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Former NBA big man Channing Frye is not holding back on his bold predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season.
Frye dropped a hot take that could send shockwaves through Dub Nation.
“I hate doing this. I’m not being a troll. The Warriors blow it up halfway through the season,” Frye said on Road Trippin. “I do think that team will be good. But look at the trend of where the NBA is going. OKC is a very tall team. The Cleveland Cavaliers are a tall team. Boston is a big team. Denver’s a big team. Minnesota’s a tall team. Houston is extremely tall. Golden State is still playing small ball — and I don’t know if that works anymore.
“They have to make another move for me to be confident. [The Jonathan Kuminga situation] lingers. And who’s their starting center? I just don’t think you can be successful playing small ball anymore. You need to have a legit big man. Maybe they go get [Nikola Vučević]. Maybe they get somebody. But who’s their shot blocker? Who’s their rim threat? Who’s their lob threat? They used to have those things.”
So far, Golden State remains the only team in the league yet to add or re-sign a player in free agency, despite being linked to veterans like Al Horford and a possible reunion with De’Anthony Melton.
The front office plans to continue building around a 37-year-old Steph Curry, 35-year-old Jimmy Butler and a 35-year-old Draymond Green. No team with a core of that age has ever won an NBA Finals.
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