The folks in Las Vegas have placed Golden State's over/under win total at 68.5. Despite the addition of Kevin Durant, our forecast projects the record-breaking Warriors will come back down to earth - slightly - to the tune of 67 wins. The Warriors became the first team in NBA history to finish a season with the league's best record and then add a former MVP still under the age of 30 in the following offseason. Over the next couple of weeks, we'll also share our early predictions for rookie of the year, MVP, best newcomers, NBA champion and much more.įor our results, we surveyed our ESPN Forecast panel on each topic. On Tuesday, we revealed our projected Western Conference standings. On Monday, we kicked off our ninth annual Summer Forecast by sizing up the Eastern Conference in 2016-17.
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