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Expert NBA Predictions For Every Team This Season Oct 23, 2025

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Dan asked an expert who covers each NBA team to make one prediction for this coming season. Here's what they said. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:20 - Atlanta Hawks
5:30 - Boston Celtics
6:14 - Brooklyn Nets
8:48 - Charlotte Hornets
10:26 - Chicago Bulls
11:56 - Cleveland Cavaliers
15:21 - Dallas Mavericks
17:35 - Denver Nuggets
19:52 - Detroit Pistons
23:15 - Golden State Warriors
25:18 - Houston Rockets
32:20 - Indiana Pacers
32:59 - Los Angeles Clippers
37:36 - Los Angeles Lakers
39:29 - Memphis Grizzlies
40:51 - Miami Heat
41:56 - Milwaukee Bucks
44:24 - Minnesota Timberwolves
45:53 - New Orleans Pelicans
47:23 - New York Knicks
52:13 - Oklahoma City Thunder
53:56 - Orlando Magic
55:56 - Philadelphia 76ers
59:56 - Phoenix Suns
1:01:43 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:03:09 - Sacramento Kings
1:03:57 - San Antonio Spurs
1:08:39 - Toronto Raptors
1:09:36 - Utah Jazz
1:15:28 - Washington Wizards
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Toronto Raptors 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 21, 2025

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Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Toronto Raptors. SUBSCRIBE TO RAPTORS REPUBLIC HERE. https://www.youtube.com/raptorsrepublic. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:37 - Masai Ujiri’s exit
4:51 - Raptors pressure index
8:19 - Expectations for Scottie Barnes
17:27 - Brandon Ingram’s fit
23:37 - How RJ Barrett’s game will change
29:38 -Future of Immanuel Quickley
33:57 - How valuable is Jakob Poeltl
42:12 - Importance of Sandro Mamukelashvili
44:18 - The defensive ceiling
46:53 - Most important reserves
48:37 - Collin Murray-Boyles’ role
51:23 - Gradey Dick’s next steps
53:48 - Ja’Kobe Walter’s development
1:01:28 - Two-way lineups
1:04:26 - Biggest needs and strengths
1:07:27 - National view of the Raptors
1:10:27 - Top-10 rotation
1:12:01 - Wackadoodle lineups
1:13:02 - PREDICTIONS
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2025-26 NBA Award Predictions (With A Twist!) Oct 20, 2025

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Dan and Grant go through their preseason NBA awards picks...WITH A TWIST for each one. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
6:00 - MVP
15:51 - MVP Wild Cards
18:01 - Defensive Player of the Year
23:50 - DPOY Wild Cards
25:16 - Rookie of the Year
30:27 - ROY Wild Cards
35:46 - Most Improved Player
44:31 - MIP Wild Cards
48:17 - Sixth Man of the Year
53:29 - SMOY Wild Cards
55:02 - Coach of the Year
58:31 - COY Wild Cards
1:00:31 - Executive of the Year
1:04:38 - EOY Wild Cards
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2025-26 NBA Season Record Predictions (Western Conference ) Oct 18, 2025

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Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Western Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:47 - Dallas Mavericks
6:13 - Denver Nuggets
11:17 - Golden State Warriors
16:31 - Houston Rockets
23:06 - Los Angeles Clippers
27:57 - Los Angeles Lakers
34:38 - Memphis Grizzlies
39:06 - Minnesota Timberwolves
43:49 - New Orleans Pelicans
49:17 - Oklahoma City Thunder
55:09 - Phoenix Suns
1:04:17 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:10:12 - Sacramento Kings
1:18:23 - San Antonio Spurs
1:25:53 - Utah Jazz
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Boston Celtics 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 17, 2025

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Dan is joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) from CLNS Media and The Garden Report for a deep dive into the Boston Celtics. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GARDEN REPORT HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00- INTRO
1:42 - The Jayson Tatum timeline
7:58 - Celtics direction this season
13:43 - Anfernee Simons’ fit
18:13 - Will the Celtics play faster?
21:31 - Impact of Joe Mazzulla
25:11 - Derrick White and Jaylen Brown scaling up
33:08 - Will Hugo Gonzalez play?
35:36 - Josh Minnott is an x-factor
39:18 - Continued development of Neemias Queta
42:19 - Biggest strengths and weaknesses at center
48:55 - Is a leap coming for Payton Pritchard?
51:47 - Strengths and weaknesses, under the radar storylines
52:39 - Top-10 rotation
53:27 - Go-to crunch-time unit
54:10 - Wackadoodle lineups we want to see
55:00 - Importance of Sam Hauser
56:40 - PREDICTIONS
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Miami Heat 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 16, 2025

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Dan is joined by Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) from Locked On Heat and RealGM Radio for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Miami Heat. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCKED ON HEAT. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:08 - Impact of last season
3:52 - The Heat’s timeline
6:54 - Will Miami play faster?
13:53 - Norman Powell’s fit
16:21 - The importance of Tyler Herro
20:37 - Continued development of Nikola Jovic
23:47 - Ceiling for Kel’el Ware
26:54 - The Bam Adebayo conundrum
29:52 - Pelle Larsson vs Jaime Jaquez Jr.
30:46 - Kasparas Jakucionis’ development
32:37 - Dru Smith and three-guard lineups
33:33 - Biggest needs, strength and under the radar storylines
35:49 - Top-10 rotation
36:55 - Go-to crunch time lineup
37:25 - Wackadoodle lineups we want to see
37:59 - PREDICTIONS
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2025-26 NBA Season Record Predictions (Eastern Conference) Oct 15, 2025

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Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
4:47 - Atlanta Hawks
8:46 - Boston Celtics
11:53 - Brooklyn Nets
14:31 - Charlotte Hornets
19:23 - Chicago Bulls
21:46 - Cleveland Cavaliers
25:51 - Detroit Pistons
30:10 - Indiana Pacers
33:21 - Miami Heat
39:12 - Milwaukee Bucks
43:16 - New York Knicks
49:15 - Orlando Magic
54:17 - Philadelphia 76ers
59:47 - Toronto Raptors
1:06:49 - Washington Wizards
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Denver Nuggets 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 14, 2025

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Dan is joined by Adam Mares (Adam_Mares) from DNVR Sports and the All NBA Podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Denver Nuggets. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALL NBA PODCAST HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbCjMq1m6Kjok4OGuO7CSQ. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:00 - Lessons learned from last season
3:15 - The Cam Johnson fit
5:53 - Defensive changes under David Adelman
10:56 - The Jonas Valanciunas fit
18:51 - Continued development of Peyton Watson
21:07 - Future of Christian Braun
24:07 - Do the Nuggets need to take more threes?
25:48 - Expectations for Jamal Murray
27:56 - How much deeper is Denver?
35:21 - Biggest needs
36:22 - Aaron Gordon is flying under the radar
38:20 - Top-10 rotation
42:08 - Go-to crunch-time unit
43:27 - Wackadoodle lineups we want to see
44:46 - The Nuggets’ front office making a statement
50:15 - PREDICTIONS
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Golden State Warriors 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 11, 2025

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Dan is joined by Grant Hughes (@granthuhges) of the world-famous Hardwood Knocks NBA podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Golden State Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:28 - The Jonathan Kuminga situation
12:37 - Al Horford’s fit
17:29 - The defense
24:15 - The Jimmy Butler fit
30:31 - Expectations for Stephen Curry
34:45 - Expectations for Draymond Green
38:41 - Next frontier for Brandin Podziemski
42:18 - Quinten Post’s role
46:11 - Importance of Moses Moody
51:11 - Gui Santos’ role
52:33 - Steve Kerr contract situation
55:58 - Biggest need
59:24 - Under the radar storylines
1:01:35 - Top-10 rotation
1:06:37 - Go-to crunch-time unit
1:07:22 - Wackadoodle lineups we want to see
1:09:02 - The stakes for Brandin Podziemski
1:10:44 - PREDICTIONS
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Brooklyn Nets 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead Oct 09, 2025

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Dan and Grant are joined by Lucas Kaplan (@lucaskaplan) from Nets Daily for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Brooklyn Nets. FOLLOW LUCAS' WORK HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:32 - What is the Nets’ plan?
5:26 - The Cam Thomas situation
15:28 - Brooklyn’s draft philosophy
20:01 - The vision Egor Demin
22:18 - Outlook for Nolan Traore and Ben Saraf
26:00 - Will Drake Powell and Danny Wolf play?
30:08 - Picking the Nets’ most interesting prospect
33:37 - The Michael Porter Jr. transition
36:04 - What we learned about Jordi Fernandez
40:49 - The defensive identity
42:03 - Future of Nicolas Claxton
46:45 - Can Kobe Bufkin break out?
48:45 - The non-core youngsters
52:37 - Biggest needs
53:11 - Under the radar storylines
54:18 - Top-10 rotation
57:14 - Go-to closing lineup
59:02 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:03:02 - The Nets are mad scientists
1:05:22 - PREDICTIONS
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