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Making Bold 2026 NBA Predictions (with Keith Parish)

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RealGM NBA Radio with Wes Goldberg

Sports, News, Basketball, Sports News

4.7 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Wes Goldberg and Keith Parish get together to wrap up all things NBA-related in 2025 and make predictions for what the league will look like in 2026! They break down the Thunder’s impressive rise, the Indiana Pacers' electrifying Finals run led by Tyrese Haliburton, and unforgettable moments like Haliburton’s choke sign at Madison Square Garden. The conversation spotlights the Pacers' fourth-quarter comebacks, the strategic evolution of the Thunder, and Victor Wembanyama’s emerging rivalry with the champs. Key topics include superstar contract negotiations for Trae Young and Anthony Davis, Detroit Pistons' ascent as an Eastern Conference powerhouse, and controversial fixes for NBA lottery reform. Keith Parish offers insight on Memphis Grizzlies’ future, rookie development, and the pressures of NBA podcasting. 00:00 "Halliburton’s Iconic MSG Moment" 09:51 "New Year, New NBA Narrative" 11:39 "Wembanyama Shifts NBA Landscape" 16:52 "Timberwolves Trade Paradox Analyzed" 23:04 "Pistons' Roster Strategy Challenges" 29:50 "Tanking Incentives and Team Strategy" 32:51 "NBA Salary Cap and Development" 39:12 "Fixing Tanking and Lottery Issues" 45:32 "Rethinking NBA Lottery System" 49:17 Morant's Future and Fan Sentiment 53:23 NBA Trades and Team Struggles 59:39 "Timberwolves' Future Without Gobert" 01:07:19 "Star Trades: NBA Speculation" 01:10:39 "Watching Games Without Note-Taking" RealGM Radio is powered in part by North Station Media (CLNS). For advertising or media inquiries, contact info@clnsmedia.com 🔔 Like, comment, and subscribe for more NBA insights and analysis! Follow RealGM Twitter: https://x.com/RealGM Follow Wes Goldberg Twitter: https://x.com/wcgoldberg PrizePicks: PrizePicks is the best place to get real money sports action. With over 10 million members and billions of dollars in awarded winnings, PrizePicks has made daily fantasy sports accessible to all. You just pick MORE or LESS on at least two players for a shot to win up to 1000x your cash! Run Your Game all season long on PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It is the end of the year. So we are doing what so many other NBA podcasts are doing and wrapping up the year in our own way. And I'm very excited to be joined by my friend Keith Parrish. You know him from Fast Break Breakfast and the Grids and Grinds and Grinds and Grinds and a real friend and somebody who I was thinking of who would be really fun to talk to at the end of the year and do a bunch of superlatives for 2025, make some predictions for 2026, and I thought, yeah, I'm going to reach out to Keith. He's always a good time. These episodes are always extremely enjoyable. It's not his first time on. It's not his first time on, and it certainly will not be his last. So here is the Real GM New Year's episode with me and Keith Parrish.

0:40.4

Enjoy. All right, Keith Parrish is here. 2025 is almost over.

0:54.6

Thanks so much for jumping on.

0:56.1

Would you say it was a good year?

0:59.2

In what sense?

1:00.8

That's a loaded question, Wes.

1:03.7

Right off of that.

1:04.6

In an NBA sense?

1:06.4

Sure.

1:07.7

Why not?

1:08.5

I mean, I guess it could also be considered or maybe be considered the year of the Achilles and calf injuries because there were a lot of those.

1:18.1

But I'd say over all as we watch sports, a basically meaningless endeavor, a form of entertainment in our world.

1:27.2

It was a good basketball year. A lot of great storylines, a lot of great moments.

1:31.0

So sure, I'll say good year.

1:32.3

What do you say, Wes?

1:33.8

Good year.

1:34.4

I mean, to your point, big year for the calf strain in a negative sense.

1:38.4

But other than that, look, other than the injuries, I thought this, I thought last

1:41.7

basketball season was really compelling. And I think I think

1:45.1

this year, this season of NBA is even better. So far, I've been really enjoying it. But do you

1:51.6

have a favorite moment, NBA moment of 2025? I think my favorite moment. It was not a playoff

2:00.2

moment. I mean, perhaps, perhaps there's like a haliburton play maybe

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