Predicting the 2026-27 NBA regular season is no easy task

Predicting the 2026-27 NBA regular season is no easy task, especially now that we have an Eastern Conference as stacked as it looks like the East is heading into the campaign ahead. And the Western Conference is no joke either with the two best teams by consensus – the Oklahoma City Thunder and San

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Predicting the 2026-27 NBA regular season is no easy task, especially now that we have an Eastern Conference as stacked as it looks like the East is heading into the campaign ahead. And the Western Conference is no joke either with the two best teams by consensus – the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs – hailing from the West.

Which teams in the West will finish as teams with a shot at contending besides the Spurs and the Thunder? And what ball clubs will emerge from the eight or nine teams that look like potential contender to actually make the 2027 NBA Finals?

The hosts of the "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk it over. Check it out below!