Ranking NBA's top five title contenders: Warriors ahead of Celtics; 76ers, Nuggets miss cut
With less than a month to go in the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there is still so much to be decided in the seeding races. But however it shakes out, I believe that a somewhat reliable championship picture, albeit a pretty vast one, is starting to develop. Below are my top five title contenders as is stands right now ... 1. Milwaukee Bucks Winners of 21 of their last 23, the Bucks look like the best team in the Eastern Conference, at least, as they continue to faze Khris Middleton back into the fold. That Milwaukee currently rocks the best record in the league despite the Big 4 of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Middleton and Brook Lopez (who could be the Defensive Player of the Year) starting just five games all season together is a bright-red warning to any and all challengers, particularly if Middleton, who had a season-high 31 in Milwaukee's huge win over Sacramento on Monday, settles into somethi...