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The article argues that despite a changing of the guard, the NBA still leans on LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant for marquee TV slots, even as none has reached the last two conference finals. The author reviews past hits and misses, then unveils bold 2025-26 calls: no Americans on first-team All-NBA, Cooper Flagg unanimous ROY, Texas-hosted West Play-In, Heat-Bulls Play-In redux, Shaedon Sharpe as Sixth Man on a losing team, Celtics and Pacers missing playoffs, Tyronn Lue COY, Cam Whitmore MIP, West supremacy, and Thunder over Cavs in June.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.