Are the Jazz, Bulls, Heat, Hawks and Mavericks contenders or pretenders? | NBA.com Australia

It’s time for an early-season heat check on the contenders and pretenders in the NBA.

The likes of the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are expected to be in the title race, but which teams could join them?

NBA.com’s Kane Pitman and Benyam Kidane get together to discuss some of the other teams in the race for the 2021-22 NBA championship.

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