The NBA season officially tips-off tomorrow night.

The offseason has been full of trades, signings, players drafted and drama off the court. It’s about time players and coaches finally put it all out on the court in a race to the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Here is where I’m going to give my predictions on who will win what.

NBA Championship: Boston Celtics

As much as the move of putting Paul George going to Philly with Joel Embiid, I’m still not worried about them. The Knicks picked up KAT, but I”m still not too worried about them either IF the Celtics stay healthy through the playoffs. The Miami Heat are always a tough go, but they’re getting older now and haven’t made any big moves this offseason. The Indiana Pacers are still about a year or two away from being serious contenders. That just leaves the Celtics standing.

The Celtics still have their starting five in Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and Al Horford. Kristaps Porzingis will miss the start of the season healing from his surgery, but he’ll be back. Without Porzingis, the Celtics are still one of the top teams in the east, with him they’re unstoppable. Now that Tatum, White, and Holiday are champions and gold medalists, they have a different swagger. I also believe that Tatum not playing much this summer will have a chip on his shoulder. Plus Brown not being selected will have a chip on his shoulder too. They should be feared. Celtics repeat as champions.

In-season tournament: New York Knicks

With that being said, if the Celtics aren’t healthy, the Knicks have a chance to run the tables on the league. Not because I believe they have the best roster, I don’t think that, but they have a high level of chemistry with little weaknesses. Jalen Brunson taking less money this offseason certainly helped the franchise get the pieces they need to a serious contender. I believe this team will absolutely be the best regular season team in the NBA.

MVP: Luka Dončić

After making a run to the NBA Finals, Luka and the Mavericks will have to try and climb that mountain again. I think Luka will go all out during the regular season and average about 30 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. He’ll have a bunch of highlights of shooting three’s in defenders faces and making them look silly despite not having the best athletic ability. Nobody can stop him. The Joker already won it three times and has a NBA Championship under his belt, most of the other players are just looking for titles at this point. The Mavericks don’t make it back to the finals this year, but Luka will be a one-man army trying to do it.

Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Davis

The question for Davis was never his talent, but rather his ability to stay healthy through an entire season. Last season Davis played 76 games, the most in his entire career. He averaged 12 rebounds, 1 steal, and two blocks last season with the Lakers. LA didn’t go very far last which hurt his chances of getting the award, but those are terrific numbers. If he can stay healthy and do even close to the same numbers he did last year, the award is his.

Most Improved: Victor Wembanyama

Wembanyama would run the tables if the Spurs were a real contender. He’s extremely tall, good on the boards, a blocking machine and a three-level scorer. In a couple of years, I expect him to get nearly every single award possible because his Rookie of the Year season only further proved that. He averaged 21 points, 3 blocks, 10 boards, and played 71 games in his first year in the league. It’s hard to have even greater stats than that, but best believe it’s possible because his ceiling is even higher than his actual height, and that’s saying a lot.

Coach of the Year: Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets)

In case you wasn’t tuned in when he was coaching the Celtics and brought them to an NBA Finals couple seasons ago just know that Udoka is the real deal. And after taking a team filled of young guns and bringing them to a .500 season in Houston, I expect the Rockets to win 50+ games next season and make a second round playoff appearance. Whether that’s enough to earn the award or not will remain to be scene, but what he’s able to do with a bunch of younger players, and get them to play hard every game, should be studied.

Rookie of the Year: Zach Edey

The former Purdue big is probably in the best position a rookie can be in. The 7’4 center is on a team that’s going to win games with or without him, and he’ll play a lot of meaningful minutes alongside an elite point guard in Ja Morant. They won’t ask too much from Edey, but he’ll be more than effective on the boards and scoring in the paint. The Grizzlies have players next to him that can score and facilitate. The two-time National College Player of the Year should be frontrunner.