Expert picks for full standings and 2026 NBA Finals
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With the NBA season nearly underway, here is every team in the league ranked by its championship odds for the upcoming season.
To put it simply, last season was one to forget for the Philadelphia 76ers. After signing Paul George in free agency, they had aspirations of competing for a ch
The Rockets and Thunder may have just given us the best season opener in NBA history. Houston controlled most of regulation, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got hot in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.
12. Portland Trail Blazers Projected wins: 35.8 ESPN BET over/under total: 33.5
In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles. The league completely eschewed the Eastern Conference on its first showcase night in four months, indicating it understands something many fans have felt for some time now: The West is the far better conference.
The NBA is made up of 30 teams, competing from the fall well into the following spring for a shot at the NBA Playoffs, and the league championship. Those teams are broken up into conferences, which are further broken up into divisions.
The NBA is not falling short of tall players entering the 2025-2026 season, as numerous players around the league boast a height that eclipses seven feet.