The 2025–26 NBA season tips off Tuesday as the Thunder receive their rings and face the Rockets. It’s set up to be a fascinating season.
There are multiple living legends looking to make one final push for a title, led by Kevin Durant in Houston and Stephen Curry with the Warriors. LeBron James’s stubborn war against Father Time rages on. The Eastern Conference is a wasteland devastated by Achilles injuries, affording several teams golden opportunities to make deep playoff runs. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s standing in Milwaukee is as shaky as it has ever been. The Thunder loom as strong favorites to repeat and potentially even set a record for regular-season wins; they look that peerless after winning the 2025 title. Legacies will be altered and rosters blown up depending on how the season unfolds.
