NBA champ Jordan Farmar on where Nets, Lakers failed in pursuit of title, Finals prediction

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LAS VEGAS – The Brooklyn Nets failed to get out of the first round of the NBA playoffs and the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t even make the play-in tournament, but their results weren’t surprising to a two-time champion.

Jordan Farmar, who played with the Lakers for several seasons between two different stints, told Fox News Digital over the weekend ahead of a celebrity golf tournament in Las Vegas he didn’t see the Nets and Lakers as the favorites to make it to the NBA Finals.

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Jordan Farmar of the Lakers reacts after making a three-pointer against the Boston Celtics during the 2008 NBA Finals on June 12, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

"I didn’t think they were favorites coming in, just looking at the way both those teams are constructed. They have a lot of talent and a lot of big names but not a lot of team chemistry and guys who do the little things and play their roles," Farmar said. "That’s really important when it comes to winning."

Farmar added there is much more parity in the NBA nowadays, making it more difficult for teams to play isolation basketball while teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans are getting better as guys buy into their roles.

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"The NBA is getting more and more parity in the league and there are a lot of teams who haven’t been good historically but are really starting to grow and come together. You see teams like Minnesota and New Orleans, young teams that are hungry. They just play the right way. It makes it hard just to play