Forum Game The Official 2025-2026 Regular Season Predictions Thread!!!

Okay folks! With preseason about to start and the regular season only a couple weeks away, now is the time to determine how many wins and losses the TrailBlazers will have this upcoming season!
For tiebreakers, let’s go with season long 3pt% for the season for Shaedon Sharpe. he has regressed each season down to 31.1% last year.

How many wins do you predict the Blazers will have?
And what do you think Shae’s 3pt% will be this year?

 

43-39
35.4%

 

44-38

 

my x factor is rob williams. if rwilliams gives us 2o minutes a night for 65 games( i know, he hasn't ever given anybody 65 games in a season), then play in baby. if he is healthy for the play-in then on to the playoffs. without him likely a 35-37 win team. DC
won't be able to stay on the court for 30 minutes due to fouls on many nights IMHO. young handsome isn't going to be that guy they can lean on to anchor the defensive rotations for a while yet but rwilliams certainly can be when he plays. betting he won't be there though.

36 wins
37%

 

41-41
33.2%

 

32-50
35.4937627394059272524526282930303040404%

 

I was gonna create a new thread to discuss bumping this thread. But then someone might create a thread discussing bumping me. Lol!

 

40-42

35.2%

 

You know, you do this every year, yet if it ever were to happen anybody who didn’t know better would think you are a genius.

36-46
34%

 

33-49

But they will be a lot better

 

What this person said EXACTLY!

 

39-43
10th Seed. Win the first play-in game (9 v 10), but loose the second (7/8 v 9/10).
Jump in the lotto standings for a top pick.

 

If we can get a playin I do think we try to win all season.

However if we're too far back in the standings don't you think we try to tank the last few months? We've done that nearly every season for 4 years and own our own pick, unlike the Suns, Pelicans, Clippers, etc. Or maybe injuries could hit too and we just say let's trade away someone and plan for next year with Dame.

Conversely if we try to win all season it's easy to pack wins at the end of the year against tanking opponents or teams with seeds locked up.

So I either think we play great and exceed expectations or the wheels fall off and we tank. Don't see ~35 wins as likely even if our rank of west teams is normally about that spot.

So I'll guess 50/50 chance of;

40-42
or
28-54

 

Also 2026 draft is supposedly loaded. But 2027 is horrible. So strategically it would benefit the roster more to tank, keep this year pick, then send the Bulls that weak 2027 one.

I don't think that factor alone leads us to tank, but it's another thing that could contribute to the tank direction during the season depending on other factors.

 

Biggest wildcard is Yang. If he's an All-NBA player he might be too good for us to tank. But being realistic he probably doesn't develop into an All-star until his third season, or maybe year two.

 

Sigh….. Bro…..nevermind.

 

It’s not that you’re not smart. It’s just like going from a Bulldog to a Border Collie.