Jason does a fun exercise of figuring out who the best number two players are to pair with the current top five NBA players (in no particular order): Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Miami Heat).

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Jason does a fun exercise of figuring out who the best number two players are to pair with the current top five NBA players (in no particular order): Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Miami Heat).
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Best #2 pairings w/ the top-5 NBA players: Wembanyama, Jokic, SGA, Doncic, and Giannis

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Jason previews the NBA's Atlantic Division and makes predictions. He breaks down how Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks will follow up their title, how LeBron James and Jaylen Brown will mesh with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum leading the Boston Celtics, Kawhi Leonard joining the Toronto Raptors, and the Brooklyn Nets trying to find their foundation.

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Jason previews the NBA's Atlantic Division and makes predictions. He breaks down how Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks will follow up their title, how LeBron James and Jaylen Brown will mesh with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum leading the Boston Celtics, Kawhi Leonard joining the Toronto Raptors, and the Brooklyn Nets trying to find their foundation.
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Knicks & 76ers title contenders, Celtics & Raptors feisty + Nets | NBA Atlantic Division Predictions

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Jason answers mailbag questions and gets into the weeds on why he has Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder) ranked in that order plus why Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers) has a similarly high ceiling but isn't in consideration for the top NBA player right now.

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Jason answers mailbag questions and gets into the weeds on why he has Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder) ranked in that order plus why Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers) has a similarly high ceiling but isn't in consideration for the top NBA player right now.
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DEBATE: Wemby vs. SGA vs. Jokic + why Luka Doncic is in 4th | NBA Rankings Mailbag

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Jason reaches the top three of his 2026 NBA player rankings and ranks Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder). He breaks down why he has them ranked the way he does and how little separation there is between the three players.

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Jason reaches the top three of his 2026 NBA player rankings and ranks Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder). He breaks down why he has them ranked the way he does and how little separation there is between the three players.
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Ranking the NBA's top-3 players: Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best #2 pairings w/ the top-5 NBA players: Wembanyama, Jokic, SGA, Doncic, and Giannis

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