2015-16 NBA Predictions: Forecasting champions and award winners
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With just hours to go until regular season basketball returns, theScore's NBA editors forecast how the 2015-16 campaign will play out.
Division Winners
Editor | Northwest | Pacific | Southwest | Atlantic | Central | Southeast |
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Joseph Casciaro | Thunder | Warriors | Spurs | Raptors | Cavaliers | Hawks |
John Chick | Thunder | Clippers | Spurs | Raptors | Cavaliers | Heat |
William Lou | Thunder | Warriors | Rockets | Raptors | Bulls | Hawks |
Sam Morsy | Thunder | Warriors | Spurs | Raptors | Cavaliers | Heat |
Chris Walder | Thunder | Warriors | Spurs | Raptors | Bulls | Hawks |
Joe Wolfond | Thunder | Warriors | Rockets | Raptors | Cavaliers | Heat |
Playoff results
Editor | West Final | East Final | NBA Finals |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Casciaro | Spurs over Clippers | Cavaliers over Bulls | Cavs over Spurs |
John Chick | Spurs over Warriors | Cavaliers over Heat | Cavs over Spurs |
William Lou | Warriors over Clippers | Cavaliers over Wizards | Warriors over Cavs |
Sam Morsy | Clippers over Warriors | Cavaliers over Heat | Clippers over Cavs |
Chris Walder | Thunder over Warriors | Cavaliers over Bulls | Cavs over Thunder |
Joe Wolfond | Spurs over Thunder | Cavaliers over Bulls | Spurs over Cavs |
Award winners
Editor | MVP | Rookie of the Year | Defensive Player | 6th Man | Most Improved | Coach | Executive |
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Joseph Casciaro | Kevin Durant | Karl-Anthony Towns | Draymond Green | Isaiah Thomas | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Billy Donovan | RC Buford |
John Chick | Kevin Durant | Jahlil Okafor | Anthony Davis | Isaiah Thomas | Aaron Gordon | Billy Donovan | Sam Presti |
William Lou | Kevin Durant | Jahlil Okafor | Draymond Green | Isaiah Thomas | CJ McCollum | Steve Kerr | RC Buford |
Sam Morsy | Anthony Davis | Jahlil Okafor | DeAndre Jordan | Isaiah Thomas | Otto Porter Jr. | Brad Stevens | Masai Ujiri |
Chris Walder | Kevin Durant | Emmanuel Mudiay | Rudy Gobert | Isaiah Thomas | Bradley Beal | Billy Donovan | RC Buford |
Joe Wolfond | James Harden | Karl-Anthony Towns | Rudy Gobert | Cory Joseph | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Brad Stevens | Daryl Morey |