6 Dumb Predictions for the NBA Season

The NBA is back! It officially tips off tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers playing the world-champion Denver Nuggets, while the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors welcome new players onto their already pretty good rosters.

But we don't really care about those games in particular. Instead, we're looking at the season as a whole as we make dumb predictions. Could two players both get ejected in the same game for kicking someone in the crotch? What kind of prop will Patrick Beverley use this year to try and sway an official's call? Which player will lead the league in scoring?

We're figuring it all out, and we're doing it in beautifully dumb style. Happy NBA, y'all.

Featured references from this episode:

• Roundball Rock SNL sketch
• NFL 2K5 "T.O." Commercial
• Crisp Bounce Pass newsletter on the lighter side of basketball
• Kevin Harlan's call of Furman's game-winner against Virginia