48 Minutes: 15 Bold Predictions for the '25-'26 NBA Season

0:00 .... Opening and Welcome

0:33 ... Episode #172 is dedicated to Rayan Rupert of the Portland Trailblazers who wears uniform #72

0:48 ... Cavaliers news .... Max Strus to miss 3-4 months and how injuries could affect Cleveland's season.

5:01 ... Bucks news ... Thanassis Antetokounmpo returns to the team after missing last season with an achilles injury. What does he bring to the team?

8:10 ... Jeremy Lin announces his retirement from basketball and the guys share stories of his legendary February run in 2012 for the Knicks that became known as "Linsanity."

12:27 ... Bold Predictions Segments ... Bruce on Orlando's Franz Wagner, who will be an All-Star.

14:54 ... World B on the Denver Nuggets and how they can win it all.

17:22 ... Ross says Denver's Cam Johnson will be an All-Star this season.

18:54 ... Bruce feels Neemias Queta of the Celtics will average a double-double and be one of the ten most improved players in the league.

20:16 ... World B says the Knicks will make the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.

22:04 ... Ross says Bennedict Mathurin of Indiana will average 21 points per game this season.

23:38 ... Bruce predicts that Kevin Durant will average his fewest points per game since his rookie season but will still be super effective as a clutch scorer late in games.

24:37 ... World B feels that Stephen Curry will manage one more 50 point game this season.

26:30 ... Ross predicts an American born player (Anthony Edwards) will win the Most Valuable Player award this season.

28:29 ... Bruce boldly predicts that the Philadelphia 76ers will jump from #13 to #4 in the east this season as their stars avoid serious injuries.

30:15 ... World B says Paolo Banchero will make an All-NBA Team this season as long as he meets the "games played" requirement of 65 regular season games.

31:54 ... Ross predicts Desmond Bane of the Magic will make the All-Star team with his new squad.

33:28 ... Bruce boldly predicts that Victor Wembanyama will win the Defensive Player of the Year award and the Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the third Spur after Tim Duncan and David Robinson to win the MVP.

35:33 ... World B predicts Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo will finish 1-2 in the MVP voting, but he's not saying who is number one and who is number two.

38:06 ... Ross predicts that Deni Avdija of the Portland Trailblazers will win the Most Improved Player award. Bruce agrees 100% and would have made the same prediction if Ross hadn't called "dibs" on it first!

41:13 ... Final thoughts and goodbye ...

TRT 41:38

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