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2025-26 NBA Contenders vs Pretenders with Jackson Frank – Which current and projected playoff teams have an outside chance or better to win it all after NBA Opening Week?

2025-26 NBA Contenders vs Pretenders with Jackson Frank – Which current and projected playoff teams have an outside chance or better to win it all after NBA Opening Week?

Update: 2025-11-04
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Ep. 94 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf

Jackson Frank is an NBA Writer and Editor with Sportscasting NBA

Today we decide which current and projected playoff teams are Contenders or Pretenders – teams with a real or outside shot to winning it all and those that we project to fall short


Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Background - NBA Opening Week

00:45 Contenders vs. Pretenders: Which teams have a real chance to win it all this year?

2:30 76ers


4:30 Bulls

6:00 Bucks
9:00 Heat

11:00 Cavs

16:00 Pistons


17:00 Knicks


23:00 Magic
37:00 Hawks & rest of East


44:00 The West


45:00 Thunder


45:45 Spurs


46:30 Warriors

49:30 Nuggets


53:00 Grizzlies


56:00 Lakers

1:02:00 Clippers


1:05:00 Rockets


1:08:00 Timberwolves, Mavs, rest of West


1:09:20 NBA on NBA & Prime crew Production Value + Contenders vs. Pretenders Review


PODCAST LINKS

Learning Basketball - Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠⁠


Learning Basketball - Spotify Podcast

⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠⁠⁠


Learning Basketball - YouTube Podcast ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc⁠⁠⁠



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2025-26 NBA Contenders vs Pretenders with Jackson Frank – Which current and projected playoff teams have an outside chance or better to win it all after NBA Opening Week?

2025-26 NBA Contenders vs Pretenders with Jackson Frank – Which current and projected playoff teams have an outside chance or better to win it all after NBA Opening Week?

Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK