This was a tough year for ranking players. The landscape of the league was already pretty tumultuous with new stars rising and old stars fading, and this season’s unusual amount of injuries threw an extra wrench in things. The biggest challenge was trying to do every guy justice when the sport is as rich withContinue reading “Top 100 Players of the 2026 NBA Season”
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Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of the 2026 Season
NBA day is finally upon us! In celebration of what should be a national holiday, I’m delivering the prelude to my favorite annual tradition: my top 100 players list. This is a prediction of what my rankings will look like at the end of the 2025-26 season. I’m projecting the upcoming season alone, assuming healthContinue reading “Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of the 2026 Season”
2026 NBA Power Rankings
The NBA is so stacked. The vast majority of teams either have playoff-level rosters or enticing young cores. Determining which squads will top the standings in 2025-26 is a tough task, but I gave it a try anyway. Here’s my preseason power ranking of all 30 teams, with placements based on a combination of projectedContinue reading “2026 NBA Power Rankings”
2026 NBA Award Predictions
NBA basketball is less than a month away. Describing that as exciting would be a massive understatement given the absurd amount of talent and competitiveness in the league right now. In celebration of the upcoming season, I’ll be delivering a trio of preseason prediction articles. Today, we’re starting with my award picks. I’ll give myContinue reading “2026 NBA Award Predictions”
The Top 75 Defenders in the NBA (2025 Edition)
The offseason is prime time for player rankings. Media giants and small outlets alike crank out top 100 lists (like I did earlier this month) or similar arrangements during the dead period of the news cycle. Many of these lists place emphasis on highlighting the biggest stars in basketball, with offense, box score stats, andContinue reading “The Top 75 Defenders in the NBA (2025 Edition)”
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