The 2025-26 NBA season is less than two months away, and excitement is already building for what should be another season full of shake-ups.
As the league prepares for the ripple effect of stars like Kevin Durant, Myles Turner and Kristaps Porzingis on new squads, other teams like the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers are preparing for a season without their stars. Could these new faces in new places and injuries make way for an unexpected NBA champion?
ESPN's Summer Forecast panel made up of our NBA insiders, answers the NBA's biggest questions heading into the 2025-26 season, including which team is expected to make a turnaround, which stars are likely to make an exit from their current teams and if we'll have a new team crowned champion for the eighth straight season.