In episode 100 of NBA Gambling Podcast , hosts Ryan McKee ( https://twitter.com/TheRyanMcKee ) and Zach Broner ( https://twitter.com/NBAZachB ) discuss the NBA win totals for the eight teams with new head coaches. While there is still a number of moves that can still happen in the next 20 days before NBA's 2020/21 season begins, bookmakers have released win totals and that means we can start betting on them! It's important to keep in mind that this will be a 72 game regular season, rather than the normal 82 games. That will skew how we traditionally analyze win projections.

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New Head Coaches' NBA Win Totals

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Ryan and Zach will preview every team and their projected NBA win totals before the season begins. Since they had to choose somewhere to begin, they figured these influx teams are a good place to start. The Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder all have new head coaches. With those coaches come new systems, strategies, locker room culture, and philosophies. That's a lot for any team to incorporate in an off-season, especially one as drastically shortened as this current off-season.

Notes For The Podcast

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Below is the outline that Ryan prepared for the podcast recording. It provides the projected NBA win totals for each team, along with other factors to consider. It's not a complete breakdown of all the pertinent information, but it's a start. Expect a full article previewing all 30 teams in the coming weeks.

Brooklyn Nets

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Projected win total: 45.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 52

5th highest total in league: 1 more game than Nuggets, Heat, 76ers

2020 win total: 35

Total games played: 72

*Coach*

Out: Kenny Atkinson

In: Steve Nash (and Amare Stoudemire, haha)

*Player movement*

Resigned: Joe Harris and Tyler Johnson

Signed: Jeff Green

Lost: Garrett Temple

Kyrie and KD healthy again

*Players they still might move?*

Spencer Dinwiddie

Caris LeVert

Jarrett Allen

That number has been currently taken down from some sportsbooks.

New York Knicks

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Projected win total: 22.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 25.5

Lowest in league along with Cleveland

2020 win total: 21

Total games played: 66

*Coach*

Out: David Fizdale

In: Tom Thibodeau

*Player movement*

Signed: MKG, Austin Rivers, Nerlens Noel, Elfrid Payton, Alec Burks

Drafted: Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley

Chicago Bulls

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Projected win total: 29.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 33.5

Tied with Washington Wizards total

*Coach*

Out: Jim Boylen

In: Billy Donovan

2020 win total: 22

Total games played: 65

*Player movement*

Resigned: Otto Porter (probably)

Lost: Shaquille Harrison, Kris Dunn

Drafted: Patrick Williams

New Orleans Pelicans

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Projected win total: 36.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 41.5

Tied with GS Warriors’ total

*Coach*

Out: Alvin Gentry

In: Stan Van Gundy

2020 win total: 30

Total games played: 72

*Player movement*

Traded for: Eric Bledsoe, Steven Adams

Lost: Jrue Holiday, Derrick Favors

Resigned: Brandon Ingram

Signed: Willy Hernangomez

Drafted: Kira Lewis

Indiana Pacers

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Projected NBA win totals: 39.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 44

1 game below Portland, 1 game above Phx

*Coach*

Out: Nate McMillan

In: Nate Bjorkgren - BEE-ork-gren (comes from Nick Nurse coaching tree)

2020 win total: 45

Total games played: 73

*Player movement*

Resigned: Justin Holiday, Jakar Sampson

Signed: Kelan Martin

Drafted: Cassius Stanley

Lots of trade rumors around them, but nothing has happened yet.

LA Clippers

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Projected NBA win totals: 46.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 53

3rd highest in league, tied with Celtics

*Coach*

Out: Doc Rivers

In: Tyronn Lue

2020 win total: 49

Total games played: 72

*Player movement*

Lost: JaMychal Green, Montrezl Harrell, Reggie Jackson, Landry Shamet

Resigned: Marcus Morris, Patrick Patterson

Signed: Serge Ibaka, Ky Bowman

Traded for: Luke Kennard, Justin Patton

Drafted: Daniel Oturu (2nd round)

Philadelphia 76ers

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Projected NBA win totals: 44.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 50.5

Tied with Nuggets and Heat

*Coach*

Out: Brett Brown

In: Doc Rivers

2020 win total: 43

Total games played: 73

*Player movement*

Drafted: Tyrese Maxey

Traded for: Seth Curry, Danny Green, Terrance Ferguson

Signed: Dwight Howard

Lost: Josh Richardson, Al Horford

Houston Rockets

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Projected NBA win totals: 35.5

1 game below Pels and Warriors

*Coach*

Out: Mike D'Antoni

In: Stephen Silas

2020 win total: 44

Total games played: 72

*Player movement*

Lost: Austin Rivers, Jeff Green, Robert Covington

Signed: Christian Wood, Boogie Cousins

Feels like a lot up in the air still.

Oklahoma City Thunder

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Projected NBA win totals: 23.5

Equivalent in an 82 game season: 27

Second from bottom, tied with Pistons

Coach

Out: Billy Donovan

In: Mark Daigneault (DAYG-nalt)

2020 win total: 44

Total games played: 72

Player movement

Lost: Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, Steven Adams, Dennis Schroder

Traded for: Al Horford, TJ Leaf, George Hill, Kenrich Williams, Trevor Ariza, Justin Jackson, Ty Jerome, Frank Jackson

Essentially building for future around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort?

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