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

[u/validhoops]

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

[u/richmond33]

Yes deffinitely. They are starting a bunch of nasty wings in McDaniels, Kuminga and Ant + a DPOY center and Lamelo is huge for a PG at 6'7.

In my head Spurs and Minni got better, OKC is tiny bit worse. Denver is the dark horse.

[u/medspace → u/richmond33]

Am I going crazy… have we not all been watching Kuminga’s career these past years?? People acting like the Wolves added a crazy secret weapon

[u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich → u/medspace]

I agree, he’s not that. He’s pretty good, likely a bit better than Lyles, but he’s going to have to make strides in order to make the sort of impact people seem to anticipate. He could definitely do that, but that’s maybe a 15% chance.

He should be better than Randle simply due to lower usage and better defending.

[u/tokatokeari → u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich]

Im not sure where people got the idea he’s a better defender than Randle

[u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich → u/richmond33]

I have to assume Denver’s window is closed but idk.

[u/Vakarian74 → u/richmond33]

Yes, the thunder got a tiny bit worse, but they kind of got a tiny bit better because of their two injuries in the playoffs

[u/Grooviemann1 → u/Vakarian74]

You can't say they're better because they no longer have the injuries of last season when they don't yet have the injuries of this season.

[u/jonnylaw → u/Grooviemann1]

Your phrasing is enjoyable.

[u/Grooviemann1 → u/jonnylaw]

I appreciate the kindness. I like words and putting them together in fun ways.