5 teams most likely to dethrone Bucks as NBA champions

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Patrick Beverley, Paul George, and Terance Mann of the LA Clippers in game two of the NBA Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

4. Los Angeles Clippers

The Clippers were this close to making it to the NBA Finals and personally, I would have loved to have seen this come to fruition for them. They had all of the tools to get as far as they did, which and things certainly could have worked out differently if Kawhi Leonard was healthy.

But Kawhi has checked out, and talks are emerging that he’s not sprung on L.A. But they have other tools such as Paul George and Terrance Mann at the perimeter. However, PG-13 has to be consistent in his role on the team, meaning lean on your teammates when times get rough.

The hunger is there for the Clippers and this opportunity makes for a great chance to see them go all the way next season. But the current Western Conference Champions are just a little bit hungrier, especially after how they went out in this year’s NBA Finals.

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