There are no guarantees in the lottery and some good players but no generational talents this year.
I don't know how anyone watching this team can think they aren't a threat in the playoffs. Over their last 15 games they are 12-3, the 3 games they lost were all the second game of a back-to-back. The three losses were to to Dallas by 1 (if Beal had made a clean shot they would have won), San Antonio in overtime, and Phoenix which was the only one that wasn't close. And they've beaten some pretty good teams in that stretch: Golden State (twice), Utah, the Lakers (without LeBron to be fair). They are 2-1 against Brooklyn on the season.
I don't think they are going to win the east or anything (Philly and Brooklyn are too good), but I do think they will be competitive. Let's enjoy this.