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NBA Season Predictions: Baller Mind Frame NBA Survey

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NBA SEASON PREDICTIONS
Baller Mind Frame NBA Survey | NBA World Champions | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Sixth Man of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Most Improved Player | Coach of the Year | Breakout Player of the Year | Surprisingly Good Team | Surprisingly Bad Team

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We at Baller Mind Frame gave ourselves a survey focused on NBA season predictions on a multitude of NBA things! Below are the results of 28 Baller Mind Frame writers and editors, whose names will appear at the bottom of this post. For now, check out our prognostications for the 2014-15 NBA season!

NOTE: Teams or players will be followed with a parentheses, which shows the number of votes they received).

Atlantic Division Winner: Toronto Raptors (21), Brooklyn Nets (5), New York Knicks (2)
Central Division Winner: Cleveland Cavaliers (18), Chicago Bulls (10)
Southeast Division Winner: Washington Wizards (18), Atlanta Hawks (4), Miami Heat (3), Charlotte Hornets (3)

Pacific Division Winner: Los Angeles Clippers (21), Golden State Warriors (6), Phoenix Suns (1)
Northwest Division Winner: Portland Trail Blazers (15), Oklahoma City Thunder (13)
Southwest Division Winner: San Antonio Spurs (25), Dallas Mavericks (2), Houston Rockets (1)

Eastern Conference Winner: Cleveland Cavaliers (18), Chicago Bulls (9), Toronto Raptors (1)
Western Conference Winner: San Antonio Spurs (15), Los Angeles Clippers (4), Oklahoma City Thunder (4), Memphis Grizzlies (2), Golden State Warriors (1), Portland Trail Blazers (1), Dallas Mavericks (1)

NBA Champions: San Antonio Spurs (12), Cleveland Cavaliers (9), Oklahoma City Thunder (3), Chicago Bulls (2), Los Angeles Clippers (1), Dallas Mavericks (1)

NBA Finals MVP: LeBron James (6), Kawhi Leonard (4), Tim Duncan (3), Derrick Rose (3), Kevin Durant (2), Tony Parker (2), Kevin Love (2), Russell Westbrook (1), Blake Griffin (1), Kyrie Irving (1), Manu Ginobili (1), Pau Gasol (1), Monta Ellis (1)

Surprisingly Good Team: Utah Jazz (6), New Orleans Pelicans (5), Minnesota Timberwolves (4), Milwaukee Bucks (3), Detroit Pistons (2), Phoenix Suns (2), New York Knicks (2), Orlando Magic (1), Atlanta Hawks (1), Los Angeles Lakers (1), Denver Nuggets (1)

Surprisingly Bad Team: Brooklyn Nets (7), Miami Heat (5), Phoenix Suns (5), New York Knicks (4), Denver Nuggets (3), Memphis Grizzlies (1), Portland Trail Blazers (1), Houston Rockets (1), Minnesota Timberwolves (1)

Regular Season MVP: LeBron James (8), Blake Griffin (5), Derrick Rose (4), Anthony Davis (3), Stephen Curry (3), Chris Paul (2), Russell Westbrook (2), Carmelo Anthony (1)

Rookie of the Year: Jabari Parker (19), Elfrid Payton (3), Andrew Wiggins (2), Nerlens Noel (2), Rodney Hood (1), Marcus Smart (1)

Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford (9), Taj Gibson (7), Isaiah Thomas (6), Ryan Anderson (2), Vince Carter (1), Harrison Barnes (1), Otto Porter (1), Greg Monroe (1)

Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (11), Joakim Noah (9), Dwight Howard (3), Serge Ibaka (2), John Wall (1), LeBron James (1), Derrick Favors (1)

Most Improved Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (8), Lance Stephenson (3), Andre Drummond (2), Darren Collison (2), Dwight Howard (2), Jared Sullinger (2), Harrison Barnes (1), Tobias Harris (1), Victor Oladipo (1), Trey Burke (1), Jeremy Lin (1), Derrick Favors (1), Omer Asik (1), O.J. Mayo (1), Otto Porter (1)

Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau (6), Gregg Popovich (5), Stan Van Gundy (5), David Blatt (4), Lionel Hollins (3), Doc Rivers (3), Dwayne Casey (1), Mike Budenholzer (1)

Executive of the Year: David Griffin (12), Masai Ujiri (4), Rich Cho (3), Ryan McDonough (3), Bob Myers (1), Gar Forman (1), Stan Van Gundy (1), Ernie Grunfeld (1), Dell Demps (1), LeBron James (1)

Breakout Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (7), Jimmy Butler (2), Chandler Parsons (2), Jabari Parker (2), Andrew Wiggins (2), Derrick Favors (2), Kawhi Leonard (1), Trey Burke (1), Victor Oladipo (1), Terrence Ross (1), Rodney Stuckey (1), Andre Drummond (1), Kelly Olynyk (1), Bradley Beal (1), Rudy Gobert (1), Doug McDermott (1), Glen Rice, Jr. (1)

Baller Mind Frame Writers/Editors That Participated: Tyler Birss, Sonny Giuliano, Brian Sprowl, John Anderson, Mike Hammel, Dan Rakes, Corey Bing, Stephen Nixon, Kevin Ayoola, Mike Bitanga, Hector Diaz, Damian Schaab, Sandy Dover, Corey Quincy, Ken Grace, Mister King, Steven Kubitza, Steven Covella, Aaron Lanton, Colin Flosi, Brandon Harrison, Dan Tria, Ciaran Finn, Terra “T-Killa” Kohut, Drew Creasman, Bryan Brandom, Frankie Lloyd, Dennis Velasco

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