Top Predictions for The Upcoming 2025 NBA Season

The upcoming season of the NBA in 2025 has basketball fans making various predictions. People are cheering for their favorite NBA teams to beat their opponents by scoring hundreds of points in one season. Starting in October 2024 and ending in April 2025, the new NBA season will be packed with action for viewers to enjoy watching at their convenience.

NBA teams like the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers have been appointed with new coaches. Apart from these changes, several NBA teams like the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors have unveiled new logos to motivate their team members to win more matches in the upcoming 2025 NBA season.

Take a look at the top predictions during the 2025 NBA season for basketball players and teams.

Most Valuable Player – Luke Dončić

Luka Dončić is a forward guard for the Dallas Mavericks. The Slovenian basketball player has the potential to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2025 season of the NBA. He signed with the Dallas Mavericks in 2018, giving his team a glimpse of hope for winning their next NBA championship with Luka Dončić on the roster.

In his debut year in the NBA, Luka Dončić won the Rookie of the Year award. He has appeared in 400 matches for the Dallas Mavericks and has held 28.7 points per game (ppg) in his professional career. He can score several shots from the 3-point mark and at mid-range on the basketball court. Sports publications like Slam magazine have claimed that Luka Dončić is among the best international prospects to have played in the NBA.

As part of the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Dončić has scored 22 triple-doubles in 122 NBA matches, the most by any athlete in his team. He was named as a member of the All-NBA First Team within the first 2 seasons of playing for the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Dončić has strong reasons to be announced as the 2025 NBA MVP since he spends over 30 minutes playing in each game.  

NBA Championship – Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors could be on their way toward winning their 8th NBA championship title. Established in 1946, the Golden State Warriors is a NBA team based in San Francisco. A majority of their home games in the 2025 NBA season will be played at the Chase Center, encouraging Golden State Warriors fans to root for their favorite team.

Recently, the NBA team won their last championship title in 2022 by beating the Boston Celtics. Under the guidance of Steve Kerr, the Golden State Warriors won 4 matches in a 6 game series. In the last match of the 2022 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors scored 103-90 against the Boston Celtics for a close win. Stephen Curry shot 34 points for the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals to win his first NBA Finals MVP award.

Steve Kerr took over the Golden State Warriors as the head coach in 2014. It took 40 years for the Golden State Warriors to reach the NBA Finals in 2015 after Steve Kerr stepped in as the new coach for his team. He might be able to help the Golden State Warriors win their next NBA championship title in the upcoming season. The Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are some of the rivals of the Golden State Warriors.   

Rookie of the Year – Reed Sheppard

The Rookie of the Year award is a highly anticipated title in the NBA. It gives the future generation of basketball stars plenty of opportunities to outperform their peers in their debut year. Reed Sheppard is starting his basketball career in 2024 for the NBA team, Houston Rockets. At a height of 6 feet and 3 inches, Reed Sheppard has amazing stamina to dribble past his opponents during NBA matches.

Reed Sheppard has played basketball in college for the Kentucky Wildcats. The American athlete attended North Laurel High School and prevailed as a shooting guard with 20.6 ppg. At the end of his high school basketball career, Reed Sheppard had acquired 3,727 points 1,214 assists, and 1,050 rebounds. He was also named as Kentucky Mr. Basketball before being recognized by the NBA for his shooting skills on the basketball court.

His college team, Kentucky Wildcats, dominated the GLOBL JAM competition in 2023 by letting Reed Sheppard score points for his team. Reed Sheppard has played 33 games for the Kentucky Wildcats and appeared for more than 28 minutes in his matches. He plans to play his NBA matches with a focus on scoring a ton of points for the Houston Rockets to help Reed Sheppard win the Rookie of the Year award.

Highest PPG – Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson can lead the basketball player stats for the 2025 NBA season by gaining the highest ppg. He was signed by the New York Knicks as a point guard in 2022, appearing in 68 matches that year with 24 ppg. Jalen Brunson managed to increase the average points scored in each game to 28.7 in the 2024 regular season of the NBA.

He had a solid 32.4 ppg from 13 matches in 2024 for the New York Knicks in the Playoffs. Jalen Brunson can surprise his fans by raising his ppg to 33 or above in the 2025 NBA season to become the basketball player with the highest points per game.