Inside the NBA’s 2025-26 Gamble: Which Teams Will Rise to Glory or Crash and Burn?

Inside the NBA’s 2025-26 Gamble: Which Teams Will Rise to Glory or Crash and Burn?

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Orlando Magic

Best-case scenario: All of the health questions break Orlando’s way, giving Jamahl Mosley the time, reps and raw materials with which to build a two-way monster; the Magic finish top five in defensive efficiency and top 10 on the other end, exorcising all the demons of terrible offenses past. Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane all make the All-Star team; Paolo (who takes a leap in his scoring efficiency and inside-out passing) and Franz (who finally irons out the kink in that jumper) make All-NBA; Mosley wins Coach of the Year. Orlando blows past 55 wins, takes the No. 1 seed in the East, and rides a miracle season to the NBA Finals, as Kevin Pelton’s Simulation No. 620 becomes blissful reality.

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