2024 NBA Season

[Oasisman]

A couple of televised games on ESPN tonight. The first one is between the Hawks and Mavericks. Not too exciting but at least there’s Luka and Trae.

Speaking of the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic is reportedly pushing the Mavericks to be active in the trade market before the trade deadline.

He badly wants an upgrade and that's no secret even to the community.

Mavericks are not that really good at getting a good role player in the market. They are just trusting the process. And as I noticed, they are just always active in doing trades, not before the trading deadline but in the off-season. Let's see the action of Mark Cuban here and the whole Mavericks to Doncic's request.

Who will be traded? That's the question. There are so many inconsistent players on their roster and the Mavericks management should listen to Luka Doncic on this part. He is the playmaker, he knows what is missing. If there's someone who has great usage to him, it's Dwight Powell. Stats-wise, he ain't registering good numbers but upon watching that guy, there's the activity on screens and tapping the ball back outside for an offensive rebound.

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

He will eventually become like LeBron who will have a huge influence inside the management.
I think it's too early for that for his career to bring a demand like that, he has not proven anything yet, like carrying his team to the finals, like what LeBron did in 07, until he realized he's not getting any help from the Cavs management.
The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

[yazher]

The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

As long as they're winning most of their games, his teammates will not gonna say anything against him at least for now, because all of them need to climb to the top to be able to be recognized and get some nice offer in the future. But before that, they really need to do something for their 3rd losing streak because if they don't change, they will gonna find themselves in a 10th spot soon. They need to take this chance to win every playoff game and have a chance to get to the Finals and finally, Luka can talk about anything he wants regarding the NBA games after that.

[danherbias07]

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

He will eventually become like LeBron who will have a huge influence inside the management.
I think it's too early for that for his career to bring a demand like that, he has not proven anything yet, like carrying his team to the finals, like what LeBron did in 07, until he realized he's not getting any help from the Cavs management.
The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

I won't wait to get old before I demand something if I know I am good at doing my job. He is not wrong here. There's a chance he might not be able to prove anything in his whole career if he won't voice out now. While he is still young, in his prime, healthy, faster, and better mentally.
The inconsistency of his teammates is too obvious to not see. Just looking at the stat sheet will make you wonder what they are doing while Luka is resting his feet on the bench.
I am worried though how this will affect the team in their last few games before the All-Star or trade deadline. Locker room issues will absolutely happen after Doncic discusses the need for help.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

As long as they're winning most of their games, his teammates will not gonna say anything against him at least for now, because all of them need to climb to the top to be able to be recognized and get some nice offer in the future. But before that, they really need to do something for their 3rd losing streak because if they don't change, they will gonna find themselves in a 10th spot soon. They need to take this chance to win every playoff game and have a chance to get to the Finals and finally, Luka can talk about anything he wants regarding the NBA games after that.

But the problem is that the team is really inconsistent, as we have seen Luka will have a great game and still lose, or win. Which means that he wasn't able to get the help he needed. Now they are in a 3 game losing streak and we don't know when they are going to break that one. They are still in the 5th place though in the West, but the Warriors are tied with them and with still like a month before the All star break, many things can happen and they could be out of the magic 8 if they continue to perform this way.

[LGD2Business]

This time, Trae Young didn't take many shots, but he did 12 assists and organized the team well. Everyone in the team scored, there was a very balanced distribution. Dejounte Murray scored 30 points with 67%. In Dallas, the effort of Doncic, Dinwiddie and Wood wasn't enough. Dallas lost 3 times in a row, their decline continues. Something is wrong with the team. Jason Kidd must resolve this situation. They don't get enough contributions from the bench either. Atlanta won 4 times in a row and came close to the play-off spot again. For them things are going well for now.

[Getmon]

He is getting closer and closer to reaching the all-time points leader, above Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 315 points left to tie.

LeBron James is averaging 29.7 PPG this season but if he continues to establish monster production at some of their games, like above the 30s, 40s, , etc., he might be able to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar within their next 10 games. That was an insane production at his age.

We are all lucky to witness that kind of achievement in this era. Good storytelling in the future.

That record is something that I believed can't be broken for another 20 years or more, I guess (but my boy Luka Doncic will get it lol). Advanced congratulations already for LeBron James and damn, I hope no injury will spoil that achievement.

Numerous sports accomplishments abound in our generation. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were on display, and in basketball, Lebron James defies his age and continues to produce outstanding performances. Lebron James is the only person who can stop him from becoming the leading scorer in NBA. The record might stand for at least another 20 years longer if Lebron James continues to play into his forties and scores more than 40,000 points in total. If not, it could be broken in less than 20 years. Athletes are evolving and Luka is just one of many players.

[dothebeats]

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

He will eventually become like LeBron who will have a huge influence inside the management.
I think it's too early for that for his career to bring a demand like that, he has not proven anything yet, like carrying his team to the finals, like what LeBron did in 07, until he realized he's not getting any help from the Cavs management.
The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

Here's to hoping that Luka won't end up demanding a lot from the management and getting all the attention get up to his head. He's still getting better each time, and we haven't seen prime Luka Doncic yet. Hopefully the Mavs management take advantage of their current position while Luca is still happy with the current setup and build the team around him with better teammates that has the offensive power and can make plays for him as well. The man also needs to be more active in terms of leadership in order to have his team motivated to play instead of just relying on himself to win games for the team.

[Jating]

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

He will eventually become like LeBron who will have a huge influence inside the management.
I think it's too early for that for his career to bring a demand like that, he has not proven anything yet, like carrying his team to the finals, like what LeBron did in 07, until he realized he's not getting any help from the Cavs management.
The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

Here's to hoping that Luka won't end up demanding a lot from the management and getting all the attention get up to his head. He's still getting better each time, and we haven't seen prime Luka Doncic yet. Hopefully the Mavs management take advantage of their current position while Luca is still happy with the current setup and build the team around him with better teammates that has the offensive power and can make plays for him as well. The man also needs to be more active in terms of leadership in order to have his team motivated to play instead of just relying on himself to win games for the team.

Not sure if he is happy or not, he is still very young and probably not demanding any at this point. But there will be a time that he might ask Cuban to surround him with better role players, who can really help and contribute not just playing just for the sake of being in the team.

He already shows that he can carry the team, but it's not always that he will have to do that because his body can only take so much in the grueling 82 games and then we have the playoff.

[Yamifoud]

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

He will eventually become like LeBron who will have a huge influence inside the management.
I think it's too early for that for his career to bring a demand like that, he has not proven anything yet, like carrying his team to the finals, like what LeBron did in 07, until he realized he's not getting any help from the Cavs management.
The Mavs are in a better spot right now. Luka just need to make his teammates getting involved more offensively.

Here's to hoping that Luka won't end up demanding a lot from the management and getting all the attention get up to his head. He's still getting better each time, and we haven't seen prime Luka Doncic yet. Hopefully the Mavs management take advantage of their current position while Luca is still happy with the current setup and build the team around him with better teammates that has the offensive power and can make plays for him as well. The man also needs to be more active in terms of leadership in order to have his team motivated to play instead of just relying on himself to win games for the team.

Not sure if he is happy or not, he is still very young and probably not demanding any at this point. But there will be a time that he might ask Cuban to surround him with better role players, who can really help and contribute not just playing just for the sake of being in the team.

He already shows that he can carry the team, but it's not always that he will have to do that because his body can only take so much in the grueling 82 games and then we have the playoff.

He probably is demanding a star player like him, like what Lebron, Durant, and Curry have at the moment. Luka alone will make him predictable, and I'm pretty sure he will just always try in the playoffs but he will not be even be in the WCF.

[Baofeng]

This time, Trae Young didn't take many shots, but he did 12 assists and organized the team well. Everyone in the team scored, there was a very balanced distribution. Dejounte Murray scored 30 points with 67%. In Dallas, the effort of Doncic, Dinwiddie and Wood wasn't enough. Dallas lost 3 times in a row, their decline continues. Something is wrong with the team. Jason Kidd must resolve this situation. They don't get enough contributions from the bench either. Atlanta won 4 times in a row and came close to the play-off spot again. For them things are going well for now.

Or probably Jason Kidd is part of the problem? it seems that he can't bring the team into chemistry, just like in this game, they have a good chance to win although I have the underdog Atlanta to beat them.

And that has been the story of the Dallas, the bench is not helping, or at least if they, it's always feel short of expectations.

There is always some missing pieces and it's hard to pinpoint whether it was the coaching of the players themselves.

[Sanitough]

This time, Trae Young didn't take many shots, but he did 12 assists and organized the team well. Everyone in the team scored, there was a very balanced distribution. Dejounte Murray scored 30 points with 67%. In Dallas, the effort of Doncic, Dinwiddie and Wood wasn't enough. Dallas lost 3 times in a row, their decline continues. Something is wrong with the team. Jason Kidd must resolve this situation. They don't get enough contributions from the bench either. Atlanta won 4 times in a row and came close to the play-off spot again. For them things are going well for now.

Or probably Jason Kidd is part of the problem? it seems that he can't bring the team into chemistry, just like in this game, they have a good chance to win although I have the underdog Atlanta to beat them.

And that has been the story of the Dallas, the bench is not helping, or at least if they, it's always feel short of expectations.

There is always some missing pieces and it's hard to pinpoint whether it was the coaching of the players themselves.

Dallas IMO is a better team with him. In terms of a roster, I think they already have a good one but most are young and do not have a good experience in the playoffs. Luka is also young, maybe Luka will only win a championship if he will follow the style of Lebron to create a super team. Right now, Dallas is not a superteam, they have the best player Luka but he is not surrounded with a consistent players.

A good example of a team that has good role players are the Nuggets, their best player is Jokic but he can rely on his teammates to help him win.

[Kelvinid]

This time, Trae Young didn't take many shots, but he did 12 assists and organized the team well. Everyone in the team scored, there was a very balanced distribution. Dejounte Murray scored 30 points with 67%. In Dallas, the effort of Doncic, Dinwiddie and Wood wasn't enough. Dallas lost 3 times in a row, their decline continues. Something is wrong with the team. Jason Kidd must resolve this situation. They don't get enough contributions from the bench either. Atlanta won 4 times in a row and came close to the play-off spot again. For them things are going well for now.

Or probably Jason Kidd is part of the problem? it seems that he can't bring the team into chemistry, just like in this game, they have a good chance to win although I have the underdog Atlanta to beat them.

And that has been the story of the Dallas, the bench is not helping, or at least if they, it's always feel short of expectations.

There is always some missing pieces and it's hard to pinpoint whether it was the coaching of the players themselves.

Dallas IMO is a better team with him. In terms of a roster, I think they already have a good one but most are young and do not have a good experience in the playoffs. Luka is also young, maybe Luka will only win a championship if he will follow the style of Lebron to create a super team. Right now, Dallas is not a superteam, they have the best player Luka but he is not surrounded with a consistent players.

A good example of a team that has good role players are the Nuggets, their best player is Jokic but he can rely on his teammates to help him win.

That's probably the last option but it will not make the team exciting to watch as people hate when a superstar leaves his team to join with another superstar just to ensure a championship. There's not much justice on that, look at Lebron, his fans hated him when he leave the team, but good thing he came back and win a championship, that way he was forgiven. Will Luka do the same? I don't think so.

[inthelongrun]

The trade deadline is fast approaching. So far, there are no major changes in different teams. I was expecting earlier that some players in Utah will be traded for more future first-round draft picks. And as usual, there are too many writers that always bring the name of the Lakers for clout. I don't even know if the Lakers' management changed its decision to let go of another future first-round draft pick in order to get rid of Westbrook's huge contract. Another team that I am expecting to make an aggressive move is Dallas which is currently struggling with its defense. Luka Doncic badly needed help.   

[Yogee]

....
Who will be traded? That's the question.

....I don't even know if the Lakers' management changed its decision to let go of another future first-round draft pick in order to get rid of Westbrook's huge contract.

Here's the latest rumor I've read about Mavs and Lakers,

Mavs receive: Russell Westbrook, 2027 first-round pick
Lakers receive: Tim Hardaway Jr., Reggie Bullock, Davis Bertans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/mavs-trade-for-lakers-westbrook-why-it-makes-sense/ar-AA16w7IT

Doncic - Westbrook doesn't look right to me but we've seen duos that plays almost the same role or style succeed in the past. I think one player has to yield for it to work if this trade pushes through.

Let's just wait for now. I'm confident that there are many talks behind closed doors and that some teams will pull the trigger in two weeks.

[danherbias07]

The trade deadline is fast approaching. So far, there are no major changes in different teams. I was expecting earlier that some players in Utah will be traded for more future first-round draft picks. And as usual, there are too many writers that always bring the name of the Lakers for clout. I don't even know if the Lakers' management changed its decision to let go of another future first-round draft pick in order to get rid of Westbrook's huge contract. Another team that I am expecting to make an aggressive move is Dallas which is currently struggling with its defense. Luka Doncic badly needed help.   

Utah Jazz? They are already filled with young players, the veterans left (Conley and Gay) would suffice to just give out some pointers about their experience.
Mavs will make a move, I don't doubt Mark Cuban when Doncic says so. He badly needs some help.
Lakers too, but it may rely on a 10-day contract only if they cannot find any team who is willing to make a big trade.
Nikola Jokic, another triple-double. 90th in his career. Three consecutive streaks.
This guy is absolutely a monster. The refs messed up on that game against the Timberwolves but I am glad Murray stepped up his game while Jokic is being pounded by Knight and no whistle happened. Both Gordon and Jokic were in foul trouble, thankfully the bench is making progress at filling the holes when their stars are resting. Specifically, Zeke Nnaji.

[dothebeats]

Here's to hoping that Luka won't end up demanding a lot from the management and getting all the attention get up to his head. He's still getting better each time, and we haven't seen prime Luka Doncic yet. Hopefully the Mavs management take advantage of their current position while Luca is still happy with the current setup and build the team around him with better teammates that has the offensive power and can make plays for him as well. The man also needs to be more active in terms of leadership in order to have his team motivated to play instead of just relying on himself to win games for the team.

Not sure if he is happy or not, he is still very young and probably not demanding any at this point. But there will be a time that he might ask Cuban to surround him with better role players, who can really help and contribute not just playing just for the sake of being in the team.

He already shows that he can carry the team, but it's not always that he will have to do that because his body can only take so much in the grueling 82 games and then we have the playoff.

Asking for better teammates isn't really that much of a demand, especially if that is for the benefit of the whole franchise and not just a single player that is carrying the team on his back. Pretty sure Cuban knows that in order to win games, you need to have a good team that relies with one another, and not just one single player. Luka Doncic, while a beast in the court, is still a human after all. The Mavs wouldn't want this young talent to be fed up and leave them for a better deal, otherwise that will be a big blow to the franchise that Luka is trying to rebuild with his highlight reel performances.

[OgNasty]

The trade deadline is fast approaching. So far, there are no major changes in different teams. I was expecting earlier that some players in Utah will be traded for more future first-round draft picks. And as usual, there are too many writers that always bring the name of the Lakers for clout. I don't even know if the Lakers' management changed its decision to let go of another future first-round draft pick in order to get rid of Westbrook's huge contract. Another team that I am expecting to make an aggressive move is Dallas which is currently struggling with its defense. Luka Doncic badly needed help.   

It seems like the Lakers might just ride out the year with what they have as opposed to making a move.  There's a little talk about a trade with Toronto, but it seems like the focus is going to be letting Russ play out his contract and then getting Beal or Lillard in the offseason.  This is probably the best plan to be honest, but this year will be one more punt for LeBron James.  A shame because he's playing at an MVP level right now and the roster he has surrounding him either just doesn't work (Westbrook) or lacks talent.  Crazy because the amount of money that Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook are making should have been enough to give LeBron a decent team.

[mirakal]

How about LeBron James’ triple double last night. Amazing that he’s still able to put up such huge numbers with 0 turnovers. He’s one of only three guys to ever score 45+ over the age of 35 and he’s done it more times than the other 2 combined. He’s a medical marvel the way he’s able to perform at his age. Truly something special to watch that will be looked back on someday the way we look back at Michael Jordan’s time in the league.

I can't honestly say that I'm surprised about it despite his age because the man has been pouring so many efforts since he was drafted in the NBA and his vision is so wide that he already set-up his goals since then, that's why we are seeing him investing millions worth of dollars towards his body so that he can stay fit and healthy throughout his whole career. In fact, I've haven't heard that he suffered some serious injury in his entire career that made him waste a single season. LeBron James is truly a one of a kind in his generation and a legend in the league.

[freedomgo]

A couple of televised games on ESPN tonight. The first one is between the Hawks and Mavericks. Not too exciting but at least there’s Luka and Trae.

Speaking of the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic is reportedly pushing the Mavericks to be active in the trade market before the trade deadline.

He badly wants an upgrade and that's no secret even to the community.

Mavericks are not that really good at getting a good role player in the market. They are just trusting the process. And as I noticed, they are just always active in doing trades, not before the trading deadline but in the off-season. Let's see the action of Mark Cuban here and the whole Mavericks to Doncic's request.

Who will be traded? That's the question. There are so many inconsistent players on their roster and the Mavericks management should listen to Luka Doncic on this part. He is the playmaker, he knows what is missing. If there's someone who has great usage to him, it's Dwight Powell. Stats-wise, he ain't registering good numbers but upon watching that guy, there's the activity on screens and tapping the ball back outside for an offensive rebound.

The Mavericks are building a team around him so he has the power to demand the whole management to be active in trades. He's like Le-GM Version 2.0 now. Kidding .

Anyways, Mavericks are now at the 5th spot despite having a bad start and at the bottom at the start of the season. They have many players to trade with. Hardaway Jr., Bertans, some draft picks. There are some rumors as well that Wood might not get an extension with the Mavericks thus, they might use him as well to get some players.

Either way, Doncic is the one who has a big impact of the team and the role players are performing better now compare to how they performed at the start of the season but if they want to be a playoff contender, they might tweak the roster a bit and get some better role players

Luka is just being reasonable for pushing the Mavericks management off the edge to be active in the upcoming trade to salvage the season and increase their chances to go much further than what they attained last season. Furthermore, what's the hold up when they already have what it takes to get a good role players to surround Luka in the upcoming trade. They badly need an upgrade so that Luka won't be carrying the whole team in the end, he needed someone who can balance things.

[carlisle1]

How about LeBron James’ triple double last night. Amazing that he’s still able to put up such huge numbers with 0 turnovers. He’s one of only three guys to ever score 45+ over the age of 35 and he’s done it more times than the other 2 combined. He’s a medical marvel the way he’s able to perform at his age. Truly something special to watch that will be looked back on someday the way we look back at Michael Jordan’s time in the league.

I can't honestly say that I'm surprised about it despite his age because the man has been pouring so many efforts since he was drafted in the NBA and his vision is so wide that he already set-up his goals since then, that's why we are seeing him investing millions worth of dollars towards his body so that he can stay fit and healthy throughout his whole career. In fact, I've haven't heard that he suffered some serious injury in his entire career that made him waste a single season. LeBron James is truly a one of a kind in his generation and a legend in the league.

He is wise investing with his health and look what he is harvesting right now, at his current age and still has that performance which is, really
something that his fans will cherish once he has already retired his jersey.

Fans will remember him as an alpha of his generation, a prime player who dominated the game where talents are really being competes by many
names around the league.

His legacy will be remembered with prime stars like Magic,Bird and Kobe and Jordan.