Bold NBA Predictions For 2026

On Fri.'s No Dunks, the guys draft bold NBA predictions for 2026 (future champions, Rookie of the Year, expansion, and more), highlight Worst of the Week nominees (Jalen Green, a Charlotte reporter, Festus Ezeli's wardrobe), and share some new year's goals and resolutions.

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0:00 Show starts
0:45 JD is back from Mexico
1:52 Wedgie No. 27
3:00 2026 Bold Predictions
3:15 Denver Nuggets will win 2026 NBA championship
6:10 OG Anunoby will win Eastern Conference Finals MVP
7:35 Houston Rockets will make the NBA Finals
13:02 Warriors will acquire Trey Murphy III
16:20 Clippers will make the playoffs
20:10 NBA will expand – 2 new franchises
24:54 Kon Knueppel will win ROY over Cooper Flagg
29:10 Jayson Tatum will hit game-winner in playoffs
30:44 Shaedon Sharpe & VJ Edgecombe will save the Slam Dunk Contest
32:52 Ad — FanDuel
33:55 Worst of the Week
34:05 Nominee: Suns Jalen Green fined $25,000 for swearing
36:33 Nominee: Reporter compares Kon Knueppel to Steph Curry
38:38 Nominee: Festus Ezeli's outfit
42:10 Whoa Boy of the Night
44:08 Fri. Pick ‘Em Game: OKC @ GSW (+9.5)
45:48 Rapid Fire
1:01:50 SubStack Next 10 Founding Members