NBA scouts are prone to bold predictions.
This week, Sports Illustrated got unnamed league scouts to write up scouting reports for all 30 teams in the NBA, and they're great.
One guy ripped poor Kyle Lowry, one said Anthony Davis is going to get hurt, and another wrote a love letter to Ricky Rubio.
We compiled the 16 most surprising predictions before the season gets underway next week.
Ricky Rubio is going to be better than Steve Nash
He's injured now, but the scout absolutely loves him.
He says Rubio is better than Nash defensively already, and his basketball IQ is right up there. All he needs now is to learn how to shoot.
Source: SI
The Thunder are stagnating — they won't win a title in the next two years if they don't make changes
The scout says the Heat and Lakers are continuing to evolve while OKC is sitting on its hands.
He says Kendrick Perkins is getting worse, Serge Ibaka has hit a ceiling, and Kevin Durant isn't going to get all that much better than he is now.
Source: SI
The Clippers won't be a contender because Blake Griffin is still too immature
The scout was pretty harsh on Blake.
He said he doesn't care enough about winning yet, and the Clips will only compete for a title when he makes a commitment to defense.
Source: SI
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