The irony of the 2025-26 NBA season is that it is simultaneously extremely predictable and an unpredictable mess. We can say pretty confidently who's going to be at the top. The Thunder are leaps and bounds ahead of the field on paper.

His shooting rates might have been unsustainable, but the stat line might be more doable than you'd think. Back in 2022-23, he gave the Houston Rockets nightly contributions of 19.2 points, 5.7 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 triples and 1.4 steals.

Welcome to For The Win's NBA Player Rankings for the 2025-2026 season.

At the top of the all-time most underpaid, you will find LeBron James, who happens to be the highest-paid NBA player, too. LeBron is sure to lose that spot pretty soon to either Nikola Jokic and SGA, who more likely than not will continue to outperform their max deals in years to come.

From Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League to managerial moves and World Series preparation in MLB, headlines are aplenty away from the hardwood. But the double-overtime classic featuring the reigning NBA champions stole the show last night, and we can't possibly start anywhere else but there.

Here's our ranking of the top-25 NBA players for the 2025-26 season, and where three key Cavaliers land on that list.

Ranking NBA's broadcast teams for 2025-26, from ESPN to NBC and Amazon Prime originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Some things will change, and others will remain the same as the 2025-26 NBA season begins.