While the Sixers will wait one more day to begin their 2025-26 season, the new NBA campaign officially kicks off on Tuesday night with a pair of high-profile games in the Western Conference.

Typically, we stick to the Sixers here. But if there was ever a time to zoom out and write about the NBA at large, it is right now.

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will raise its banners against Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets tonight, and Oklahoma City is a healthy favorite to repeat. But there are many teams coming for the throne.

A series of predictions – some are bold and some not, depending on your perspective – for the 2025-26 NBA season, with no mention of the Sixers...

The Oklahoma City Thunder challenge for 70 wins and repeat as NBA champions

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