The 2025-26 NBA regular season opens next month, and sportsbooks have posted projected win totals for every team. Hoops Rumors continued its annual preview by focusing on the Northwest Division, inviting readers to weigh in on whether each club will finish over or under the listed number.
Oklahoma City Thunder
2024-25 record: 68-14
Over/Under for 2025-26: 62.5 wins
Key offseason additions: Thomas Sorber
Key departures: Dillon Jones
Injury note: Sorber will miss the entire season with a torn ACL.
Denver Nuggets
2024-25 record: 50-32
Over/Under for 2025-26: 53.5 wins
Key offseason additions: Cameron Johnson, Bruce Brown, Jonas Valančiūnas, Tim Hardaway Jr.
Key departures: Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook, Dario Šarić, Vlatko Čančar, DeAndre Jordan
Minnesota Timberwolves
2024-25 record: 49-33
Over/Under for 2025-26: 49.5 wins
Key offseason additions: Joan Beringer, Bones Hyland
Key departures: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luka Garza, Josh Minott
Portland Trail Blazers
2024-25 record: 36-46
Over/Under for 2025-26: 34.5 wins
Key offseason additions: Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard, Yang Hansen, Blake Wesley
Key departures: Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton, Jabari Walker, Dalano Banton
Injury note: Lillard is expected to miss the entire season while recovering from a torn Achilles.
Utah Jazz
2024-25 record: 17-65
Over/Under for 2025-26: 18.5 wins
Key offseason additions: Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton, Kyle Anderson, Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Love
Key departures: John Collins, Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Johnny Juzang, Jaden Springer
This Northwest Division rundown is part of a series examining projected win totals for all 30 NBA teams. Last year, Hoops Rumors readers finished 13-17 on their over/under picks. The site previously surveyed the Atlantic Division, where voters leaned “over” on the Knicks, Celtics, Raptors and Nets, and “under” on the 76ers.
Source: Hoops Rumors
