Lakers and Warriors: The Dark Horse Transformation Post-NBA Trade Deadline?

So have the Warriors and Lakers made the largest improvements since the trade deadline?

Yes and no.

Let’s start with Golden State, which is indeed No. 1 on this list. The Warriors have made the highest jump in the league in expected wins (from 40.4 to 47.1), overall TRACR (minus-0.32 to 3.83), probability of making the playoffs (34.1% to 53.4%) and probability of making the NBA Finals (0.3% to 5.9%).

“Since (Jimmy Butler’s) been here, we’ve walked into every game thinking and believing that we’re going to win that game,” Draymond Green said on NBA on TNT. “And that goes a long way in this league. When you walk in the game like, ‘Ah man, we’re probably gonna lose this game,’ it’s not good. He’s brought back that belief. And I think we’re going to win the championship.”

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