I totally agree with you on Memphis. They set NBA records this year for number of different starting lineups (51), lost a record number of games lost to injury (578) and set a record for most players on a roster in a season (31). Ja played 9 games (the Grizz were 6-3 in those) after a 25-game suspension (so another 25 games lost by a star...suspension vs injury here) and then was injured for the rest of the year. Adams made a couple of pre-season games and then out for season ending surgery (then subsequently traded to the Rockets). Even people that recognize how decimated the Grizz roster was from injuries this year usually don't really grasp what it looked like. It was absolute bedlam. I watched every game this year...and even watching every game I couldn't hardly keep up with who in the world these guys were. The fact they managed to win 27 games is pretty amazing.
I agree with the Nets but i could see 2026 as a 7 or 8 seed. Huge cap space in the 2025 offseason as well as suns picks which could be pretty good from the looks of it.
Atlanta is the team I have been scratching my head over for the past couple seasons. On paper they look good. It is becoming obvious that the pieces don't fit well together.
If you have this many teams making their next playoffs in 2026, that means that many teams have to fall out that year which I think is highly unlikely. Mostly good takes overall though, keep up the good work!
I think the hawks will make it next year as they’ve said they’re trading 1 of their stars and I just don’t see them trading Trae. Maybe they also trade capela for depth at other positions.
The West is so loaded man but as a rockets fan I will say we do make the Playoffs next year if not then at least the play in because I think we are going to come out with a sense of purpose at the start of the season
I was so excited when the bulls got a new front office cause I wanted to see what they could do from scratch, but was instantly disappointed because of them trying to "win now". Maybe they take it slow starting next season 🙏
All good but I can’t see the warriors kings rockets and grizzlies all making the playoffs next year bc u know nuggets thunder wolves mavs clippers prolly lakers and suns will make it and that’s already 11 maybe even pelicans with Zion back
This is a cool video but I highly disagree on a lot of the young rebuilding teams. I doubt they make the playoffs in 2 to 3 years because that would mean a lot of current good and contending teams would be bad. Who would that be? Definitely not the thunder, nuggets, Celtics, Wolves, Knicks, Heat, Magic. Idk mane that was a bunch of hot takes in my opinion but W video
I love the hornets going into next year. (I'm not a hornets fan) But if lamelo can stay healthy, they will MAKE THE PLAYOFFS next year in my opinion, I live Brandon Miller and they also have the 6th pick in this draft, they are going to be a very good team that will win 40 to 50 games.
I can’t see the rockets making the playoffs next year. Thunder, Nuggets, Wolves, Mavs, Clippers Suns, Pelicans, Warriors, Kings are all better currently, and I see the Grizzlies and Spurs as more likely to make it
Love the video idea. I could honestly see the trailblazers being a team that doesn’t make the playoffs until after 2030 if scoot doesn’t pan out… the west is just too good and only getting better.
Play in next year. ATL-CHI will fall and with a shitty record you can finish top 10. Still, a full season with BBQ-Poetl and the younglings we can finish around 50%
I feel like the pistons saying they’ll have lots of cap space lately has just been another way for them to say they’re gonna pay another spot up shooter or mid to decent veteran 20-25 million a year because they won’t be able to get anyone else to sign there. Not making fun of them it’s just too bad
There are too much western conference teams making the playoffs next year you can’t have kings rockets grizzles and warriors all making it because that leaves only 4 spots left and 3 of them go to nuggets t wolves and thunder and mavs clippers pelicans lakers and suns are all really good as well I think only grizzles and maybe rockets get in
No, highly disagree for the raptors, it's going to be next year for them. SCOTTIE RJ IQ Poetel and a back up center in kelly, they will also most likely trade poetel for a better center, this team is set. Just need a few more good scorers on the bench.
Nets probably for me by 2026 as an 7th seed and then they just take a massive leap of faith. I do think dariq whitehead is gonna be an all star by year 2 or 3. He was a raw prospect but he's dealt with injuries
Hope so but feel like are core not that bad. Ct, Clax, Clowney, whitehead, Wilson and sharpe all young pieces plus I think Mikal will have a better year next year.
Might be biased as a nets fan but i feel like we will def make playoffs within the next 2 years mainly bcs of young stars like cam thomas and clowney but also because of our gms refusal to rebuild and to always try get stars so we will most likely be a mediocre 8-6th seed esp considering we are in the east
So you think the Grizzlies, Warriors, Rockets and Kings all return to the playoffs next year... what 4 teams in the current west top 8 miss out then? Maybe Lakers if Bron walks and they tear it down. MAYBE Suns if you think this first round exit puts them in crisis mode (doubt it - they had a 55-win pace since boxing day). MAYBE Clippers get eviscerated by injuries (doubt it - they're good enough even if one of their big 3 misses the whole season). And MAYBE one other team gets cooked by injuries like this years Grizz? It just doesnt add up imo. And then of course its hard to build a consummate picture for two years in the future, but you put the Jazz and Spurs also in the top 8 for 2026, so yet another two teams have to be displaced? Will 31 year old Jokic suck that bad? Lmao. I think itd be more accurate if the premise of the video was reaching the play-in, because the modern west is just far too loaded for all these outcomes to fit together
If the rockets,kings and warriors make the playoffs then who will NOT make the playoffs You can’t say that teams like Denver okc wolves dallas and clippers maybe Memphis if they do a big offseason to not make the playoffs So this is unrealistic and I think warriors and rockets will not make the playoffs
i dont think GSW is making the playoffs next year. These last 2 years they were a play in team. They are on the down swing. I predict GSW wont make the playoffs again until 2029.
This is actually a pretty cool and unique video idea
thank you!
Agreed
@@Sros1great idea
It's crazy how the kings only had 2 less wins this season than last year, but they fell down 7 spots in the standings
or how the warriors won 2 more but dropped 4
The west just got better it’s a shame kings need to be aggressive this offseason
Injuries
I totally agree with you on Memphis. They set NBA records this year for number of different starting lineups (51), lost a record number of games lost to injury (578) and set a record for most players on a roster in a season (31). Ja played 9 games (the Grizz were 6-3 in those) after a 25-game suspension (so another 25 games lost by a star...suspension vs injury here) and then was injured for the rest of the year. Adams made a couple of pre-season games and then out for season ending surgery (then subsequently traded to the Rockets).
Even people that recognize how decimated the Grizz roster was from injuries this year usually don't really grasp what it looked like. It was absolute bedlam. I watched every game this year...and even watching every game I couldn't hardly keep up with who in the world these guys were. The fact they managed to win 27 games is pretty amazing.
As a grizz fan I just took this year as a rest/leap year lmao
I agree with the Nets but i could see 2026 as a 7 or 8 seed. Huge cap space in the 2025 offseason as well as suns picks which could be pretty good from the looks of it.
Atlanta is the team I have been scratching my head over for the past couple seasons. On paper they look good. It is becoming obvious that the pieces don't fit well together.
This is gonna be an awesome video to react to in a few years
Cam T. and Bridges are the 2 main bright spots of the Nets..
Hot take, Hornets making the playoffs next season. Assuming Brandon Miller and LaMelo are healthy
I like this take
And imagine they can get a guy like castle too as well as maybe a couple veteran free agent signings. They could be scary next year
And mark Williams will be healthy
As a spurs fan who is in control of charlottes pick (albeit quite protected) please let them do good
That's believable. Injuries have been their biggest problem. Plus the additions they made at the trade deadline will benefit them.
Love the videos man keep up the good work!
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Cameron Thomas is a BUCKET 🔥
If you have this many teams making their next playoffs in 2026, that means that many teams have to fall out that year which I think is highly unlikely. Mostly good takes overall though, keep up the good work!
I can't lie, IDK if the Wizards make the playoffs till 2030.
I think the hawks will make it next year as they’ve said they’re trading 1 of their stars and I just don’t see them trading Trae. Maybe they also trade capela for depth at other positions.
The West is so loaded man but as a rockets fan I will say we do make the Playoffs next year if not then at least the play in because I think we are going to come out with a sense of purpose at the start of the season
Hoping that bulls will really do a proper rebuild but AK is so stubborn
This spurs front office has been “kind of ok” by design. They were targeting tanking for wemby 3 years ago.
I was so excited when the bulls got a new front office cause I wanted to see what they could do from scratch, but was instantly disappointed because of them trying to "win now". Maybe they take it slow starting next season 🙏
All good but I can’t see the warriors kings rockets and grizzlies all making the playoffs next year bc u know nuggets thunder wolves mavs clippers prolly lakers and suns will make it and that’s already 11 maybe even pelicans with Zion back
This is a cool video but I highly disagree on a lot of the young rebuilding teams. I doubt they make the playoffs in 2 to 3 years because that would mean a lot of current good and contending teams would be bad. Who would that be? Definitely not the thunder, nuggets, Celtics, Wolves, Knicks, Heat, Magic. Idk mane that was a bunch of hot takes in my opinion but W video
Raps Makin the Playoffs in 2025 100%
I could see San Antonio and Utah making swings and getting into next year's playoffs depending on management, but great vid!
I love the hornets going into next year. (I'm not a hornets fan) But if lamelo can stay healthy, they will MAKE THE PLAYOFFS next year in my opinion, I live Brandon Miller and they also have the 6th pick in this draft, they are going to be a very good team that will win 40 to 50 games.
Utah Jazz baybee! 🎷
I can’t see the rockets making the playoffs next year. Thunder, Nuggets, Wolves, Mavs, Clippers Suns, Pelicans, Warriors, Kings are all better currently, and I see the Grizzlies and Spurs as more likely to make it
Love the video idea. I could honestly see the trailblazers being a team that doesn’t make the playoffs until after 2030 if scoot doesn’t pan out… the west is just too good and only getting better.
Some teams go a whole decade without making the playoffs I think you’re too gracious to a lot of these teams especially the Jazz, Hawks and Nets
Raptors making playoffs in 2025 (play in) but actually playoffs in 2026 so I agree
Play in next year. ATL-CHI will fall and with a shitty record you can finish top 10. Still, a full season with BBQ-Poetl and the younglings we can finish around 50%
@@PabloSkawerI aint tryna hate on yall but .500 seems crazy at most yall win 36 to me but probably around 30
I feel like the pistons saying they’ll have lots of cap space lately has just been another way for them to say they’re gonna pay another spot up shooter or mid to decent veteran 20-25 million a year because they won’t be able to get anyone else to sign there. Not making fun of them it’s just too bad
yessir rockets making it next year 💪💪💪
The question is: who will fail to make the playoffs in the West then?
I don’t think Coach Williams is at fault I just don’t think he should have ever been given that contract
There are too much western conference teams making the playoffs next year you can’t have kings rockets grizzles and warriors all making it because that leaves only 4 spots left and 3 of them go to nuggets t wolves and thunder and mavs clippers pelicans lakers and suns are all really good as well I think only grizzles and maybe rockets get in
Yea that’s fair, I was thinking best case scenario for each but you’re right
No, highly disagree for the raptors, it's going to be next year for them. SCOTTIE RJ IQ Poetel and a back up center in kelly, they will also most likely trade poetel for a better center, this team is set. Just need a few more good scorers on the bench.
Hornets could maybe make it next year as long as everyone is healthy
Good video idea
Nets probably for me by 2026 as an 7th seed and then they just take a massive leap of faith. I do think dariq whitehead is gonna be an all star by year 2 or 3. He was a raw prospect but he's dealt with injuries
Hope so but feel like are core not that bad. Ct, Clax, Clowney, whitehead, Wilson and sharpe all young pieces plus I think Mikal will have a better year next year.
@@louisskillen7817 I don't even know if he will even be on the team
@@Jamellii looking like he’s more likely to be on the team than not
Might be biased as a nets fan but i feel like we will def make playoffs within the next 2 years mainly bcs of young stars like cam thomas and clowney but also because of our gms refusal to rebuild and to always try get stars so we will most likely be a mediocre 8-6th seed esp considering we are in the east
Clowney as a young star is wild
@@odoaiden3525 just wait and see 🙏
@odoaiden3525 Near the end of the season Clowney looked real good including 7 blocks against the raptors
@@odoaiden3525clowney looked really good he's gonna be a 16 and 9 alongside a block or two machine next season
So you think the Grizzlies, Warriors, Rockets and Kings all return to the playoffs next year... what 4 teams in the current west top 8 miss out then? Maybe Lakers if Bron walks and they tear it down. MAYBE Suns if you think this first round exit puts them in crisis mode (doubt it - they had a 55-win pace since boxing day). MAYBE Clippers get eviscerated by injuries (doubt it - they're good enough even if one of their big 3 misses the whole season). And MAYBE one other team gets cooked by injuries like this years Grizz? It just doesnt add up imo.
And then of course its hard to build a consummate picture for two years in the future, but you put the Jazz and Spurs also in the top 8 for 2026, so yet another two teams have to be displaced? Will 31 year old Jokic suck that bad? Lmao. I think itd be more accurate if the premise of the video was reaching the play-in, because the modern west is just far too loaded for all these outcomes to fit together
Ngl nets might be in 2030
Good video but you was way to generous imo mainly for the western teams
If the rockets,kings and warriors make the playoffs then who will NOT make the playoffs
You can’t say that teams like Denver okc wolves dallas and clippers maybe Memphis if they do a big offseason to not make the playoffs
So this is unrealistic and I think warriors and rockets will not make the playoffs
No rockets are better than kings and warriors
Don't give me hope with that thumbnail as a bulls fan
I'm guessing the Raptors make the playoffs if they draft well and sign some good Free agents. Dark horse for sure 🐎
blazers 2026 trust
Let’s go rockets 🚀 🙏
Yeah I’m a fan of the Warriors that did not make the playoffs.
i dont think GSW is making the playoffs next year. These last 2 years they were a play in team. They are on the down swing. I predict GSW wont make the playoffs again until 2029.
I blame this guy for LaVines injury
You can tell he made this video before the draft order came out lol spurs do not get the raptors pick
What do you mean bro, the draft lottery isn't until the 12th. Don't jinx it 💀
No views 20 seconds bro fell off
Wow how original
No likes on your comment in 1 minute is sad
Shut up @Copper-wg7oi