D.J. Siddiqi

1 week ago | basketballinsiders.org | D.J. Siddiqi |Zach Wolpin |James Foglio |Vivek Jacob

Dwight Howard is going with a bold prediction for the NBA Finals and it’s one that you won’t see many people pick. The former Los Angeles Lakers big man — he won a championship with them in 2020 — predicts his former team, the Lakers, to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Lakers enter the playoffs as the Western Conference’s No. 3 seed while the Cavaliers ended the year with the best record in the East, holding that honor throughout the entire season.

1 month ago | basketballinsiders.org | D.J. Siddiqi |Colin Lynch |Zach Wolpin |Oliver Taliku

Jalen Williams isn’t holding back on his MVP pick — it’s his Oklahoma City Thunder teammate, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder are clearly the best team in the Western Conference at the moment, going 59-12 (.831 winning percentage) during the first 71 games of the season. They’re more than 13 games ahead of the second-best team in the West and are on pace for 68 wins this season — which would be a major increase over the 57 wins they posted last season.