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Forecast: 2015-16 East standings

Welcome to our eighth annual Summer Forecast!

In the next couple of weeks, we'll share our early projections for every team, and predict the rookie of the year, MVP, best newcomers, NBA champion, and much, much more.

Today, we kick things off with a look at the 2015-16 Eastern Conference standings.

For our results, we surveyed our ESPN Forecast panel on each topic. (Here's how it works.)

To participate in the discussion and perhaps get your opinion published on this page, #ESPNForecast is the Twitter hashtag to use. Or you can just follow along @ESPNNBA.

Let's go!

Projected East standings


1. Cleveland Cavaliers
Proj. record: 59-23
Last season: 53-29


2. Chicago Bulls*
Proj. record: 50-32
Last season: 50-32


3. Atlanta Hawks*
Proj. record: 50-32
Last season: 60-22


4. Miami Heat
Proj. record: 47-35
Last season: 37-45


5. Washington Wizards
Proj. record: 46-36
Last season: 46-36


6. Toronto Raptors*
Proj. record: 44-38
Last season: 49-33


7. Milwaukee Bucks*
Proj. record: 44-38
Last season: 41-41


8. Boston Celtics
Proj. record: 40-42
Last season: 40-42


9. Indiana Pacers
Proj. record: 39-43
Last season: 38-44


10. Charlotte Hornets*
Proj. record: 35-47
Last season: 33-49


11. Detroit Pistons*
Proj. record: 35-47
Last season: 32-50


12. Brooklyn Nets
Proj. record: 30-52
Last season: 38-44


13. Orlando Magic
Proj. record: 30-52
Last season: 25-57


14. New York Knicks
Proj. record: 25-57
Last season: 17-65


15. Philadelphia 76ers
Proj. record: 19-63
Last season: 18-64

* Tiebreakers based on percentage points