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”
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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”
Top 100 Players of the 2025 NBA Season
The 2024-25 NBA season was one for the ages. Individual talent and competitive balance were off the charts league-wide. The Oklahoma City Thunder took home the championship, but all 30 teams had their time to shine throughout the year. In celebration of such a fun chapter in NBA history, it’s time to deliver my annualContinue reading “Top 100 Players of the 2025 NBA Season”
Settling the Cade Cunningham Versus Franz Wagner Debate
The 2021 NBA draft is shaping up to be one of the best of the past decade. At least five players from the class have already cemented themselves as future All-Stars and many more have become excellent role players. Out of that large pool of talent, two guys have emerged as the main headliners: CadeContinue reading “Settling the Cade Cunningham Versus Franz Wagner Debate”
2022-23 NBA Award Show
The 2022-23 NBA regular season came to a close almost a month ago and the playoff battle is raging on. This year, we’ve seen an unbelievable display of talent across the league. From top to bottom, the NBA is the most talented it’s ever been. Today, while I’m a little late to the party, IContinue reading “2022-23 NBA Award Show”
Bennedict Mathurin Is Making It Look Easy (10/29/22)
The 2022 NBA rookie class has been beyond impressive through the 2022-23 season’s first week. First-overall pick Paolo Banchero is averaging over 20 points per game and is looking like an All-Star already. Jaden Ivey, Keegan Murray, Jalen Duren, Jeremy Sochan, and others are doing their thing as well. Among all those names, the playerContinue reading “Bennedict Mathurin Is Making It Look Easy (10/29/22)”
2023 NBA Power Rankings (10/11/22)
With training camp wrapping up and preseason underway, rosters are mostly solidified across the league. That means it’s time for my 2022-23 NBA preseason power rankings. My rankings are based on a combination of predicted regular season and postseason success (with playoffs holding more weight) and take into account roster talent, fit, and past successContinue reading “2023 NBA Power Rankings (10/11/22)”
2023 Award Predictions (9/26/22)
We are now less than a month away from the 2022-23 NBA season, which means it’s once again time for my annual preseason articles. I’m tipping off my preseason triad with my award predictions. Just like last year, I’ll list my top five favorites (and a few honorable mentions) before giving my winner for eachContinue reading “2023 Award Predictions (9/26/22)”
Ranking the Top Seven Young Cores in the NBA (8/19/22)
The NBA is absolutely loaded with young talent. Seven members of my top 25 of the 2022 season are under 25 years old. With all-time greats like LeBron, Steph, and KD aging, the next generation of superstars is coming. That being said, who has the best collection of youngsters? Today I’m ranking my top sevenContinue reading “Ranking the Top Seven Young Cores in the NBA (8/19/22)”
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