Resolution criteria

This market will resolve to YES if the team that wins the 2026–2027 NBA Championship also finished the 2026–2027 regular season with the best record (or tied for the best record) in the NBA. It will resolve to NO if any other team wins the championship.

• Definition of "Best Record": The team with the highest winning percentage in the regular season. If two or more teams tie for the best regular-season record and one of those teams wins the championship, this market will resolve to YES. NBA playoff tiebreaker rules will not be used to separate tied teams for the purpose of this market.

• Sources: The official regular season standings and postseason results will be verified using the NBA Standings page and Basketball Reference.

• Edge Cases: If the 2026–2027 NBA season is canceled or does not crown a champion, this market will resolve to N/A.

Background

Historically, finishing the regular season with the league's best record does not guarantee an NBA Championship. In the modern era, dominant regular-season teams frequently fall short in the playoffs. For example, during the ten seasons spanning 2014–15 to 2023–24, the team with the outright best regular-season record won the title only three times (the 2014–15 Warriors, 2016–17 Warriors, and 2023–24 Celtics). Notable top-seeded teams, such as the historic 73-win 2015–16 Golden State Warriors, failed to secure the championship in the postseason.

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