Dwight Howard, Calvin Johnson, Evgeni Malkin, José Reyes, Juan Pablo Montoya

So once again, youth is served. But in this, the 10th year of next, there is more than prodigy on the menu. Turns out, we're on the cusp of a world about to be irrevocably changed by an offense known as the spin, a superfood called sport beans and a horse named scamper. Intrigued? So were we … Keeping score The race to grace the cover of our NEXT issue came down to the wire. After 227,834 votes were cast at ESPN.COM, here's how it shook out: DWIGHT HOWARD 64,477 CALVIN JOHNSON 62,427 EVGENI MALKIN 49,668 JOSÉ REYES 38,504 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 12,758 -RIC BUCHER There must be something Dwight Howard is afraid of, but the search continues. Follow in the disastrous footsteps of Kwame Brown as a straight-from-high-school No. 1 pick? Gladly. Step into the legendary shoes of Shaquille O'Neal by switching from power forward to center... [read full story]