ESPN has their Summer Forecast panel that makes predictions and answers questions about the upcoming NBA season ... their ...

Consider that 70 percent of NBA champions were No. 1 seeds halfway through the season. Compare that to NFL and MLB champions, whose percentages are 47 and 40, respectively.

Standings are updated with the completion of each game. Teams seeded 7-10 in each conference will compete in a play-in tournament at the end of the regular season.

ESPN has their Summer Forecast panel that makes predictions and answers questions about the upcoming NBA season ... their ...