THE TAKE
RE: Lakers & 3 seed.
If they sweep their games against the 5 tankers (IND, WSH, BK, DAL, UTA) and just go *2-6* in their other 8 (MIA, ORL, DET, CLE, OKCx2, GS, PHX) that puts them at 51 wins. So, to catch them:
HOU has to go 11-3, Denver 10-4, MIN 9-3.
They're gonna be the 3
BOLDNESS
35/100
GRADE
22/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
the Lakers finish the 2025-26 regular season as the 3 seed in the Western Conference standings. Take is
FALSE IF
the Lakers finish 4th or lower in the West.
guaranteed
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEThe Lakers finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 53-29 record, good enough for 4th place in the Western Conference — not the 3 seed as Wright predicted. Despite actually exceeding his projected 51-win floor (53 wins), another team finished above them and knocked them to 4th.