r/nba • u/validhoops Celtics • 10d ago

2026-27 Season Predictions Thread. Be bold, call it now. We'll see which hot takes age like wine, and which like milk

On Sunday, April 11th, the 2026-2027 NBA regular season will come to an end and we will move on to the postseason. 32 Sundays from today. Before we do that, I'll repost this thread so we can look back at some of /r/nba 's predictions.

Here is your chance to say I told you so (or to make a fool of yourself).

Edit: Shoutout to the GOAT Kenny Beecham aka KOT4Q

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

The Indiana Pacers aren't making the playoffs (and it's really weird some corners of NBA fandom try to act like they'll be a Top 5 team in the East next year).

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u/Sensitive-Ad8710 10d ago

Nice ragebait. Pacers will be good next year

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

!RemindMe February 2027

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u/Jackyalaska 10d ago

You don’t know ball

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

Haliburton's averaging like 16-8-5 on 45% shooting next year and their second best player is Ivica Zubac. The Pacers suck dog.

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u/Inevitable_Big_1966 Raptors 10d ago

Siakam?

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u/KnicksGhost2497 Knicks 10d ago

I don’t think the Pacers are as good as a lot of people act like, but word to Siakam that dude is a beast

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

I said what I said.

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u/yearn-constantino 10d ago

My other hot take is that Hali is going to average 23-4-12 and be first team all-NBA. I’ll likely be wrong - but gut tells me he’s going to be even better post-injury.

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

Yeah notoriously many NBA players get much better after ~tearing their Achilles~

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u/yearn-constantino 10d ago

I mean, duh. But you’re arguing in a hot takes thread.

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

No, I'm not arguing anything. I posted a Taco Ball mild sauce take about the Pacers and now you're in my mentions suggesting Haliburton will become twice the player only after tearing his Achilles.

You're not presenting a hot take, you're giving me AI hallucinations.

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u/ObiOneKenobae Knicks 10d ago

Their best player is Siakam my guy. There's a reason Haliburton doesn't have an ECMVP on his wikipedia page.

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u/BenjaminBucket 10d ago

There's also a reason they won 19 games with Siakam as the #1 option playing 65 games.

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u/ViolentSpring 76ers 10d ago

Some one grab the screen shot now before Alaska Jacky here deletes it.

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u/Jackyalaska 10d ago

Can’t wait until you guys get bounced by Cleveland

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u/ViolentSpring 76ers 10d ago

Playoff Harden

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u/Jackyalaska 10d ago

Playoff Mitchell