Overview
- The Athletic polled 36 executives on the NBA’s top front offices, and Oklahoma City led with 31 first-place votes and 341 points.
- Boston finished second with 110 points and one first-place vote, followed by Houston (100, one), Miami (76, two), and Indiana (61, one).
- Nine of the 10 highest-ranked front offices made last season’s playoffs, with San Antonio the lone team outside that group.
- The acclaim aligns with Oklahoma City’s on-court results, including a 68-14 season, a 2025 championship in seven games over Indiana, and a 23-1 start.
- Five franchises were not cited at all by voters: the Mavericks, Kings, Pelicans, Suns, and Bulls.