Season Predictions 2025-26

Season Predictions 2025-26

Author: Nate Duncan October 20, 2025 Duration: 2:04:04
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Danny returns to give our infallible predictions for how the 2025-26 season will go.  We give season win totals for each team, and also note where Nate had the biggest difference of opinion with his team-expert guests. Then we give our conference finalists and NBA champion.

We also make our picks for all the major awards, plus break down some of the teams and players we think will most surprise and disappoint this season.

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