Who'll win 2026 NBA Finals: Thunder, Spurs or Celtics? Anonymous player poll results

The regular season is over, and NBA players will have all the motivation in the world when the playoffs begin a few days from now.Allow us to add bulletin-board material to the list of incentives.In one of its questions, The Athletic’s 2026 Anonymous NBA Player Poll asked 161 players to name the team, other than their own franchise, that will win the title in June. We granted the players anonymity to give them the freedom to answer honestly, without fearing reprisals from opponents, teammates or fans. From late February to early this month, 146 players, a large segment of the league, offered their championship predictions.Advertisement