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.

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.

Only three teams have gone back-to-back since the Lakers dynasty of the early 2000s — Lakers (2009-10), Heat (2012-13) and Warriors (2017-18).