Top 10 NBA Contenders for 2026

The nerds rank their way-too-early Top 10 NBA contenders for the 2025-26 season, discussing whether LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers or Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have a better chance at a deep playoff run, ranking the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic among the Eastern Conference’s best, and laying out whether Donovan Mitchell’s Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Durant’s Houston Rockets, Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets have the best chance to knock off Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.Timestamps00:00:18 - Honorable Mentions00:02:19 - Warriors00:11:13 - Lakers00:20:42 - Magic00:31:49 - Knicks00:40:06 - Mavericks00:49:02 - Clippers00:59:44 - Timberwolves01:07:37 - Cavaliers01:17:23 - Rockets01:25:58 - Nuggets01:34:16 - ThunderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.