Los Angeles Clippers superstar Blake Griffin believes that defending champions San Antonio Spurs are still the favorites to win the title in the upcoming 2014-15 NBA season.
Griffin said in an interview for the October issue of GQ that the Spurs have a good chance to win back-to-back titles because they have been very consistent over the past several years.
"I feel like you got to say the Spurs," Griffin said when asked about the title favorite next season. "Just because, year after year, they never go away. They're like the model of success when it comes to building an NBA team."
Griffin, who is considered as one of the top power forwards in the league, also said that Tim Duncan, despite being 38-years-old will continue to be a factor for the Spurs and be a matchup problem for opposing teams.
"Tim Duncan is another perfect example of a guy who's over the years lost athleticism but stayed right there at the highest level, because of his work ethic and the way he goes about it. So you can never count them out," Griffin said of Duncan, who averaged 15.1 points and 9.7 rebounds last season.
The 25-year-old superstar also added that the Cleveland Cavaliers are the favorites to win the Eastern Conference title next season.
The Cavaliers will parade a roster headlined by returning superstar LeBron James, newly-acquired Kevin Love and emerging star Kyrie Irving, who is coming off an MVP performance in the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Griffin said, though, that it will not be a walk in the park for the Cavaliers because the Chicago Bulls are expected to challenge them big time, especially if Derrick Rose will remain healthy for the entire season.
"I think you got to say the Cavs now," Griffin said when asked who will win the Eastern Conference title. "And then also I think Chicago's gonna be very, very good, especially with Derrick Rose back. I think, if he can stay healthy, I think Chicago's gonna be very good."
Griffin, whose team lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, also praised LeBron James for the way he handled his free-agency decision earlier in the summer.
"I think it's great. The way he did it, the way he released that statement or article, whatever you want to call it. I think it shows a lot about him," Griffin said of James. "And to be honest, it shows that he's a much bigger person than I think people gave him credit for."
