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.

April 15-18: NBA play-in tournament (ESPN, TNT) April 19: NBA playoffs first round begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV) May 5-6: NBA conference semifinals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT) May TBD: NBA conference ...

The Phoenix Suns were linked to Jimmy Butler for much of the six-time All-Star's saga at the end of his tenure with the Miami ...

The midpoint of the NBA's regular season has arrived ... taking a 6½-game lead in the standings. In typical West fashion, the next 11 teams are separated by just seven games total.

Standings are updated with the completion of each game. Teams seeded 7-10 in each conference will compete in a play-in tournament at the end of the regular season.

ESPN has their Summer Forecast panel that makes predictions and answers questions about the upcoming NBA season ... their ...