Bold predictions for 2026-27 NBA season: Victor Wembanyama double dips, a Knicks letdown, huge trades, more

The 2026-27 NBA season is upon us. Games start on Tuesday with a weird 3 p.m. ET start for Boston-Detroit, followed by the Knicks hosting the Sixers for their ring night and Thunder-Spurs in the nightcap.

That's quite an Opening Day lineup, and it's a fitting start to a season that is going to give us incredible matchups and storylines for the next six months before what figures to be a wild postseason. Right now, there are no fewer than 14 teams who absolutely believe they can win the title.

A few are probably fooling themselves, but not many. There have never been this many genuinely good teams in the NBA. The talent collection is as high and balanced as I've ever seen it. The title race, the awards races, they're all going to be intensely dramatic, just as this offseason was with all the blockbuster trades.

There will be more to come on that front, too, because enough teams rightfully believe they are one move away and there are big names to be had. This season has the makings of an absolute roller coaster. Here are 15 bold predictions for what we're going to see along the way.

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