We are creeping towards September, which means NBA media day and training camp is about a month away. (Although if you’re an NFL or college football fan, there is now something to fill the hole!) That’s close enough for ESPN’ calls its “Summer Forecast Panel” to start releasing its predictions for the 2025-26 season.

Today’s release focused on some generic questions, such as which teams will take the biggest leap, the biggest hit, who will demand a trade, if there will be a new champion, etc. Staffers voted, and the scoring system consists of first-place votes receiving five points, a second-place vote is three points, and a third-place vote is worth one point. Sure enough, the Spurs got some love right off the bat, coming in first place with 55 points on “which teams will take a major le

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