Game Night: Which Team Will WIN The Most Regular Season Games This Season!?

August 17, 2026

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“I am going to take the one and only San Antonio Spurs,” Swipe says on this episode of Locked On NBA Game Night, kicking off a draft where he and co-host Dean Cunningham pick teams based on which will win the most regular-season games this year. The Spurs’ win total is set at 60.5 on FanDuel, second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder at 61.5. The conversation that follows is a detailed, team-by-team argument about regular-season floors and ceilings, depth and motivation, health and fit—all with the understanding that a team built for the postseason is not necessarily a team built to pile up wins from October through April.

The Tier One: San Antonio and Oklahoma City

Both hosts agree the Western Conference has two clear juggernauts. Swipe’s Spurs pick is grounded in roster depth: a projected starting five of De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, Tobias Harris, and Victor Wembanyama, with Dylan Harper coming off the bench. Swipe argues that Harper, despite his postseason success, will likely play a James Harden-in-OKC role as a sixth man, because Castle is too important defensively and Fox is the veteran lead guard. The Spurs, he says, are “ripe to win 62 to 65 games” and could start a “regular season dynasty.”

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1 (00:00) **Show Introduction & Draft Setup** - Dean and Swipe introduce the draft premise: each picks five teams, and the team with the highest total regular-season wins at season's end wins the draft.
2 (02:43) **Pick 1: San Antonio Spurs (Swipe)** - Swipe selects the Spurs, citing their 60.5 win total on FanDuel (second-highest in the NBA) and a motivated roster coming off a Finals appearance.
3 (07:26) **Pick 2: Oklahoma City Thunder (Dean)** - Dean picks the Thunder, who have the highest win total on FanDuel at 61.5, betting on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's floor-raising ability and a return to health.
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5 (14:01) **Pick 3: New York Knicks (Swipe)** - Swipe selects the Knicks, citing their incredible depth and motivation coming off a championship season.
6 (17:13) **Pick 4: Boston Celtics (Dean)** - Dean picks the Celtics, betting on Jason Tatum's motivation after watching last season from the sidelines and the team's proven regular-season prowess.
7 (20:10) **Pick 5: Denver Nuggets (Swipe)** - Swipe picks the Nuggets, arguing that last year's injury-plagued season was an anomaly and a healthy roster can push 60 wins.

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Show Notes

On this edition of Locked On NBA Game Night, Danny Cunningham (Locked On Cavs) and Swipa (Locked On Nuggets) debate which teams will dominate during the regular season this year. The guys take turns drafting teams, discussing the immediate futures of the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and more!

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