Inside the NBA’s 2025-26 Gamble: Which Teams Will Rise to Glory or Crash and Burn?
If everything falls apart: Williamson can’t stay healthy, the house of cards crumbles, the Pelicans took on $65.9 million worth of Poole for no tangible benefit, and they watch the Hawks take a top-five pick off their hands.
— Read Dan Devine’s full preview
Oklahoma City Thunder
Best-case scenario: The Thunder remain healthy and roll through the regular season once again, becoming even more formidable in the playoffs. They cruise to a second straight title, and it is hard to imagine them not three-peating, all as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander establishes himself as one of the greatest players in history. His ceiling knows no bounds, nor does Oklahoma City’s. The league belongs to OKC for the foreseeable future.


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