ESPN's 2025 Summer Forecast has answered some of the league's biggest questions heading into the NBA's 80th season and gave its predictions for the league's biggest questions and awards , as well as the East and West standings . They will now round out the forecast with conference champion and Finals winners.

This season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to become the first back-to-back champions since 2018 and break the streak of seven straight different champions, but there will be plenty of challengers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers , after boasting the second-best regular-season record last season, only behind the Thunder, will be battling in an injury-riddled Eastern Conference. However, the New York Knicks , after hiring Mike Brown as their new coach this offseason, also h

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