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.
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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
Considering the New Orleans Peli-coulds
The New Orleans Pelicans were pretty good two years ago. It's possible they could return to form based solely on a return to form for Zion Williamson, a healthy Trey Murphy III and some more reliable guard play. Good morning. Let's basketball.
What makes you qualified to take this offer?
Restricted free agency has reached completion. Good morning. Let's basketball.
Phee your mind
Napheesa Collier, a top-3 player in the WNBA, union officer and co-founder of Unrivaled, puts WNBA leadership on blast by name. It is the WNBA rank-and-file's final blow of the revolt against bad officiating and the first blow of WNBA players' coming lockout fight. Good morning. Let's basketball.
The first drops of blood in the West
De'Aaron Fox may not be ready for opening night. Kyrie Irving isn't recovering fast. Can their teams survive the slim margins to make a run in a loaded Western Conference? Good morning. Let's basketball.
The 2025-26 preseason NBA MVP longlist
There are four easy answers to the question "who will be the NBA MVP next season?" and a handful of dark horses. Good morning. Let's basketball.
My bad, Philly
As soon as I published a piece heralding the 76ers as real title contenders, Jared McCain is tagged with an injury that will keep him out the first month of the season. Welp. Good morning. Let's basketball.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a clear and obvious title case
An MVP level player. Multiple other players capable of All-Star caliber player. Decent depth. A championship coach. A front office that will do whatever it takes. Here is the case for the Philadelphia 76ers. Good morning. Let's basketball.
The Austin Reaves question
The Lakers have one more season with Austin Reaves at a huge bargain. Should they trade him now or pay up on a big contract next summer? Good morning. Let's basketball.
Burnin' out the fuse
Fred VanVleet reportedly tore his ACL at early team workouts. The Rockets' plan for conquest might already be over. Good morning. Let's basketball.
The Heat is on
Tyler Herro will miss the start of the season. What's the prognosis for Miami? Good morning. Let's basketball.
The T.V. stars that can't be silenced
Jimmy Kimmel is off the air. Corporate media is acting terrified of the Administration. Will NBA stars re-politicize? Good morning. Let's basketball.
Adam Silver forgot his audience
Last week, the commissioner called basketball a "highlights-based sport" in response to a question about rising costs for fans. Then he got defensive when called out about it. His biggest problem with all this? He forgot who he was talking to. Good morning. Let's basketball.