2025-26 NBA Season Preview: The Wide-Open East, Can KD make a Difference With Houston, and Are the Warriors Any Good?

The Mismatch

The Ringer

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4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

The season is finally here! Verno and Jacoby give you their previews for the upcoming season by going through each conference to predict the final standings, awards, Finals matchups, and more! (00:00) Welcome to The Mismatch(03:13) NBC announces Michael Jordan’s role for their NBA broadcast(06:00) Eastern Conference Preview: Top six teams(23:10) Eastern Conference Preview: Play-in and bottom teams(42:10) Western Conference Preview: Top six teams(01:01:17) Western Conference Preview: Play-in and bottom teams(01:10:30) Award Predictions: Who we want to win instead of who will actually win The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David JacobyProducers: Jessie Lopez and Stefan AndersonSocial: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Misham
0:11.1	and joining me see us every week from the ringer.com is Dave Jacoby.
0:16.8	Jacoby.
0:18.8	Why do you already start a fight with me pre-show?
0:20.8	Why are you doing this?
0:21.8	I'm already in a bad mood.
0:22.8	Now, I don't like you.
0:23.4	I did a lot of prep for this one. We're doing our big season preview. And before we start rolling, you had to start a fight with me and be disrespectful. And now I'm mad at you and I was going to be a contentious podcast. And I'm going to win. That's all I have to say. I'm going to win this podcast.
0:35.8	It was jealousy.
0:37.4	There I am.
0:38.1	What am I jealous of?
0:38.8	I was just trying to going to win this podcast. It was jealousy. There I am.
0:38.0	What am I jealous of?
0:39.1	I was just trying to drive to work this morning.
0:42.5	And I was listening to the Bill Simmons podcast.
0:47.5	Guess the lines with Cousin Sal.
0:50.9	And Monday morning staple.
0:53.4	Yep.
0:54.1	There I am.
0:55.6	There I am driving along.
0:58.8	And they bring you up.
1:00.9	And they talk about you.
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