The annual survey of all 30 of the NBA's general managers has overwhelmingly picked the Celtics to repeat as champions, while identifying Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama as the player they'd most like to start a franchise with.

Of the GMs polled, 83% predicted the Celtics will win the 2024-25 NBA title, which would make them the first repeat champions since the Golden State Warriors in 2018. The upstart Oklahoma City Thunder were a distant second, receiving 13% of the vote, followed by last season’s Western Conference champs, the Dallas Mavericks (3%).

For the past 23 years, the NBA has polled all 30 of its general managers at the beginning of every season to take their temperature on a number of league matters. Some of them are straightforward, like picks for the championship and MVP.