Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - 2025-26 - Week #6

Untitled project from SquadCast === Jose: [00:00:00] Week number six of the 20 25, 26 NB. A season is over, which means it's time to run it back. This is run it back NBA week in review. I'm Jose Salviati, Editor at thePeachBasket.net, and this is the show where we recap the week that was in the NBA and then highlight the marking matchup for the week to come. We start like we always do, with the only objective overall top 10 NBA power rankings anywhere. You can read more about how we get to these rankings and see the entire list@thepeachbasket.net. Let's take a look at the top 10 at the conclusion of week number six. Starting with number 10, we have the Atlanta Hawk. They crack the top 10 this season after a two for the first time this season after a two in one week. In week number six, they end the week at 12 and eight. Overall, another new team coming in at number nine are the 12 and six overall New York Knicks. They had a very good, perfect, in fact, three and oh week. In week number [00:01:00] six to take the number nine spot. The San Antonio Spurs hold firm at number eight. They're 13 and five overall. Two and one in week number six. And again, come in at number eight. The Denver Nuggets again, stay right above the Spurs at number seven. They're 14 and five overall. Two and one in week number six. The Toronto Raptors have been really good, a surprise. But they suffered a rough loss, three in one in week six, 14 and six. Overall, that cost them, they drop from number four to number six in week number six, the Los Angeles Lakers. Another team that looks really good coming out of the gate. They had a perfect week three and oh, and week number six. They're 14 and four overall, and they move up one spot from number six. To number five, the Miami Heat. This is a team that I didn't expect a lot of this season, but they've been playing very good basketball. Again, never underestimate [00:02:00] or count out a well run team. The heat certainly are that they're 13 and seven. Overall, they were three and one in week number six, and that was enough to move them up one spot from number five to number four. The Houston Rockets were a perfect two and oh in week number six, their 12 and four overall, and that's enough to keep them at number three. Now the Detroit Pistons have been phenomenal to start this season. But they had a bit of a road bump in week number six. They were just two and two, 16 and four overall, but that was enough to cost them. They were the number one team last week. They dropped to number two this week, which means the number one spot after week number six, it belongs to the 19 and one, 19 and one. Oklahoma City Thunder. They were a perfect three oh and week number six, and take over the number one spot. From the Detroit Pistons. That's the objective top 10 list for week number five. If you wanna see where all 30 teams land, again, please visit [00:03:00] the peach basket.net. Now let's shift our focus from teams to players. These are the best to do it by average. And week number five of the 20 25, 26 NBA season. These are the best by average in shooting rebounds, assists, blocks, steals points. Game score. Let's start with the best overall ~shooter. Not the shooter. The best overall ~points guy in the NBA in week number six, and that was Shay. Gil just Alexander up the number one Oklahoma City Thunder. He averaged 38 points over his three games, played. Now the top three point made snipers were Anthony Edwards and Donovan Mitchell. They each had three games in the week, and they both averaged five, three point shots, made the best overall field goal maker for week number six was Jalen Brown of the Boston Celtics. He played three games and averaged 14.3, made shots in week number six. Let's move from shooting to rebounding. The top overall rebounder plays his basketball in [00:04:00] Phoenix. Mark Williams pulled down 13.7 rebounds on average over his three games. Played to lead everybody. He also led the association in offensive rebounds at 5.7 again over his three games. Played the defensive rebounder. Might surprise some of y'all. It's Josh Giddy, who's playing great basketball for the Chicago Bulls. He played four games in the week and pulled down just a tick. Under 10 defensive rebounds at 9.8 to lead everybody. Now let's move to assists. This one always shocks me, but I guess it shouldn't anymore. The top assist man at 10.8 was not a guard. 'cause the NBA has changed y'all. It was Nicola Yoki and he's been here before multiple times and I assume he's gonna be here a ton before he calls it quits. He's just phenomenal. Four games played. 10.8 assist to lead. Everybody the top rim protector. Robert Williams still has it. Two games played, sent back four shots on average. Jalen Brown was the [00:05:00] top thief. 2.7 steals on average over his three games played, and the top game score right. The best overall game for week number six belongs to Shea Ress Alexander with a very reputable 34.5 game score, pardon me, 35.2 game score over his three games Played. All right, now we look ahead to week number seven. This again is a very interesting week. This is when teams start to really show who they are and we've got some teams that are playing great basketballs that we have some teams that are underachieving. In week number seven, we have the team that's playing the best basketball. That is the Oklahoma City Thunder, our defending champs, and also our number one power ranking team this week. And also one of the youngest teams in the association, which just boggles the mind. They had to San Francisco to take on the proud and not so young Golden State Warriors. Be an interesting test to see how the [00:06:00] thunder. Respond. But these are the defending chants, man. They've had everything thrown at them. I don't think that they care where they play or who they play. They're just there to win basketball games. But I think it will be a very interest, interesting game to see how the thunder react and how the warriors play against this very potent funder team. Now we'll end our show with a segment we like to call full Core Press, where I ask AI for its thoughts on viral trending NBA news as we head into week number seven, and this is what it came up with this week. First off, LeBron is out due to a foot injury. What does that mean for the Lakers who've been playing very good basketball? And we've got three studs right in LeBron Luca and Austin Reeves. There's a rumor that Giannis might be interested and certainly the Lakers are, and coming and playing in la. This is always the time when we start to hear these rumors. Most of them don't pan out, but that's bubbling right now. The other thing that AI contemplated is a [00:07:00] viral trending NBA news to consider is that the 19 and one thunder are scary, good with no end in sight. And as interesting as the Lakers are, and Giannis to the Lakers is as a rumor, I wanna focus on the Oklahoma City Thunder 'cause we're seeing something that I can't remember seeing in the time that I've been following the game of basketball. These are the defending NBA champs and they look to be a level above every other team in the association. The first thing you hear when you win the championship is, man, next season's gonna be tough 'cause everyone's coming at you. You've got a target on your back, but the thunder don't care. Making matters worse for every other team in the NBA. There's no end in sight for how good this team can get or really how good they can stay. What the thunder have done right, is that they weathered some tough seasons, something a lot of teams don't care to do, as they allowed their team to grow and their stars to mature, right? Some teams don't wanna do that. Some [00:08:00] teams feel like they can't do that, right? Their fan base won't allow it. The thunder said, we're gonna go through some growing pains, but we're gonna do it for a reason. We're gonna have our team grow, we're gonna have our stars mature, and they did all of that while collecting draft picks like you and I maybe collect socks. It's unbelievable. They are now the defendant champions and the sixth youngest team in the NBA. As if that wasn't enough. They stand to most likely, things could change a little bit with these picks and some of the requirements around them, but they could most likely have three first round draft picks in 2026. You heard that right? Three first round draft picks. Now, as crazy as that is in and of itself, they have a chance because they own the Clippers pick and the Clippers are really struggling this season to possibly walk away with the number one pick. There's a lot of season left, of [00:09:00] course, but there is a chance that the thunder repeat, then they're rewarded with the number one pick in the 2026 NBA draft. Scary. I know. And unprecedented, unbelievable. Every team tries to replicate what Last season's winner does. That's what we've always seen in the NBA. It happens every year. This difference though, is that everyone knows how the thunder got here. No team wants to suffer through multiple losing seasons to get to where the thunder are today. They know how they got there, they just don't wanna do it. NBA franchises are like toddlers with no patience. They don't wanna wait for their toy or for their turn to play. They want the LOB now. OKC was content to let other teams, or pardon me, OKC now is content to let other teams, trade players to improve while they just stay the course young, coached, run and defending champs with [00:10:00] reinforcements coming, it could be a long run for the Oklahoma City Thunder. That's it. Week number six of the 20 25, 26 NBA season is in the books. Join us again next week after~ the final, pardon me, after~ week number seven of the 20 25 26 NBA season when we once again run it back. I.