The weekend is over, and you know what that means: It’s time to get back on that division-preview grind!

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Hardwood Knocks is once again joined by Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to break down the entire Pacific Division, in addition to discussing the impact Russell Westbrook’s latest knee surgery could have on the Thunder and his partnership with Dennis Schroder. The most pressing topics from this episode: the progression of the Lakers’ youth; the direction—or lack thereof—for the Clippers; Phoenix’s ceiling with Devin Booker as its best player; the Warriors battling championship complacency and a dearth of shooting; the Kings continuing to #Kangz; and other things!

For the outline-obsessed, here’s how this will work from now until the end of time: We’ll go over 2017-18 vitals before diving into the following topics:

• Best offseason move
• Worst offseason move/Biggest offseason loss
• Player most likely to break out (rookies included)
• Player most likely to be traded
• Will each team have a better offense or defense?
• Playoffs or nah?
• What’s the ceiling for reach team, regardless of their postseason status? (i.e. record predictions)

Also, be sure to check out all of other exquisitely exquisite previews to date:

• Southeast Division
• Northwest Division
• Southwest Division

Onto the Pacific Division!