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.

Two months into the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping their hold atop the Eastern Conference standings ... 25 talent of any NBA team. All three were ranked in ESPN's top 25 under 25 ...