According to bookmakers, the Brooklyn Nets have +100000 odds to win the 2025-26 NBA championship. They begin the season with a matchup on Wednesday, October 22 at the Charlotte Hornets, starting at 7 p.m. ET.
NBA playoffs & championship futures odds over timeOdds to win the NBA Championship: +100000 (27th in NBA)
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Nets’ schedule insightsThe Nets are playing the 13th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).Taking into account its Atlantic Division opponents’ projected win total this year (664), Brooklyn has the 16th-ranked divisional schedule in the NBA.The Nets will play 40 games in 2025-26 against teams that finished above .500 in 2024-25 (24 games against teams that won 50 or more games and 15 tilts that pit them against squads that picked up 25 or fewer wins).
Nets 2024-25 stat leadersMichael Porter Jr. was tops on the Nets with 18.2 points per game and 2.1 assists last season, while also averaging 7.0 rebounds.Nic Claxton was tops on his team in both rebounds (7.4) and assists (2.2) per game last season, and also averaged 10.3 points. At the other end, he averaged 0.9 steals and 1.4 blocks (eighth in the league).Jalen Wilson posted 9.5 points, 1.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game last season.Ziaire Williams averaged 10.0 points, 1.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game last season.Nets 2024-25 statsLast season, the Nets were second-worst in the league on offense (105.1 points scored per game) and 10th defensively (112.2 points conceded).Offensively the Nets were worse in home games last season, putting up 103.8 points per game, compared to 106.4 per game when playing on the road.