Expert picks: 2016-17 Central champs

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Expert picks: 2016-17 Central champs

ESPN.com

Oct 25, 2016, 11:08 AM ET

Who will win the Central Division? Our NBA writers make their predictions:

CENTRAL CHAMPIONS

WRITER	PICK
J.A. Adande		Cavaliers
Kevin Arnovitz		Cavaliers
Ian Begley		Cavaliers
Bradford Doolittle		Cavaliers
Amin Elhassan		Cavaliers
Jeremias Engelmann		Cavaliers
Chad Ford		Cavaliers
Chris Forsberg		Cavaliers
Nick Friedell		Cavaliers
Israel Gutierrez		Cavaliers
Tom Haberstroh		Cavaliers
Chris Haynes		Cavaliers
Baxter Holmes		Cavaliers
Tim MacMahon		Cavaliers
Jackie MacMullan		Cavaliers
Dave McMenamin		Cavaliers
Kevin Pelton		Cavaliers
Ramona Shelburne		Cavaliers
Marc Spears		Cavaliers
Marc Stein		Cavaliers
Ethan Sherwood Strauss		Cavaliers
David Thorpe		Cavaliers
Calvin Watkins		Cavaliers
Mike Wise		Cavaliers
Michael C. Wright		Cavaliers
Justin Verrier		Cavaliers
Royce Young		Cavaliers
Ohm Youngmisuk		Cavaliers

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