Way-Too-Early NBA Predictions: Spurs #1, Lakers #8 & Paolo TRADED
Save the receipts. Richard Jefferson, Kendrick Perkins, Channing Frye and Allie Clifton lock in their way-too-early predictions for the 2026-27 NBA season—and agree to revisit every take 25 games into the year.
The crew ranks all 30 teams, debates whether Paolo Banchero or Zion Williamson will be the first All-Star traded and explains why San Antonio could take the West while the Lakers fall in the standings. Plus, Cooper Flagg, Stephon Castle and Payton Pritchard enter the first-time All-Star conversation, Wemby gets an early award prediction and Philadelphia, Denver and Cleveland face serious pressure to win.
Chapters
0:00 – Intro
2:30 – Eastern Conference Rankings
6:50 – Western Conference Rankings
13:00 – Paolo or Zion Traded?
21:31 – First-Time All-Star Picks
23:25 – Award Predictions
27:10 – Teams Under Most Pressure
30:00 – Orlando: Most Mid Team
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Channing is cold take central for a dude that actually played in the league. His takes are so bad.
Gotta get rid of that guy! What a loser Jefferson is!
Cavs are the most overrated team and the Raptors are the most underrated team.
Perk are you freakin drunk for the pelicans??? They gonna be dead last
Can Detroit trade for Palo, him and Cade would be crazy together
Peyton Pritcharddddd lowkey need to get his jersey
You can tell they dont watch Celtics games – Pritchard had every opportunity to be the number 2, and he isnt built to take on other starters. Could be one of the best 6th men in history, but he is never part of the offense, he's a supplement to it. If he'd given Brown help in, like, any big game, they would have gone a LOT farther. In the three losses to end the Sixers series, Pritchard scored 12, 14, and 13 pts; the last two games on terrible shooting. Any team relying on a microwave guard for regular production is in trouble – and there's no planet on which Brad Stevens doesnt know that.
Why they all got the hawks so high they are going to be a play in team
22:12 nah way to many people moved over to the east, OG got a 0% chance if everyone healthy
Tried to give it a try. Richard Jefferson dominates the show too much. Makes me want to watch other sports podcasts.
I7:17 if Rich ain’t pickin get the F off the show😂
10:32 nah F the hypothetical injuries
Full Squad Vs Full Sqaud
8:06 PELICANS❗️🪶
10:11 you crazy asl❗️
11:02 this old but I’ll take it
31:15 Donovan 4 Jamal Murray
Perfect Trade …. No?
Go ahead argue it
Oh so ya'll really underestimating the lakers lol. Houston and Dallas over Lakers? I want some of that crack ya'll smokin.
27:32 they gone be elite, fashitty
Miami ain’t getting no love… klay, Portis, Tim hardaway jr. larsson, just signed another big man.. Klay is gonna be Ray Allen 2.0 for the big 3 ..
Allie can do whatever she wants to me
i always though frye was a bum,no dizrespect tho 🫡
Most Improved – Carter Bryant
why do yall like atl so much ?
Portland is going to be better than alot of people realize. Adding Ja is going under the radar as well as Lillard coming back. They’ll be a playoff team if everyone is healthy
Harper for MIP
the title should be "way too late upload"
for lame
"Asur your ok" haha
Watch out for Paolo for MIP. He’ll be making his first all-star game. Heard it here first
My prediction is Brooklyn Nets gonna shock the haters
Rocket at six is crazy from perk smhhhh
jaden mcdaniels all star
LOL predicting the Raptors to be out of play-in contention is embarrassing.
Allie getting chubby in a good way.
The constant betting crap is gross. So many losing so much money and yall just enthusiastically encouraging it.
How the hell is DEN better than LAL?
If Dallas stay relatively healthy, they are definitely a possibility for the playins! Injuries have held us back the last couple years and tanking! Don’t be fooled! Kyrie, Coop, lively, PJ, Max, and a solid bench! Watch out!
wtf is Utah even in the top 10 for them…
I’m glad y’all sleeping on Milwaukee…. We won 30+ games last year without Giannis…. Then we got half of Miami starting lineup, plus 2 top tier rookies… and a coach that knows how to maximize this kinda squad