ESPN.com's Summer Forecast for the 2015-16 NBA season debuted yesterday with a look at the standings for the Eastern Conference. These polls represent the collective belief of more than 200 people whose job it is to pay way too much attention to professional basketball.
Whether or not the predictions prove accurate doesn't matter. What's important is that we establish each team's reasonable expectation for the coming season, and these baselines will inform our work from here on out.
