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Summer Forecast: NBA's best and worst newcomers

After an offseason full of big moves and All-Stars changing teams, which additions are most and least likely to work out?

We asked the ESPN Forecast panel to rank its top three choices for 2018-19's best and worst newcomers, featuring LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Jabari Parker, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard.

Here are the results:

1. LeBron James

Total points: 161
First-place votes: 93.9 percent

L.A. received a three-year commitment from the best player in the NBA to turn around a marque franchise that has missed the playoffs in five straight seasons.