Next season, the West is strong and the East is weak, and the Cavaliers Knicks will reap the benefits of the fisherman

With the opening of the free agent market, many teams have officially completed a series of transactions that have been negotiated before. From the perspective of division, the Western Conference team is one-sided. The new champion Thunder kept the entire championship team completely. The second Rockets traded with Durant, and signed and renewed a group of inside and forward players, becoming a favorite to compete for the championship.

Lakers, Nuggets and Clippers have also made various reinforcements. The Timberwolves have renewed their contract with high salary, retaining the three inside highs. The Mavericks selected No. 1 pick Flag, signed former All-Star point guard Russell, waiting for Irving to return to join the championship ranks. Next season, the fierce competition in the Western Conference can be imagined, and it is very difficult to enter the playoffs.

In contrast, after experiencing a brief glory in recent years, the eastern region has returned to the era of crowded weak brigades. The previous championship win between the Bucks and Celtics, coupled with the 76ers and Nets stars, made many people begin to re-examine the strength of the Eastern Conference team.

However, after this year's playoffs, many teams in the Eastern Conference faced disintegration. The Bucks poached the Pacers' starting center Turner, but also lost the former champion center Lopez, and also cut off the seriously injured Lillard. With Halliburton's Achilles tendon ruptured and the main player left, the Pacers will also announce their withdrawal from the championship team in the new season in advance. The Celtics also faced the issue of core star Tatum's season reimbursement. During the offseason, they sent away three important championship puzzles, Holiday, Porzingis and Horford without hesitation. In addition, other teams in the original Eastern Conference and the playoff edge team did not have much trade or signing, and the only two remaining competitive teams are the Cavaliers and the Knicks. The lineup configuration of the

The Cavaliers have relatively complete lines, with offensive double guns in the backcourt and defensive double towers in the interior. The only drawback is the lack of a forward player with both offense and defense. However, this lineup can still rank in the top three in the East today, easily reaching the playoffs, and under normal circumstances, it can guarantee the Eastern Conference Finals or even make the finals. The Knicks' lineup is more balanced, with three all-stars, Brunson, Towns, and Bridges. Players such as Hart and Anunobi are very versatile. What they lack is the strength of substitute rotation players. But as they have reached the Eastern Conference Finals this year, they have maintained their existing teams to be among the top three, and they have a full chance to meet with the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although no matter which team advances to the finals, it may not pose too much threat to the Western Conference champion team, in terms of the current league structure, the situation of strong West and weak East is probably the biggest contrast in history.