90% accuracy name every playoff team and their eventual seed.