2025-2026 Tank Race Prediction Contest and Current Results Thread

[SoberasHotRod]

I'm not sure if someone will be starting a Western Conference Prediction Thread (someone still should), but I thought it would be fun/sad/interesting to have a bottom 10 in the NBA prediction contest. I'll also be using this thread to post periodic updates to the tank race.

Please Post with #1 being the worst team/best lottery odds and #10 being the 21st best team in the NBA. If you post or edit your predictions after the season starts it will not count towards the contest.

Points will be totaled based on: 5pts - correct team in correct spot, 3pts - team within 2 spots of prediction, 1pt - team correctly identified in bottom 10

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Probably not my final guess, but will post something so people have a template for what I'm looking for:

1. BKN
2. NOP
3. UTA
4. WAS
5. CHA
6. PHO
7. TOR
8. BOS
9. SAC
10. CHI

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Here are a few offseason power rankings bottom 10:
Yahoo:
1. UTA
2. CHA
3. BKN
4. NOP
5. POR
6. WAS
7. PHO
8. SAC
9. TOR
10. MIA

Tankathon:
1. UTA
2. WAS
3. BKN
4. CHA
5. POR
6. CHI
7. PHO
8. SAC
9. NOP
10. MIA

Draft King Win Total Over Unders:
1. UTA
2. WAS
3. BKN
4. CHA
5. PHO
6. POR
7. CHIC
8. NOP
9. TOR
10. MIA

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I think the Jazz will be bottom 3. I don't think the Jazz can duck Brooklyn. It's going to be close with Washington again. I think the Tank Race probably looks like this right now:
1) BRK
2) UTA
3) WAS
4) PHI
5) CHI
6) PHX
7) CHA
8) TOR
9) IND
10) SAC
The sleepers here are Philadelphia (with PG and Embiid injured) and Indiana (without Haliburton and Turner).

 

[SD Jazz]

My guess is Utah is about 5th worst:
1) BRK
2) TOR
3) WAS
4) CHI
5) UTA
6) PHX
7) NOP
8) IND
9) CHA
10) PHI

 

[David Hume]

1. WAS
2. UTA
3. BKN
4. NOP
5. PHL
6. CHI
7. PHX
8. TOR
9. CHA
10. SAC