13 fearless predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season
The regular season begins Tuesday night. It's time to make some bold predictions that will certainly come back to haunt us. Good morning. Let's basketball.
Bring the action
This is the era when the games are everything. Good morning. Let's basketball.
Maybe the Rockets will be alright
Reed Sheppard wraps a very good preseason, and Houston's offense looks to be much improved. Will it be enough to contend at the top of the West? Good morning. Let's basketball.
No Kings but Russell Westbrook and a big-dollar Keegan Murray
Truly, why not? Good morning. Let's basketball.
The preseason NBA hot seat rankings
A sad fact of life in the NBA is that turnover among head coaches is often heavy, including during the season. Here are the coaches most likely to suffer that fate this year. Good morning. Let's basketball.
What's in it for the Thunder?
Oklahoma City didn't have the cleanest run to the title, but they got it. What now? Good morning. Let's basketball.
The NBA's scrutiny double standards
Adam Silver claims the NBA can't be expected to vet all major sponsors. And yet when the league wants to look deeper before signing off, it does. Good morning. Let's basketball.
The GMs don't know, either
Not even those closest to the game can pick champions these days. Good morning. Let's basketball.
A big day for Aces of every sort
A'ja Wilson puts Las Vegas up 3-0 and Ace Bailey goes nuts in his preseason debut. Good morning. Let's basketball.
Giannis is still a Buck
Despite more news circulating around Antetokounmpo's potential interest in leaving Milwaukee, the dude is still there. Stakes remain high, but he's still there. Good morning. Let's basketball.
Tiers of the East
Let's turn our attention to the Eastern Conference, where two heavyweights are sidelined to some level due to major injuries. Will that lead to a power vacuum or simply an easier path for the contenders remaining? Good morning. Let's basketball.
Tiers of the West
Two weeks until the regular season arrives. It's time to sort teams and look ahead to what the rankings might look like when games start counting. We start with the Western Conference, where there are 10 good teams for eight spots and four more possibly decent teams aiming