If they can somehow managed to climb and win the western conference finals, they more likely facing the Bucks or the Heat since those two teams have their stars healthy and we should not also understimate the power of 76ers where James Harden is now in their rooster. Could he make some difference in this year's NBA playoffs to push his teams to the NBA finals? We will see.
Nah, please include the Nets in the discussion, they are not an easy team to beat, and since we are talking of a healthy star players, I guess Durant and Irving now are both healthy, so I believe they are the same team who is the heavy favorite to win the championship.
Not having Harden is not really a problem IMO, remember the Nets in the last playoffs, they were dominating their opponent even without Harden, but when Irving was Injured, things have really changed for the Nets, they lose to the Bucks.
Brooklyn Nets deserved to be part of the conversation or discussion because even if they are still trying to survive the play-in tournament which by the way will commence tomorrow, I agree that they are included to the list of top heavy favorite teams to win the championship this season.
Harden getting into the Philadelphia 76ers is a good move for the Nets, in-fact they haven't lost on that trade because they got 3 talented players (well ofcourse including Ben Simmons even if some of you guys won't agree ) .. I really think that having a 3 alpha in the team is bad move because they are all end up competing for those points or end up arguing because of disappointment which they got earlier this season. Having a duo in the team is already good for them as they also got a bunch of good players who assists the duo to achieve a win every game.