The irony of the 2025-26 NBA season is that it is simultaneously extremely predictable and an unpredictable mess. We can say pretty confidently who's going to be at the top. The Thunder are leaps and bounds ahead of the field on paper.

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down why Josh Giddey, Chet Holmgren and eight others could make the coveted weekend in L.A. this season.

SB Nation has been previewing the 2025-26 NBA season for months. Here’s one last preview as the season finally kicks off. I ranked every NBA team 30-1 by their chances of winning it all this season. Here’s a small sampling: One blurb about every team = 6,500 words total previewing the new NBA season. Read it!

Maybe! Those were among the responses The Athletic got this week when it asked its NBA staff for bold predictions for the 2025-26 season. Here’s one prediction for each team as the season tips off: The Hawks finish with a top-10 defense: Atlanta was 19th in defensive efficiency last season and has never finished in the top half of the league in the Trae Young era.

Projected record: 59-23 Projected playoff run: Eastern Conference Finals Cavs must find balance to achieve improved conditioning needed for NBA playoffs | Opinion Cavaliers offense a work in progress without Darius Garland, Max Strus to start season ...

Welcome to the Monday DFS slate. I am once again back to cover the NBA this year from a DFS perspective, providing strategy and player advice for every Thursday and Monday slate. It was a great season last year, and we’ve already hit the ground running this year. Let’s get to it, shall we?

Braun averaged 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 steals last season, his third in the NBA. He jumped from 47.3 percent from the field his first two seasons to 58.0 percent. He’s a 38.4 percent 3-point shooter for his career and a solid defender.

Pacers fans thought they were better off with Jay Huff. Myles Turner is about to show them just how wrong they were