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2 weeks agoGrades for all 30 NBA teams after the 2025-26 regular season
The 2025-26 NBA season featured surprising performances, trades, and team evaluations based on preseason expectations.
Dan GrazianoOct 5, 2025, 07:44 PM ET CloseDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.
Some of the more reactionary members of the fan base actually believed the 49ers were tanking the season after retooling their roster. What they really did was make themselves better and kept their contention window open for at least two more years.