NBA Bold Predictions & League Pass Power Rankings

Boston Celtics as the one seed, the Utah Jazz as a top-six seed, and the Washington Wizards as a top-eight seed? Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to share predictions ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season and give their League Pass power rankings.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Law Murray
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video: Josh Sexton

00:00 - Intro
01:54 - BOLD PREDICTIONS
01:54 - The Boston Celtics will be the number one seed in the Eastern Conference
03:48 - The Utah Jazz will be a top six seed in the Western Conference
05:33 - A rookie will make the NBA All-Star Game
07:41 - The Washington Wizards will be a top eight seed in the Eastern Conference
09:45 - New York Knicks’ owner James Dolan will be booed on right night
11:07 - There will be zero 60-win teams in the NBA this season
12:47 - The Philadelphia 76ers’ starting five plays 20 regular-season games together
14:44 - No team in the NBA will have less than 20 wins
20:12 - LEAGUE PASS RANKINGS
21:18 - The Utah Jazz
22:52 - The Toronto Raptors
24:31 - The Indiana Pacers
25:55 - The New York Knicks
28:25 - The Washington Wizards
30:00 - The Oklahoma City Thunder
32:00 - The Philadelphia 76ers
34:19 - The San Antonio Spurs
36:29 - The Minnesota Timberwolves
39:18 - LISTENER’S QUESTIONS
39:39 - Which player did you grow up hating, but respected as you got older?
42:03 - Is there a current player whose game has grown on you?

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