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Here are my predictions for the 2025-2026 NBA standings, ranked by western and eastern conferences. I think the western conference in particular may be as hard to predict as ever this year.
Western Conference
- 1 - Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2 - Denver Nuggets
- 3 - Los Angeles Clippers
- 4 - Memphis Grizzlies
- 5 - Dallas Mavericks
- 6 - Minnesota Timberwolves
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- 7 - Houston Rockets
- 8 - Phoenix Suns
- 9 - San Antonio Spurs
- 10 - Golden State Warriors
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- 11 - New Orleans Pelicans
- 12 - Los Angeles Lakers
- 13 - Sacramento Kings
- 14 - Portland Trail Blazers
- 15 - Utah Jazz
Eastern Conference
- 1 - Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2 - New York Knicks
- 3 - Milwaukee Bucks
- 4 - Toronto Raptors
- 5 - Philadelphia 76ers
- 6 - Boston Celtics
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- 7 - Indiana Pacers
- 8 - Miami Heat
- 9 - Orlando Magic
- 10 - Charlotte Hornets
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- 11 - Atlanta Hawks
- 12 - Detroit Pistons
- 13 - Chicago Bulls
- 14 - Washington Wizards
- 15 - Brooklyn Nets
Here are my contrarian Top Raptors lists. I put more emphasis on a player's full career and statistics, their likely contribution to winning if they had been on a good team, but still partly considering winning and having an impact while with Toronto.
Ranking The 10 Best Raptors Of All Time - YouTube
- Ulrich Chomche
- Gradey Dick
- Ja'Kobe Walter
- Collin Murray
- Alijah Martin
- Jamison Battle
- Jamal Shead
- Jonathan Mogbo
Notes
- I like great 3PT/FT shooters
- Defense great IF can shoot
- Think Chomche will shoot
NBA Scouts Rank The Raptors Prospects - Raptors Republic
Here are the potential draft picks and players that I like for the 2025 NBA draft.
May 15, 2025 - Version 1.0
Primary - Great, draft for my team
- 1st - Flagg, Bailey, Bryant, Wolf, Fleming
- 2nd - Coward, Shulga, S. James
Secondary - Great, draft for some team
- 1st - Jakucionis, Essengue, Gonzalez, Clifford
- 2nd - Markovic, Lanier, Yang
June 19, 2025 - Version 2.0
Primary - Great, draft for my team
- 1st - Flagg, Bryant, Coward, Fleming, Wolf
- 2nd - Shulga, S. James, Tonje
Secondary - Great, draft for some team
- 1st - Bailey, Jakucionis, Gonzalez, Essengue, Clifford
- 2nd - Lanier, Markovic, Yang
Here are my predictions for the 2023-2024 NBA standings, ranked by western and eastern conferences.
Western Conference
- 1 - Phoenix Suns
- 2 - Denver Nuggets
- 3 - Golden State Warriors
- 4 - New Orleans Pelicans
- 5 - Oklahoma City Thunder
- 6 - Sacramento Kings
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- 7 - Los Angeles Clippers
- 8 - Dallas Mavericks
- 9 - Minnesota Timberwolves
- 10 - Houston Rockets
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- 11 - Los Angeles Lakers
- 12 - Portland Trail Blazers
- 13 - Memphis Grizzlies
- 14 - San Antonio Spurs
- 15 - Utah Jazz
Eastern Conference
- 1 - Boston Celtics
- 2 - Milwaukee Bucks
- 3 - Philadelphia 76ers
- 4 - Toronto Raptors
- 5 - Cleveland Cavaliers
- 6 - Miami Heat
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- 7 - Indiana Pacers
- 8 - Atlanta Hawks
- 9 - Brooklyn Nets
- 10 - New York Knicks
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- 11 - Chicago Bulls
- 12 - Detroit Pistons
- 13 - Orlando Magic
- 14 - Charlotte Hornets
- 15 - Washington Wizards
Here are my predictions for the 2022-2023 NBA standings, ranked by western and eastern conferences.
Western Conference
- 1 - Denver Nuggets
- 2 - Minnesota Timberwolves
- 3 - Los Angeles Clippers
- 4 - Golden State Warriors
- 5 - New Orleans Pelicans
- 6 - Phoenix Suns
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- 7 - Los Angeles Lakers
- 8 - Memphis Grizzlies
- 9 - Dallas Mavericks
- 10 - Sacramento Kings
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- 11 - Portland Trail Blazers
- 12 - Houston Rockets
- 13 - Utah Jazz
- 14 - Oklahoma City Thunder
- 15 - San Antonio Spurs
Eastern Conference
- 1 - Brooklyn Nets
- 2 - Philadelphia 76ers
- 3 - Toronto Raptors
- 4 - Boston Celtics
- 5 - Atlanta Hawks
- 6 - Milwaukee Bucks
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- 7 - Cleveland Cavaliers
- 8 - Miami Heat
- 9 - Chicago Bulls
- 10 - Indiana Pacers
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- 11 - Charlotte Hornets
- 12 - Detroit Pistons
- 13 - Orlando Magic
- 14 - Washington Wizards
- 15 - New York Knicks
