The bubble will be especially surreal and inconsequential for the Magic
Strange times for one of the NBA's stranger teams.
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Breakthrough or break-up in Orlando
This could be the end of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner as Magic co-stars. How should the franchise approach a break-up?
Tiers of the East, 2026-27 Edition
This still isn't a preview; these still aren't predictions. Is there any way to make sense of and group the Eastern Conference teams before the season?
Green flag in Raptorland
The Kawhi Leonard trade has gone through. How seriously should we take Toronto?
White flags in Clipperland
Steve Ballmer decides the accusations aren't actually provably false and concedes defeat in the Great Fake Tree War of 2025-26.