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NBA season preview: Experts' predictions for the NBA Finals and the biggest award races

A new NBA season is here. Let's make some predictions.

Can anyone dethrone LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers? Which superstar has the best chance to spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's pursuit of a historic third consecutive Most Valuable Player award?

We asked our group of NBA insiders to predict this season's conference and NBA Finals matchups, as well as MVP, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year and the other individual awards for 2020-21.