2027 NBA Season

[xLays]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

[Fredomago]

The Nuggets lost their firepower in their second unit last season, which is why they failed in the playoffs. Having Westbrook as part of the second unit would be significant, as his confidence will bring energy to his teammates, potentially improving the non-Jokic minutes for the team. They are likely to make the playoffs, but they need to return to the NBA Finals and win again while their team is still complete and healthy. Hopefully, this postseason, they have filled all the necessary pieces to form a championship team again.

Agree to that, Westbrook coming from the bench and give minutes to allow stars to rest a kind of help that he can really fill in, he's a scorer and hopefully the coaching staff will give him that same treatment even he's going to come in from the second unit, I like to see what he can add with the campaign of the Nuggets bringing that championship caliber and be more competitive chasing another title.

Though it's so much hype as we don't know what he can deliver, just going to wait for him playing with the rest of the Nuggets squad.

[stadus]

The Nuggets lost their firepower in their second unit last season, which is why they failed in the playoffs. Having Westbrook as part of the second unit would be significant, as his confidence will bring energy to his teammates, potentially improving the non-Jokic minutes for the team. They are likely to make the playoffs, but they need to return to the NBA Finals and win again while their team is still complete and healthy. Hopefully, this postseason, they have filled all the necessary pieces to form a championship team again.

Agree to that, Westbrook coming from the bench and give minutes to allow stars to rest a kind of help that he can really fill in, he's a scorer and hopefully the coaching staff will give him that same treatment even he's going to come in from the second unit, I like to see what he can add with the campaign of the Nuggets bringing that championship caliber and be more competitive chasing another title.

Though it's so much hype as we don't know what he can deliver, just going to wait for him playing with the rest of the Nuggets squad.

I think Westbrook still has the talent but he just ended up on the wrong teams. After his time with OKC, he played with the Rockets and the Wizards, and he did pretty well statistically. He averaged 27.2 points with the Rockets and 22.2 points with the Wizards. His numbers significantly dropped during his last season with the Clippers. (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westbru01.html)

So we should continue to hope that he will finally find the best team for him as he is only lacking a championship to solidify his individual achievement being a future hall of famer.

[TheGreatPython]

We need to remember, this may not be true for Haliburton, but it's true for Tatum that he played until the last game of the season, so he could be a little tired, and while he is still young, he is not getting any younger, so resting him during the games they know they are winning is important. If you keep him playing at all games then he is going to either get super tired and have a bad start for the season, or he is going to even get injured as well. This is why I suggest that they are doing the right thing with him.

Haliburton was injured for a while too, which means that resting him isn't a bad choice neither, if he is back then he can get some minutes at times, to you know gain some momentum going into the season, but if he doesn't play much that's still fine. Plus this was just one game, we still don't know how it will go, maybe next game they will be the most played players, maybe they are rotating between games, we have no idea what they are planning.

[wheelz1200]

We need to remember, this may not be true for Haliburton, but it's true for Tatum that he played until the last game of the season, so he could be a little tired, and while he is still young, he is not getting any younger, so resting him during the games they know they are winning is important. If you keep him playing at all games then he is going to either get super tired and have a bad start for the season, or he is going to even get injured as well. This is why I suggest that they are doing the right thing with him.

Haliburton was injured for a while too, which means that resting him isn't a bad choice neither, if he is back then he can get some minutes at times, to you know gain some momentum going into the season, but if he doesn't play much that's still fine. Plus this was just one game, we still don't know how it will go, maybe next game they will be the most played players, maybe they are rotating between games, we have no idea what they are planning.

People are making too big a deal over it honestly.  The goal is to win games and ultimately gold.  If th a t means playing some players over others than so be it.  Seeing the game play out I think the right rotation was in.  Durant was lights out, lebron was needed for his physicality, guards to spread the floor and defense from jrue.  Next game someone else won't get playing time, no big deal.  You need to keep a decent sized rotation you can't play everyone minimum playing time.

[jossiel]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

Tatum and Haliburton didn't play, and we can understand as the coaching staff is playing like in a needed basis or what the opposition is giving them. So in this case, they are not needed. But I read that Joel Embiid is -8 when he is on the floor. For KD, it's good to see him back in the fold as if we have not injured or something. Just walking up like that and then contributed to the games. It's obvious that Serbia doesn't have answered to the Americans.

It was a surprise when KD was there and Kerr did really planned all of this. Well, props to him and he knows how to give his men the right playing time when they're on their momentum.

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

It was a history for him that he never missed for several minutes and that really wowed all of us. This is the true form KD I guess that we might not see when the regular season of NBA comes back.

[ultrloa]

We need to remember, this may not be true for Haliburton, but it's true for Tatum that he played until the last game of the season, so he could be a little tired, and while he is still young, he is not getting any younger, so resting him during the games they know they are winning is important. If you keep him playing at all games then he is going to either get super tired and have a bad start for the season, or he is going to even get injured as well. This is why I suggest that they are doing the right thing with him.

Haliburton was injured for a while too, which means that resting him isn't a bad choice neither, if he is back then he can get some minutes at times, to you know gain some momentum going into the season, but if he doesn't play much that's still fine. Plus this was just one game, we still don't know how it will go, maybe next game they will be the most played players, maybe they are rotating between games, we have no idea what they are planning.

People are making too big a deal over it honestly.  The goal is to win games and ultimately gold.  If th a t means playing some players over others than so be it.  Seeing the game play out I think the right rotation was in.  Durant was lights out, lebron was needed for his physicality, guards to spread the floor and defense from jrue.  Next game someone else won't get playing time, no big deal.  You need to keep a decent sized rotation you can't play everyone minimum playing time.

Some people creating issues towards in that situation and they make it look like that there's some issue happening. For sure those players understand that they have rotations to follow also strategy to be done that's why its expected that there will be some players will sit out on each games they play. There focus is not to have a good show but rather to take a gold medal in this tournament. People just creating drama since maybe they are enjoying seeing some issues online and spread hatred to couching staff who handle USA. Durant is excellent in that match also all of them really made outstanding contribution to get that win.

[wheelz1200]

We need to remember, this may not be true for Haliburton, but it's true for Tatum that he played until the last game of the season, so he could be a little tired, and while he is still young, he is not getting any younger, so resting him during the games they know they are winning is important. If you keep him playing at all games then he is going to either get super tired and have a bad start for the season, or he is going to even get injured as well. This is why I suggest that they are doing the right thing with him.

Haliburton was injured for a while too, which means that resting him isn't a bad choice neither, if he is back then he can get some minutes at times, to you know gain some momentum going into the season, but if he doesn't play much that's still fine. Plus this was just one game, we still don't know how it will go, maybe next game they will be the most played players, maybe they are rotating between games, we have no idea what they are planning.

People are making too big a deal over it honestly.  The goal is to win games and ultimately gold.  If th a t means playing some players over others than so be it.  Seeing the game play out I think the right rotation was in.  Durant was lights out, lebron was needed for his physicality, guards to spread the floor and defense from jrue.  Next game someone else won't get playing time, no big deal.  You need to keep a decent sized rotation you can't play everyone minimum playing time.

Some people creating issues towards in that situation and they make it look like that there's some issue happening. For sure those players understand that they have rotations to follow also strategy to be done that's why its expected that there will be some players will sit out on each games they play. There focus is not to have a good show but rather to take a gold medal in this tournament. People just creating drama since maybe they are enjoying seeing some issues online and spread hatred to couching staff who handle USA. Durant is excellent in that match also all of them really made outstanding contribution to get that win.

I honestly think Kerr had a really good rotation going. Naturally steph is going to get playing time and people think it's because he is Kerry's golden bot.  But steph really opened up the middle for the US.  He demands so much attention out top and creates havoc on opposing defenses especially most of which have never played against him yet.  I have no issue with steph getting a lot of burn in the game.

[Dave1]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

Oh, I wasn't aware that KD is part of history in the Olympics, it will he his 4th Gold if everything went smooth for the US team. It's really hard to compare though players not just KD in the playoffs as in the Olympics, totally different experience for them.

The women's side as well won in the opener, same margin. So I guess the men's and women's side as the heavy favorites for the Gold.

[LogitechMouse]

We need to remember, this may not be true for Haliburton, but it's true for Tatum that he played until the last game of the season, so he could be a little tired, and while he is still young, he is not getting any younger, so resting him during the games they know they are winning is important. If you keep him playing at all games then he is going to either get super tired and have a bad start for the season, or he is going to even get injured as well. This is why I suggest that they are doing the right thing with him.

Haliburton was injured for a while too, which means that resting him isn't a bad choice neither, if he is back then he can get some minutes at times, to you know gain some momentum going into the season, but if he doesn't play much that's still fine. Plus this was just one game, we still don't know how it will go, maybe next game they will be the most played players, maybe they are rotating between games, we have no idea what they are planning.

People are making too big a deal over it honestly.  The goal is to win games and ultimately gold.  If th a t means playing some players over others than so be it.  Seeing the game play out I think the right rotation was in.  Durant was lights out, lebron was needed for his physicality, guards to spread the floor and defense from jrue.  Next game someone else won't get playing time, no big deal.  You need to keep a decent sized rotation you can't play everyone minimum playing time.

Well, that's how the media is making money. Making dramas out of small things like Tatum getting benched, and with how the people from social media reacts, I expect some memes coming from them that will be posted online (like a triple-double in claps, high-fives and the number of glasses of Gatorade he drank).

Anyway, I don't see this one as a big deal as well. In a roster filled with superstars, there's always a possibility for a player or two to get benched or at least play with limited minutes. In this case, it's Tatum in their first game, but I believe Coach Kerr will let him play in their next game against South Sudan. Speaking of South Sudan, we've seen how they played against the US team, but I don't think that it will happen again this time. As for this drama, let the media cover it. It will stay popular for about 3 days or a week at max then everybody will just forget it completely.

At the end of the day, like @wheelz1200 said, it's all about the Gold Medal and not whether you play many minutes, or not.

[TravelMug]

The Nuggets lost their firepower in their second unit last season, which is why they failed in the playoffs. Having Westbrook as part of the second unit would be significant, as his confidence will bring energy to his teammates, potentially improving the non-Jokic minutes for the team. They are likely to make the playoffs, but they need to return to the NBA Finals and win again while their team is still complete and healthy. Hopefully, this postseason, they have filled all the necessary pieces to form a championship team again.

Agree to that, Westbrook coming from the bench and give minutes to allow stars to rest a kind of help that he can really fill in, he's a scorer and hopefully the coaching staff will give him that same treatment even he's going to come in from the second unit, I like to see what he can add with the campaign of the Nuggets bringing that championship caliber and be more competitive chasing another title.

Though it's so much hype as we don't know what he can deliver, just going to wait for him playing with the rest of the Nuggets squad.

Yeah, pretty much that's it, just the hype, just like when he was in the Lakers and then the Clippers, Lol. And basing from that stint of Westbrook, it maybe the same with the Nuggets. I mean they've lost KCP and they think the Westbrook might be a good replacement, but it's totally different as Westbrook for me is no longer in his prime and I'm not seeing him having a impact.

Of course, with his experience and tenacity, there could be games that he will score and then bricks the next game. But let's see what he can bring. Last time for him to become a NBA champion and the Nuggets could be his ticket.

[danherbias07]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

That's the KD that we adore watching, very efficient. It's still there but I guess the defense in the NBA is simply better than how it is in the Olympics, especially against Serbia which is not known for their defense. KD had a lot of help which is not seen in the Phoenix Suns so I guess we cannot use the comparison. He has Lebron James here who is also efficient, especially in passing the ball. All KD would do is catch and shoot it or post up and use his length to his advantage. Truly, this is one heck of a scary Team USA with so many weapons in their arsenal.
I doubt they will be defeated even once in this qualifying event and until the finals. It's just hard to imagine a team defeating them unless they get careless.

[Baofeng]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

That's the KD that we adore watching, very efficient. It's still there but I guess the defense in the NBA is simply better than how it is in the Olympics, especially against Serbia which is not known for their defense. KD had a lot of help which is not seen in the Phoenix Suns so I guess we cannot use the comparison. He has Lebron James here who is also efficient, especially in passing the ball. All KD would do is catch and shoot it or post up and use his length to his advantage. Truly, this is one heck of a scary Team USA with so many weapons in their arsenal.
I doubt they will be defeated even once in this qualifying event and until the finals. It's just hard to imagine a team defeating them unless they get careless.

Yes, the defense is very different in the Olympics, although the Serbia games we have seen some good defense put up by the Serbians as they have a couple of steals and probably chance the shot of some USA players, but still the difference is that the USA is so deep with talents.

And with that KD performance, you really have to admired him and Lebron taking over this game. And we still misses Tatum too, but I do see that Kerr will give him time in the floor in the next game. Perhaps I just see some weakness in the inside, and Joel will have to work very hard or even AD and Bam if there will be more taller players that they will face in their next game. Joel has difficulty containing Jokic in this game, in my opinion. So what more if there are a lot of centers from the other team that will rotate.

[dwyane36]

I doubt they will be defeated even once in this qualifying event and until the finals. It's just hard to imagine a team defeating them unless they get careless.

With so many all-star players on the roster, it's almost unrealistic that they will suffer even one loss in this tournament. Even assuming KD and LeBron play poorly in a single game, the US team still has other players capable of taking on any opposing team in this tournament.

[Fredomago]

I doubt they will be defeated even once in this qualifying event and until the finals. It's just hard to imagine a team defeating them unless they get careless.

With so many all-star players on the roster, it's almost unrealistic that they will suffer even one loss in this tournament. Even assuming KD and LeBron play poorly in a single game, the US team still has other players capable of taking on any opposing team in this tournament.

Yeah right, there are all superstars and they are all capable in carrying the team just got some minutes and rotate the ball then it's going to be tough to any opponents to beat them, though we can't assure or conclude things that might happened but still positive that the dominance will continue, they've got all the position covered and with the skillsets and talents these squad have it's something that will keep them on top.

[wheelz1200]

This is the KD that we had all admired. Just wow, magic hands but this doesn't happen at all times. Congratulations to the team USA.

Tatum seems heated the seat.

The way KD is carrying Team USA is far different from how he played last season with the Phoenix Suns. He's performing better in the Olympics than in the NBA playoffs. I can't imagine KD did that, never missing a shot in the first half. I think he is the first one to achieve that in the Olympics with over 8 attempts.

KD already earned Gold Medals: 2020 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Games, 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship. (https://www.usab.com/players/kevin-durant)

Oh, I wasn't aware that KD is part of history in the Olympics, it will he his 4th Gold if everything went smooth for the US team. It's really hard to compare though players not just KD in the playoffs as in the Olympics, totally different experience for them.

The women's side as well won in the opener, same margin. So I guess the men's and women's side as the heavy favorites for the Gold.

KD is actually probably lying the most decorated international US basketball player.  I think he leads all of US in points in history for the US.  His game is perfectly situated for the international game and crosses over well.  I think not being double teamed and being able to hag on the outside helps him a lot.  Either way gonna be a fun Olympics to watch.

[danherbias07]

I doubt they will be defeated even once in this qualifying event and until the finals. It's just hard to imagine a team defeating them unless they get careless.

With so many all-star players on the roster, it's almost unrealistic that they will suffer even one loss in this tournament. Even assuming KD and LeBron play poorly in a single game, the US team still has other players capable of taking on any opposing team in this tournament.

Very possible that they won't lose any of the game even if 2 or 3 stars are off night. There's just too much firepower in their arsenal. Heck, Anthony Edwards is already a big threat, and putting in Steph Curry and Davis changes everything.

https://x.com/wojespn/status/1818398396824031431

One-year only.
I don't know why but I thought he did great when OG was hurt especially on the defensive end. I mean, there could've been a better contract or they don't have the cap space anymore. But I do believe the New York Knicks are too focused on offensive firepower instead of getting defensive players. Well, I think it is wrong because the Celtics ain't like that. Boston has been playing great defense which is why they are the champions. Defense wins championships.

[TravelMug]

^^ Yeah, it was a surprised why only 1 year did the Knicks offered to Precious Achiuwa, he is a two way player though. So he can offer defense and at the same time play offense as well. Perhaps it was more of the salary cap for them and so the offer was just for a year and then see how it goes.

They already have so much fire power and when Randle return they will have a lot of options. So they should have focus on defense. But if you have to look at it, they are in the top 5 in defense already. And as far as Boston defense? They are the top team so you are right about defense winning championships.

[LogitechMouse]

^^ Yeah, it was a surprised why only 1 year did the Knicks offered to Precious Achiuwa, he is a two way player though. So he can offer defense and at the same time play offense as well. Perhaps it was more of the salary cap for them and so the offer was just for a year and then see how it goes.

They already have so much fire power and when Randle return they will have a lot of options. So they should have focus on defense. But if you have to look at it, they are in the top 5 in defense already. And as far as Boston defense? They are the top team so you are right about defense winning championships.

Maybe the Knicks isn't impressed that much in how he played last season with them, but they need a good defender since Hartenstein already went to the Thunder. If they will not get a big to defend the paint, I'll believe that this Knicks will rely on small ball which I don't know if it's still relevant until now.

Achiuwa's averaged 7.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks in 24.2 minutes based on the official website of ESPN. Not a bad stats knowing that he's playing very limited time. He's a good 2nd unit, but he can be their starting center for the upcoming season. As for Randle, many look at him as a superstar and there's nothing wrong about it, but he only got those good stats because of his shot volume. He averaged more than 15 shots per game, and his defense isn't that good as well (for me) so I will not be surprised if the Knicks will try to trade him if he plays bad in the upcoming season.

[Dave1]

^^ Yeah, it was a surprised why only 1 year did the Knicks offered to Precious Achiuwa, he is a two way player though. So he can offer defense and at the same time play offense as well. Perhaps it was more of the salary cap for them and so the offer was just for a year and then see how it goes.

They already have so much fire power and when Randle return they will have a lot of options. So they should have focus on defense. But if you have to look at it, they are in the top 5 in defense already. And as far as Boston defense? They are the top team so you are right about defense winning championships.

Maybe the Knicks isn't impressed that much in how he played last season with them, but they need a good defender since Hartenstein already went to the Thunder. If they will not get a big to defend the paint, I'll believe that this Knicks will rely on small ball which I don't know if it's still relevant until now.

Achiuwa's averaged 7.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks in 24.2 minutes based on the official website of ESPN. Not a bad stats knowing that he's playing very limited time. He's a good 2nd unit, but he can be their starting center for the upcoming season. As for Randle, many look at him as a superstar and there's nothing wrong about it, but he only got those good stats because of his shot volume. He averaged more than 15 shots per game, and his defense isn't that good as well (for me) so I will not be surprised if the Knicks will try to trade him if he plays bad in the upcoming season.

Still a good catch for the Knicks, I think it will be Mitchell Robinson who will be their starting center assuming he is healthy since Hartenstein has move to Thunder. So still a good player at PF to Center position for the Knicks.

I don't know but I have a feeling that Randle won't be the same again after the multiply injuries that he had suffered already and for me, Brunson now is the new leader of the team and no longer Julius. Not sure how long is Randle's contract with the Knicks, but if everything falls out for him next season, he might be in the discussion for a trade.