Nate Silver: This is Part II of II of our NBA Future of the Franchise rankings. And it's the fun part — the top half of the league1 — though we're still expecting some pushback from area codes such as 617 and 213. There's almost 6,000 words of analysis ahead, so I'll just recap the rules briefly.
There's almost 6,000 words of analysis ahead, so I'll just recap the rules briefly. The sole criterion for these rankings is a team's expected number of championships over the next 10 NBA seasons (2025-26 through 2034-35). We hope these rankings are well-informed and analytically-minded, but ultimately they're subjective opinions.
We hope these rankings are well-informed and analytically-minded, but ultimately they're subjective opinions. The voters are me, Silver Bulletin Assistant Sports Analyst Joseph George, and Jeremias Engelmann, the developer of Real Plus-Minus and a former analyst for the Mavericks and Suns, who writes at the newsletter 5x5.