Updated Sunday Mar. 22

2026 NBA Team Win Projections

NBA team win projections tracked from the preseason to current day.

TEAM GURU
RANK
PRESEASON
PROJECTION
CURRENT
PROJECTION
CHANGE
1
ThunderOKC56-15
1st 59.8 64.3
+ 4.5
2
SpursSA53-18
2nd 42.4 60.5
+ 18.1
3
PistonsDET51-19
3rd 44.3 58.7
+ 14.4
4
CelticsBOS47-23
4th 40.7 54.3
+ 13.6
5
KnicksNY46-25
5th 51.5 53.1
+ 1.6
6
LakersLAL46-25
8th 48.0 52.5
+ 4.5
7
CavaliersCLE44-27
6th 55.8 51.8
- 4
8
RocketsHOU43-27
9th 50.9 50.5
- 0.4
9
NuggetsDEN43-28
7th 51.5 50.3
- 1.2
10
TimberwolvesMIN43-28
10th 47.9 48.9
+ 1
11
RaptorsTOR39-30
13th 38.3 46.1
+ 7.8
12
HawksATL39-32
14th 47.5 44.6
- 2.9
13
MagicORL38-32
16th 48.8 44.6
- 4.2
14
SunsPHX39-32
17th 32.0 44.4
+ 12.4
15
76ersPHI39-32
18th 43.7 44.3
+ 0.6
16
HeatMIA38-33
12th 37.8 44.0
+ 6.2
17
HornetsCHA37-34
11th 28.5 43.4
+ 14.9
18
ClippersLAC35-36
15th 48.7 41.9
- 6.8
19
Trail BlazersPOR35-36
20th 34.4 40.9
+ 6.5
20
WarriorsGS33-38
19th 46.4 39.2
- 7.2
21
BucksMIL29-41
23rd 43.3 33.6
- 9.7
22
BullsCHI28-42
24th 32.8 32.5
- 0.3
23
PelicansNO25-47
21st 32.2 28.7
- 3.5
24
GrizzliesMEM24-46
22nd 41.6 28.7
- 12.9
25
MavericksDAL23-48
25th 41.3 26.8
- 14.5
26
JazzUTAH21-50
26th 21.7 23.5
+ 1.8
27
KingsSAC18-53
27th 35.6 21.1
- 14.5
28
NetsBKN17-53
29th 23.0 20.8
- 2.2
29
WizardsWSH16-54
30th 22.5 18.6
- 3.9
30
PacersIND15-56
28th 38.0 18.0
- 20

How We Calculate: Our NBA win projections are calculated by averaging predictions from Team Rankings and ESPN. The table above shows the preseason and current win projections for each team. The change in these two predictions is also shown.