Credit to Sports Illustrated, many “fast facts” taken nearly verbatim

WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THIS YEAR'S NBA TITLE?

Lakers 65%

Celtics 16%

Cavaliers 5%

Magic 3%

Spurs 3%

FAST FACTS: Each of the top-five vote-getting teams has played in at least one NBA Finals since '07; the Lakers, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, have been to two.... The Nuggets, currently second in the West, received a single vote.... West is best: Only 28% of the voters believed a team from the East such as the Celtics (with '08 Finals MVP Paul Pierce) could win it all.

WHICH TEAM IS LEAST LIKELY TO WIN A TITLE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?

New Jersey Nets 31%

Minnesota Timberwolves 16%

Memphis Grizzlies 15%

New York Knicks 11%

Los Angeles Clippers 5%

Charlotte Bobcats 5%

FAST FACTS: As of Monday the 7--55 Nets were threatening to match the futility of the alltime losingest team, the 76ers of 1972--73, who went 9--73.... Silver lining? The Pacers (20--43) received only one vote—the same as the league-leading Cavaliers (49--15).... Perception is that the decade's losingest team, the Hawks (313--485), could fly high; Atlanta got a mere two votes.

WHO DO YOU WANT ON THE LINE AT THE END OF A GAME?

Steve Nash, Suns G 33.9%

Kobe Bryant, Lakers G 23.4%

Chauncey Billups, Nuggets G 15.2%

Ray Allen, Celtics G 10.5%

José Calderon, Raptors G 7.0%

FAST FACTS: Bryant's reputation as a cold-blooded buzzer beater—he has three so far this year—may have influenced voters; his 84.8% free throw shooting in '09 ranks just 14th in the NBA.... Conversely, Manu Ginobili, who ranks fourth in free throw percentage this year (89.6%) received zero votes.... Only two non-guards, the Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and the Hornets' Peja Stojakovic, received more than one vote.

WHO DO YOU LEAST WANT ON THE LINE AT GAME'S END

Shaquille O'Neal, Cavs C 48%

Ben Wallace, Pistons C 19%

Chuck Hayes, Rockets C-F 9%

Dwight Howard, Magic C 7%

Rajon Rondo, Celtics C 4%

FAST FACTS: Among those with at least 1,200 free throws made, only Wilt Chamberlain (.511) has a worse career percentage than Shaq's .527... Howard, who at this year's All-Star Game set a Guinness world record for sinking the longest shot while seated, might consider bringing a chair to the charity stripe: He's ninth worst alltime (.602)... Rondo (.590 this season) was the only guard to receive more than one vote.

WHO IS THE NBA'S BIGGEST TRASH TALKER?

Kevin Garnett, Celtics F 62%

Kobe Bryant, Lakers G 7%

Rasheed Wallace, Celtics F/C 5%

Paul Pierce, Celtics F 3%

Nate Robinson, Knicks G 3%

FAST FACTS: Garnett's landslide victory belies the relative politeness of his play. Over the past five seasons 81 starters, including 37 other forwards, have more personal fouls than KG.... Of those receiving votes, only Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire (1.4%) and Bulls forward-center Joakim Noah (0.7%) are among this season's top 25 in personal fouls.... Suspended Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas received two votes.

WHO IS THE NBA'S MOST UNDERRATED PLAYER?

Joe Johnson, Hawks G 9%

John Salmons, Bulls G 6%

Lamar Odom, Lakers F 4%

Gerald Wallace, Bobcats F 4%

David Lee, Knicks C 3%

FAST FACTS: Johnson may be a short-timer on this list, given his 21.2-point average for on-the-rise Atlanta.... Wallace also may be playing his way off, having elevated his rebounding average from 7.8 in 2008--09 to 11.5 this season.... Four '09 All-Stars besides Johnson received votes: Raptors forward Chris Bosh, Lakers forward-center Pau Gasol, Hornets forward David West and Cavs forward LeBron James.

WHO IS THE NBA'S MOST OVERRATED PLAYER?

Tracy McGrady, Rockets G/F 9%

Danny Granger, Pacers F 4%

LaMarcus Aldridge, Trail Blazers F 3%

Andre Iguodala, Sixers G/F 3%

LeBron James, Cavaliers F 3%

Shaquille O'Neal, Cavaliers C 3%

David West, Hornets F 3%

Gilbert Arenas, Wizards G 3% (suspended)

FAST FACTS: At week's end the oft-injured McGrady was rumored to be leaving Houston in a deal with the Knicks involving, among others, forward Al Harrington, who received one vote… Five 2010 All-Stars received more than one vote each: James, Celtics forwards Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace.