ESPN released its NBA Summer Forecast this week, breaking down everything that could happen across the league, from awards ballots, to championship predictions, to turmoil and turnarounds across the league.

Our staff voted on where all 30 NBA teams could land in the end-of-season standings, a snapshot of how the Eastern and Western Conferences might shake out. However, a consensus view isn't necessarily the correct one. (Case in point, our awards forecast for 2024-25 went 0-for-6 .)

With that in mind, here's a look at five teams that could exceed their forecast win totals for this season, as well as five that could fall short of the mark next spring.

Five to exceed expectations

Last season, Oklahoma City became just the 22nd team in league history to win at least 65 games. Of tho

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