Im assuming the guy is going purely by best overall record rather than playoff seeding since he has cleveland and chicago in the top 3.In the overall standings, Bulls had the third best record in the conference last year.
No. Cleveland and Chicago can both be in the top 3. The seedings are no longer division winners as 1-3. The 3 division winners are guaranteed a top 4 (home court, first round) seed, but the 2nd place team with the best record can be anywhere from 2-4. For example. Detroit was the 1 seed last year, and Cleveland was #2.