NBA Contender Tiers: Post-All-Star Break Edition

Episode 79 - Mar. 03, 2025

Let's take a step back and discuss the championship contention landscape as a whole by ranking and tiering all 30 teams into groups based on their current likelihood of contending. The tiers are as follows:

Tier 8 - Duke Season Ticket Holders (1:52)

Tier 7 - To Tank, Or Not To Tank (13:37)

Tier 6 - The Ceiling Is The Floor (26:17)

Tier 5 - Year From Hell (37:17)

Tier 4 - Probably Still A Year Away (52:09)

Tier 3 - Flawed, But Can't Rule Out (1:10:28)

Tier 2 - Fully In The Mix (1:36:32)

Tier 1 - The Favorites (2:02:13)