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?

If everything falls apart: It becomes immediately clear that this version of the Lakers — the one with defensive holes throughout its roster — is no contender. JJ Redick cannot coach this team up. James recognizes that and makes it known through his intermediaries. He wants out, the Lakers concede, only it is difficult to find a team that a) wants to acquire a max-salaried 40-year-old and b) is willing to give up real assets to get him. Chemistry frays, and the Lakers fail to make the playoffs in a crowded Western Conference. Back to square one at season’s end, which is not such a bad place to be when Dončić is your starting point.

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