2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

Utah Jazz VS Los Angeles Lakers SCORE 139 - 116 - WIN

Just as I thought the Utah Jazz will surely win this Russell WestBrick is surely consistent now, he got 22 points, and Anthony Davis has 29 points, but surely it wasn't enough, because the Jazz got some beautiful spread, Collin Sexton got 17 points, Mike Conley Jr. got a double-double of 12 assist and 14 points, Jordan Clarkson got 22 points and Lauri Markkanen, got 23 points winning the game against the Lakers,

For the other 29 teams out there, watch out for this Jazz team because they might defeat you with their current roster.
No all-star player in their current roster, all role players in their respective teams last season.

What's good about the Jazz team right now is the way they are distributing the offense. Just with this game against the Lakers, 7 players are in double digits, and this shows that anybody from the team can just step up, lead the team offensively and get the win. They are currently at the top seed right now. The team that we all thought that will rebuild are the ones who are dominating the league right now.

Jazz definitely is a big surprise this season, I can't believe what they have achieved so far, this only means that they are here to compete to the playoffs. With their performance so far, I would not be surprise if they will rank at least in top 4 when the season's end.

JC will probably have his first all star appearance, good for him if that would happen.

I like how the new squad plays. They are covering one another, and they are sharing the ball right, unlike with the star cast Jazz, were
the ball was always in the hands of Mitchel.

We don't anticipate that they will perform like this, winning against top caliber teams even they are just new form squad. With JC and
Conley, who serves as veterans for the team, they are really competing so well.

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Dallas Mavericks vs Brooklyn Nets game was sizzling hot.
KD and Doncic going at each other, answering back and forth on the offensive end, and it even went out crazy with them talking competitive trash.   
We all know KD, he does that when he feels he is cornered. No one to lean on whenever they need offense while Doncic has so many options.
He is frustrated and it's normal.
There's a chance for overtime but he missed the 2nd FT ^{(his 1st miss after 62 consecutive successful FT)}, so he intentionally missed the 3rd for another chance after a rebound.
They had it, but Royce seems confused about what to do, should've just thrown it to the rim and try his luck with their twin towers instead of looking for KD.
That will be their last meet this season.

It was one of the best matches I've ever watched. Both teams played great throughout the match, both Doncic and Durant performed very well. It was pretty sad that Durant missed the free throw, they managed to get the last rebound but they didn't attack well and lost the ball.
I would love to see this match go into overtime

[jakelyson]

Instead of improving their rooster they still get veteran and unreliable rooster that's why it affect to much on their game. Maybe the salary cap hit them badly because they already have a huge contract with their big 3 and they take a hard time to dispose on of them so I guess their struggle will continue if they will not trade russ this season or even on next one.

Trading Russell Westbrook is not the solution. Can you explain how the Lakers will improve their record once Russ is traded? They can even do experiments not to allow Russ to play but don't want to. Russ is still a good player to consider and trading him is not even a good solution.

Fortunately, there are Lakers who are stepping up now. If their consistency will be maintained, the Lakers will have a good bench squad.

If they find somebody that can better fit the team or can space the floor with outside shooting, then they will be better if they trade Westbrook. Right now, what the Lakers need are outside shooters that can give Lebron and AD space inside the paint. Westbrook cannot give that because he is a terrible outside shooter. If he is gone, the Lakers will free up some cap space that can be used to acquire decent role players. That will be a great improvement to me.

No one even expected that the Jazz will be on the #1 seed in the Western Conference, they are supposed to be tanking this season because of their situation and that they're on the process of rebuilding, while most of the stars like Gobert and Mitchell is now out of the equation. I bet the management didn't expect this to happen as well. But well, they've got what they're aiming for on the first place.

Or maybe this is really what they are aiming for and they just made us believe that they are rebuilding. They acquire really great young talents and maybe they have a good coach too that is why they are winning right now. Let's see how far this young talents will take them.

[mirakal]

If he's better coming from the bench then I think he should remain that way.

That might work but it will not work forever because good teams will just beat them on their starters. Westbrook is one of the highest paid NBA players, he should not be on the 2nd unit only, he needs to be a starter but he also needs to improve. Bring the old Westbrook who average triple double, or maybe a double is enough.

But right now, that is what is working for them. I think if they can win if Westbrook is coming from the bench, then they should just let him come from the bench. It does not matter if he is the highest-paid Lakers, as long as they win if he is not starting then it is better. He energizes the second unit of the Lakers and they need that. They obviously cannot win on the back of their stars alone. They needed their secondary unit to perform very well, so if Westbrook can energize the second units to perform better, so be it.

That is right! For once, Westbrook did well since he got in the 2nd unit as he can observe more and analyze the situation before he helps the team depending on what they need more, right now, he's like setting the table for the whole team while contributing as much points as he could with no pressure. He is more useful to be in the 2nd unit rather than to be in the starting five, I know we missed the triple-double Westbrook but they already got LeBron and AD to cover that.

[OgNasty]

After yesterday’s 15 game day it seems only fitting that everyone in the NBA gets the day off today. While there are no NBA games today, tomorrow theyre back with a good doubleheader on ESPN. Enjoy the day off. On a somewhat related note, I just saw a video on YouTube (Bigdawstv) where he was giving away money to anyone who knew what NBA stood for. Almost nobody guessed National Basketball Association. Crazy…

[Vaculin]

If he's better coming from the bench then I think he should remain that way.

That might work but it will not work forever because good teams will just beat them on their starters. Westbrook is one of the highest paid NBA players, he should not be on the 2nd unit only, he needs to be a starter but he also needs to improve. Bring the old Westbrook who average triple double, or maybe a double is enough.

Just relax mate and be patient because Westbrook just got his most awaited break after a whole season of being blamed on what happened on the Lakers and criticized on his performance. Just let Westbrook enjoy first, and feel to be praised again about his performance because it's been a long journey for him to get back in this very state, and he need this to restore his form before bringing him back on the starting five.

[dwyane36]

Jazz definitely is a big surprise this season, I can't believe what they have achieved so far, this only means that they are here to compete to the playoffs. With their performance so far, I would not be surprise if they will rank at least in top 4 when the season's end.

JC will probably have his first all star appearance, good for him if that would happen.

Honestly, I was sure the Jazz's performance would be mediocre after those big trades during the off-season, and I also expected they would be the underdogs this season. It looks like I was pretty wrong about this team since the Jazz's current results are really impressive. The Jazz is not only ranked in the top spot in the Western Conference, but they still have many drafts picks to improve the roster in the future.

[bitgolden]

Definitely was a good day, I am still catching up on the highlights. Can't watch them live because of time difference, but watch the 10-15 minute highlights of the games each day of course. Today was ab it crowded of course, and watched a few only but I am waiting for the work to be over and I will end up watching them later on. Seems like there are some teams that still have some trouble.

Lakers are still doing terrible, I am not expecting them to jus dominate or something, but are they really THIS bad? I mean sure they are not great but this is just humiliating at this point, looking at the roster they should be at least somewhere like 40+ wins by the end of the season, and they look nothing like that.

[blockman]

Jazz definitely is a big surprise this season, I can't believe what they have achieved so far, this only means that they are here to compete to the playoffs. With their performance so far, I would not be surprise if they will rank at least in top 4 when the season's end.

JC will probably have his first all star appearance, good for him if that would happen.

I am not surprised with this season that they're doing great. Every season they're like that but during the playoffs, that's where they're falling shortly.
During the early of most seasons, they're always at the top ranks but that's not enough if they can't pass on the playoffs up to semis and finals. But, hopefully, this time they're doing to make it and many are counting on them. JC is really such a good addition to the team since when he's been with them.

[Oasisman]

Lakers are still doing terrible, I am not expecting them to jus dominate or something, but are they really THIS bad? I mean sure they are not great but this is just humiliating at this point, looking at the roster they should be at least somewhere like 40+ wins by the end of the season, and they look nothing like that.

Yes they are awful for 2 straight years lol.
They could've kept their line up they have in 2020, but the plan to upgrade turns the other way around.
They are now just acting tough as if there's nothing major with their team's awful performance, especially in the 2nd half.
Davis told the media, teams are still afraid of them. Well, absolutely not anymore.
They're most probably not gonna get near the playoffs if they dont do something with their current roster.

[harizen]

Jazz definitely is a big surprise this season, I can't believe what they have achieved so far, this only means that they are here to compete to the playoffs. With their performance so far, I would not be surprise if they will rank at least in top 4 when the season's end.

Actually, the plan is just to go with the flow, unleash what they're best, and show everything in every game.

This season is the 1st phase of their rebuilding and if ever things went horribly, that would just be fine as the goal is to the tank to somehow have a chance to get worthy 1st round picks on the lottery draft.

But since they are currently looking good, the goal was now changed to, "forget about tanking and go compete at the top."

JC will probably have his first all star appearance, good for him if that would happen.

If Utah Jazz will continue to show dominance prior to All-Star games, they can attract the fans to vote on their players.

Aside from that, the NBA All-Star 2023 will be hosted by the Utah Jazz.

For sure, there will be a big attempt by their fans to vote for some of their key players as their representatives in the NBA All-Star this season.

[boyptc]

Looks like Dwight Howard wasn’t able to convince the Golden State Warriors to offer him a contract. I’m a bit surprised nobody in the NBA wanted to sign him. He’s still one of the best bigs in the league in my opinion. Instead, he’ll be playing for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan. He’d better be careful over there and not get himself into a Griner situation. I bet he absolutely dominates that league though.

I was also surprised that no one has taken him. One of the best players in the league and then still no team would like to take him. He's by far one of the best assets that any team can have but sure they don't have him.

Or I think that there were some teams that have already shown interest on taking him but it is that he has signed first with T1 League for the Taoyuan Leopards.

While another player from another league which is from CBA, Tacko Fall is rumored that will be taking back by a team for NBA. It's still a rumor though.

[danherbias07]

On a somewhat related note, I just saw a video on YouTube (Bigdawstv) where he was giving away money to anyone who knew what NBA stood for. Almost nobody guessed National Basketball Association. Crazy…

The heck! 
What kind of followers does he have? Cave men? or maybe too much TikTok these days. 

It was one of the best matches I've ever watched. Both teams played great throughout the match, both Doncic and Durant performed very well. It was pretty sad that Durant missed the free throw, they managed to get the last rebound but they didn't attack well and lost the ball.
I would love to see this match go into overtime

Yes, it is.
I was expecting the same, an "overtime" if only KD knocked down all those free throws.
Their first meeting ended up almost the same way, a very close game, hardcore defensive competitiveness, and lava-like heat of the game on the offensive end.
Sadly, that's the last and I doubt they will meet in the Finals. Very low chance considering how the Nets have lots of issues, especially with Kyrie.
I like how Luka chased KD at the end of the game and gave him a hug, sportsmanship at its best.

[wheelz1200]

Looks like Dwight Howard wasn’t able to convince the Golden State Warriors to offer him a contract. I’m a bit surprised nobody in the NBA wanted to sign him. He’s still one of the best bigs in the league in my opinion. Instead, he’ll be playing for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan. He’d better be careful over there and not get himself into a Griner situation. I bet he absolutely dominates that league though.

I was also surprised that no one has taken him. One of the best players in the league and then still no team would like to take him. He's by far one of the best assets that any team can have but sure they don't have him.

Or I think that there were some teams that have already shown interest on taking him but it is that he has signed first with T1 League for the Taoyuan Leopards.

While another player from another league which is from CBA, Tacko Fall is rumored that will be taking back by a team for NBA. It's still a rumor though.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that Dwight Howard is one of the best players in the league.  In his prime he was an important asset but there's a reason that no team has picked him up yet.  At 37 and 20 years in the NBA he has a lot of wear and tear on him.  Good for him though.

[ChiBitCTy]

Looks like Dwight Howard wasn’t able to convince the Golden State Warriors to offer him a contract. I’m a bit surprised nobody in the NBA wanted to sign him. He’s still one of the best bigs in the league in my opinion. Instead, he’ll be playing for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan. He’d better be careful over there and not get himself into a Griner situation. I bet he absolutely dominates that league though.

I was also surprised that no one has taken him. One of the best players in the league and then still no team would like to take him. He's by far one of the best assets that any team can have but sure they don't have him.

Or I think that there were some teams that have already shown interest on taking him but it is that he has signed first with T1 League for the Taoyuan Leopards.

While another player from another league which is from CBA, Tacko Fall is rumored that will be taking back by a team for NBA. It's still a rumor though.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that Dwight Howard is one of the best players in the league.  In his prime he was an important asset but there's a reason that no team has picked him up yet.  At 37 and 20 years in the NBA he has a lot of wear and tear on him.  Good for him though.

Dwight Howard was one of the best players in the league maybe 5-6 years ago (if not even a little further back than that).  I think he's still got enough left in the tank to be helpful to some team, but I'm not sure how much he's got left at this point.  Like you said, 20 years in the NBA is a heck of a long time/career. 

The question for me is, did he get snubbed from the top 100 players of all time (pretty sure he got snubbed from this list).

[dwyane36]

Dwight Howard was one of the best players in the league maybe 5-6 years ago (if not even a little further back than that).  I think he's still got enough left in the tank to be helpful to some team, but I'm not sure how much he's got left at this point.  Like you said, 20 years in the NBA is a heck of a long time/career. 

The question for me is, did he get snubbed from the top 100 players of all time (pretty sure he got snubbed from this list).

That's not exactly true. If you check Howard's stats, you'll see that his prime was 10-11 years ago in his last seasons in Orlando. Whereas 5-6 years ago, Howard started changing teams almost every season since he performed mediocrely. By the way, it's also worth noting that Howard played 18 seasons in the NBA, not 20. Nevertheless, I think he could have played at least another 2 seasons since he's not even 37 years old yet.
Too bad there aren't any teams interested in him at the moment.

[YuginKadoya]

For the other 29 teams out there, watch out for this Jazz team because they might defeat you with their current roster.
No all-star player in their current roster, all role players in their respective teams last season.

What's good about the Jazz team right now is the way they are distributing the offense. Just with this game against the Lakers, 7 players are in double digits, and this shows that anybody from the team can just step up, lead the team offensively and get the win. They are currently at the top seed right now. The team that we all thought that will rebuild are the ones who are dominating the league right now.

It was a surprise seeing how the Utah Jazz got this great, now that Jordan Clarkson has teammates that would surely give each other benefits and surely the coach has to do something about this great performance of the Utah Jazz, and I think Will Hardy also deserves the credit in making the Utah Jazz like this, and right now their chemistry has surely gone up the roof right now,


Now here are my picks for tomorrow's game,

Orlando Magic VS Dallas Mavericks

The stake odds for this game are 3.35 for the Magic and 1.35 for the Mavericks, Right now it is not looking good for the Magic, they had so many injuries right now, they have Cole Anthony, Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris, Jonathan Isaac, and Moe Wagner, that are injured and have the respective dates that they can return also they have Kevon Harris and Paolo Banchero that are questionable if they can play against the Mavericks which is if they play can they play in their top shape, so my pick will be the Dallas Mavericks,

Charlotte Hornets VS Portland Trail Blazers

The stake odds for this game are 2.65 for the Hornets and 1.50 for the Trail Blazers, for the Hornets they have LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward that are both injured and may return on November 10, while Cody Martin is questionable, while Olivier Sarr and Gary Payton II can not play and has injuries, they have many questionable players, Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic, Justise Winslow, Anfernee Simons, Keon Johnson, and John Butler they are not official if they can play or not, but for me, I am picking the Portland Trail Blazers,

Atlanta Hawks VS Utah Jazz

The stake odds for this game are 1.59 for the Hawks and 2.43 for the Jazz, right now Bogdan Bogdanovic has an injury but can return tomorrow and if they would allow him to play so he will be questionable along with Trae Young, while Jarred Vanderbilt is the only questionable if he can play for this match, because of their amazing play I think I will pick the Utah Jazz,

Oklahoma City Thunders VS Milwaukee Bucks

The stake odds for this game are 3.20 for the Thunders and 1.38 for the Bucks, for this match maybe the Thunders might get a win here right now Aleksej Pokusevski, and is questionable while the Bucks right now storming with injuries, they have Joe Ingles, Khris Middleton, AJ Green, Pat Connaughton are all injured and can not play for the Bucks while Jrue Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo are questionable if they can play but for me, despite that many injuries I think the Bucks could still win this

Los Angeles Clippers VS Los Angeles Lakers

The stake odds for this game are 1.51 for the Clippers and 2.65 for the Lakers, right now Kawhi Leonard is the only one with an injury and may return on November 12, while the Lakers have devastating injuries, Cole Swider, Thomas Bryant, and Dennis Schroder while on their questionable are Lonnie Walker IV, Anthony Davis, and the KING LeBron James, so I might pick the Clippers in winning this game,

[yazher]

That's not exactly true. If you check Howard's stats, you'll see that his prime was 10-11 years ago in his last seasons in Orlando. Whereas 5-6 years ago, Howard started changing teams almost every season since he performed mediocrely. By the way, it's also worth noting that Howard played 18 seasons in the NBA, not 20. Nevertheless, I think he could have played at least another 2 seasons since he's not even 37 years old yet.
Too bad there aren't any teams interested in him at the moment.

The reason for this is the huge number of choices and rookies are not like before because right now, they seem to improve a lot, I think it is because of their way of playing and their practice is different and they honed their skills early which is kinda bad for older players who haven't been playing well for the past years. They are just quickly replaced by these youngsters because of lots of advantages. Honestly, I don't really believe Dwight will someday leave the NBA to play in another country, Damn! this dude was part of the Redeem Team, they seem to forget it now.

[LogitechMouse]

Dwight Howard was one of the best players in the league maybe 5-6 years ago (if not even a little further back than that).  I think he's still got enough left in the tank to be helpful to some team, but I'm not sure how much he's got left at this point.  Like you said, 20 years in the NBA is a heck of a long time/career. 

The question for me is, did he get snubbed from the top 100 players of all time (pretty sure he got snubbed from this list).

That's not exactly true. If you check Howard's stats, you'll see that his prime was 10-11 years ago in his last seasons in Orlando. Whereas 5-6 years ago, Howard started changing teams almost every season since he performed mediocrely. By the way, it's also worth noting that Howard played 18 seasons in the NBA, not 20. Nevertheless, I think he could have played at least another 2 seasons since he's not even 37 years old yet.
Too bad there aren't any teams interested in him at the moment.

I see 2 reasons why Howard started to change teams year after year.
Age and the transition of how bigs must play in this era.

His age is around 30 at that time. Probably nearing his post-prime years but he wasn't that efficient anymore compared to him when he was still in Orlando. Too bad he didn't win a title at Magic, but he won when he was at the Lakers. I think the main reason why teams aren't getting him anymore is how big players must play right now. Jokic, Giannis, Embiid, Kleber, Jackson Jr., Collins. Notice that most of the bigs right now can at least shoot a three-point shot. This is a big transition for the bigs that Howard didn't cope up with it as he is very awful in shooting threes. Yes, there are some bigs right now who cannot shoot threes like Gobert, Looney and even Adams but they are very efficient to their respective team especially in defending and rebounding.

Howard is already 36 years old and even with that age, he will dominate a league in a country like in Taiwan.

[danherbias07]

Dwight Howard was one of the best players in the league maybe 5-6 years ago (if not even a little further back than that).  I think he's still got enough left in the tank to be helpful to some team, but I'm not sure how much he's got left at this point.  Like you said, 20 years in the NBA is a heck of a long time/career. 

The question for me is, did he get snubbed from the top 100 players of all time (pretty sure he got snubbed from this list).

That's not exactly true. If you check Howard's stats, you'll see that his prime was 10-11 years ago in his last seasons in Orlando. Whereas 5-6 years ago, Howard started changing teams almost every season since he performed mediocrely. By the way, it's also worth noting that Howard played 18 seasons in the NBA, not 20. Nevertheless, I think he could have played at least another 2 seasons since he's not even 37 years old yet.
Too bad there aren't any teams interested in him at the moment.

I agree with both of you. I think he proved that he still has it after winning a championship for the Lakers in the bubble. At that time, he was given more minutes because of his defensive role which is a specialty of Coach Frank Vogel.
In the same position as him is DeMarcus Cousins. He already admitted his past mistakes and has proven to be better during the playoffs for the Denver Nuggets but they just lack players to advance to the next round.

These guys, there will be a chance for them when the 10-day contract opens up. Perhaps, they could use that opportunity to show scouts what they still have.