NBA CONTENDER RANKINGS: How Thunder, Spurs, Knicks, Wolves, 76ers, Cavs, Pistons, Lakers stack up

NBA CONTENDER RANKINGS: How Thunder, Spurs, Knicks, Wolves, 76ers, Cavs, Pistons, Lakers stack up

From Hoops Tonight with Jason Timpf by iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

May 4, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

Jason ranks NBA teams based on their potential to win the Finals after the second round of the playoffs.

Jason reacts to the full second round of the NBA playoff field and ranks his contenders for the best pathway to win the NBA Finals. He puts the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s OKC Thunder, Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs, Jalen Brunson’s New York Knicks, Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves, Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers, Cade Cunningham’s Detroit Pistons, Donovan Mitchell’s Cleveland Cavaliers, and LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers in tiers and compares how they match up. All lines presented by Hard Rock Bet . #Volume  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Timpf

Topics covered

  • NBA playoffs
  • team rankings
  • basketball analysis
  • contender assessment
  • player highlights

Keywords

  • NBA
  • playoffs
  • contenders
  • team rankings
  • basketball

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Organizations: NBA, OKC Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers

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