Name: Towns taking over Garnett's role as vocal leader
Uploaded: 2016-10-25T15:56:18Z
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns talks to Hannah Storm about being the best teammate and player he can be, his impressions of coach Tom Thibodeau and taking over the leadership role with Kevin Garnett's retirement.

ESPN.com

Oct 25, 2016, 08:00 PM ET

The 2016-17 season is here! Our ESPN Forecast panel makes its latest predictions on how every team will finish in the standings.

Eastern Conference standings

Team	Projected record
1. Cleveland Cavaliers	57-25
T-2. Boston Celtics	51-31
T-2. Toronto Raptors	51-31
4. Detroit Pistons	45-37
5. Indiana Pacers	44-38
T-6. Atlanta Hawks	43-39
T-6. Charlotte Hornets	43-39
8. Washington Wizards	42-40
9. Chicago Bulls	40-42
10. New York Knicks	38-44
T-11. Miami Heat	36-46
T-11. Milwaukee Bucks	36-46
13. Orlando Magic	34-48
T-14. Brooklyn Nets	20-62
T-14. Philadelphia 76ers	20-62

Western Conference standings

Team	Projected record
1. Golden State Warriors	67-15
2. San Antonio Spurs	58-24
3. Los Angeles Clippers	52-30
4. Utah Jazz	47-35
5. Oklahoma City Thunder	46-36
T-6. Houston Rockets	45-37
T-6. Portland Trail Blazers	45-37
8. Memphis Grizzlies	41-41
9. Minnesota Timberwolves	40-42
10. Dallas Mavericks	39-43
11. Denver Nuggets	35-47
12. New Orleans Pelicans	34-48
13. Sacramento Kings	32-50
14. Phoenix Suns	27-55
15. Los Angeles Lakers	25-57