Back in March, before the NBA went on hiatus, when ESPN polled its forecast panel for playoff picks and title favorites, only three teams were deemed worthy of winning the 2020 championship: the Clippers, the Lakers, and the Bucks.
Three months later, with an entirely new posteason set-up awaiting teams in Orlando, the same three teams are the only ones projected to win a title, but the odds have changed. The Clippers were the favorites of only 10.5% of voters in March but earned 23.5% of the votes this time around.