Open Floor Podcast: Wolves arguments, Warriors titles and more West preview

How good will the Timberwolves be in Year One under Tim Thibodeau? Will the Lakers keep their pick? Can Kevin Durant's Warriors meet expectations? Those questions and more are answered on Open Floor's Western Conference preview.

Ben Golliver and Andrew Sharp | Oct 17, 2016

Open Floor Podcast: Wolves arguments, Warriors titles and more West preview /

In part two of their NBA preview, Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver return to the Open Floor Podcast and preview the Western Conference.

Questions include: Will the Lakers keep their (top-three protected) pick this season? Who will finish with a higher record: the Jazz or the Blazers? How good can the Timberwolves be in Year One under Tom Thibodeau? And what's the over/under for Warriors titles in the Kevin Durant era?

To check out part one and Sharp and Golliver's Eastern Conferenence preview, click here. For the third and final installment of their preview series, check back Wednesday.

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Published Oct 17, 2016

BEN GOLLIVER AND ANDREW SHARP

Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles. Andrew Sharp is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated. He covers basketball, and has worked for several outlets since 2009. He lives in Washington D.C.