It was a banner year for the Thunder, literally. Already sitting in the rafters is Oklahoma City's second Western Conference ...

The Rockets finished No. 2 in the Western Conference last season due to strong offensive rebounding and defense and are more potent in general moving forward. The Denver Nuggets, which lost to the ...

Despite their second-round exit in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the ClevelandCavaliers will enter next season as the favorites in ...

It has been a banner season for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander –– Literally. The max contract guard led the league in scoring, brought ...

RELATED: NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signs record-setting contract after Thunder title The Indiana Pacers will have a target on their back, as the team won the Eastern Conference.

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth, lost to Oklahoma City in NBA Finals) Here’s a bet: One of these two teams will finish in the top six in the East next year.

Next season’s Eastern Conference will be ground zero of the NBA’s parity gambit, molded into the shape of competition the league set in motion over the past half-decade.