2027 NBA Season

[ultrloa]

Bronny is like Thanasis. At this point, the only difference is that other teams would choose Giannis over LeBron. One reason is because Giannis is younger and still has a lot to offer. He’s still dominant and averaging a double-double. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bronny doesn’t even get a minimum offer once LeBron retires. After all, business is business, and teams know they won’t gain much from Bronny unless he really improves his game this season, but with his limited playing time, nah, I don’t think so.

I can't believe that I follow NBA so much and I could not make that connection, I hate myself for it . You are right, Bronny is EXACTLY like Thannasis, they are both in the league just because of their family and nothing more. Neither would have been a day in NBA if it wasn't for their family.

Bronny at least has age benefit, which means there is still a chance for him to grow and be better until Lebron retires, as we have seen he is not retiring yet, which means at least two more seasons for Bronny to get better because if Lebron is not retiring this year, then that's at least two more seasons of him. Will Bronny be enough of a player to stay in the league after his father leaves? I doubt it, but at least he has two years to prove us wrong.

Bronny didn't get much improvement and its like he's just a practice player on Lakers. I doubt he can be more better if he remain on his current situation.

If Bronny will not get any time on Lakers then yes provably that he will just go the same as what Thanasis gets on which if their main connection will go maybe this two guys will be totally out of NBA.

Still Bronny is young and maybe he still have few more years to prove us that we are really wrong with our doubts on his skills.

[dwyane36]

Bronny at least has age benefit, which means there is still a chance for him to grow and be better until Lebron retires, as we have seen he is not retiring yet, which means at least two more seasons for Bronny to get better because if Lebron is not retiring this year, then that's at least two more seasons of him. Will Bronny be enough of a player to stay in the league after his father leaves? I doubt it, but at least he has two years to prove us wrong.

Bronny has an age benefit, but it doesn't seem like he's going to take advantage of it. At least based on the results of the last two preseason games, I don't see any improvement in his skills.
By the way, it's worth noting that Bronny doesn't have much time to improve his position in the NBA, as his current contract only runs until the end of the 2027-28 season, with the last season being a team option.

[btc_angela]

Bronny at least has age benefit, which means there is still a chance for him to grow and be better until Lebron retires, as we have seen he is not retiring yet, which means at least two more seasons for Bronny to get better because if Lebron is not retiring this year, then that's at least two more seasons of him. Will Bronny be enough of a player to stay in the league after his father leaves? I doubt it, but at least he has two years to prove us wrong.

Bronny has an age benefit, but it doesn't seem like he's going to take advantage of it. At least based on the results of the last two preseason games, I don't see any improvement in his skills.
By the way, it's worth noting that Bronny doesn't have much time to improve his position in the NBA, as his current contract only runs until the end of the 2027-28 season, with the last season being a team option.

Or really has the skills to go on the next level. And let's admit it, he is nowhere near his father greatness. So as much as he wanted to be the next LBJ it won't happen because the height and maybe the mentality is not there for the young James.

So it might be really hard for him to go around the NBA and if there are teams that are willing to get him and developed. But let's see what goes on next, as you have said, he stil has a good contract but the real test is after that, if there will be teams that will absorb him despite not seeing potential in his game.

[danherbias07]

The funny thing about Alperen is the fact that when you hear him do double double, you wonder if it was with rebounds or assists.

In fact, if anyone in the world ever does (I am sure it has happened before) a double double without points, just rebbounds and assists, he could be the one who could do something crazy like that.

But I am still not convinced about the KD trade, while KD is obviously without a doubt the best player they could have hoped for and amazing superstar, dude is old, and he can help them this year, and if lucky next year, but how much more? They lost Jalen Green on that deal, who was much worse than Durant without a doubt, but had 10+ years of playing in him at least, if not more. So, that's a bit questionable trade.

In my opinion, Kevin Durant is a good pair for Alperen Sengun. The big guy is not a scorer. He likes passing and just doing rebounds, and you said it. KD, on the other hand, is a pure offensive weapon. This time, he can focus on scoring without worrying about someone else who loves to score, just like in Phoenix with Booker and Beal.
For me, it's a good pair, a strong one, and they have lots of players who will do defense, so there's some balance on the team. The Houston Rockets might surprise us this season.

[tech30338]

The funny thing about Alperen is the fact that when you hear him do double double, you wonder if it was with rebounds or assists.

In fact, if anyone in the world ever does (I am sure it has happened before) a double double without points, just rebbounds and assists, he could be the one who could do something crazy like that.

But I am still not convinced about the KD trade, while KD is obviously without a doubt the best player they could have hoped for and amazing superstar, dude is old, and he can help them this year, and if lucky next year, but how much more? They lost Jalen Green on that deal, who was much worse than Durant without a doubt, but had 10+ years of playing in him at least, if not more. So, that's a bit questionable trade.

In my opinion, Kevin Durant is a good pair for Alperen Sengun. The big guy is not a scorer. He likes passing and just doing rebounds, and you said it. KD, on the other hand, is a pure offensive weapon. This time, he can focus on scoring without worrying about someone else who loves to score, just like in Phoenix with Booker and Beal.
For me, it's a good pair, a strong one, and they have lots of players who will do defense, so there's some balance on the team. The Houston Rockets might surprise us this season.

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

[sana54210]

In the first place, he shouldn’t have been drafted, honestly, there were better players than him. But because of his father, he ended up on the same team, and it kind of makes sense. If he played for another team, he probably wouldn’t have much relevance anyway.

At least with the Lakers, they can make a storyline out of it .. father and son playing together.
But TBH, not sure how long that’ll last, either LeBron retires first or Bronny doesn’t get re-signed once LeBron’s gone.

The weird thing is, there weren't really any better players than him. While I understand that some may consider it a possibility, but Bronny was a very late second round pick, the kind of place where players who play for 3-4 seasons and leave the league to go play in Europe or wherever. Not that many players after first 50 picks ends up staying in the league after 10 years or something. That does happen, it is not unheard of, hell there were champions, like Manu for example, but that isn't common.

So Bronny was picked at a place where you can pick anyone you want, it just doesn't matter at that late stage of the draft, not like he was a top pick. Would anyone want him right now? Of course not, he isn't good enough, but he could grow, lets see what his potential is, if he can improve his defense, he could become a great defensive pest, and that may help him.

[Cointxz]

In the first place, he shouldn’t have been drafted, honestly, there were better players than him. But because of his father, he ended up on the same team, and it kind of makes sense. If he played for another team, he probably wouldn’t have much relevance anyway.

At least with the Lakers, they can make a storyline out of it .. father and son playing together.
But TBH, not sure how long that’ll last, either LeBron retires first or Bronny doesn’t get re-signed once LeBron’s gone.

The weird thing is, there weren't really any better players than him. While I understand that some may consider it a possibility, but Bronny was a very late second round pick, the kind of place where players who play for 3-4 seasons and leave the league to go play in Europe or wherever. Not that many players after first 50 picks ends up staying in the league after 10 years or something. That does happen, it is not unheard of, hell there were champions, like Manu for example, but that isn't common.

So Bronny was picked at a place where you can pick anyone you want, it just doesn't matter at that late stage of the draft, not like he was a top pick. Would anyone want him right now? Of course not, he isn't good enough, but he could grow, lets see what his potential is, if he can improve his defense, he could become a great defensive pest, and that may help him.

Nikola Jokic is on the 2nd round pick sitting on number 41st pick. Draft pick is just a number since many number 1 pick choke or early retired while those who push their game to the limit despite lower rank during regular season are the one being rewarded.

There’s many case that undraft or lower rank performs better than higher rank draft.

No offense to Bronmy but he needs to grind more.

[Russlenat]

No offense to Bronmy but he needs to grind more.

But what if he already reached his limit? I’m sure he’s doing his best to improve, same with other players, But honestly, not everyone’s made for the NBA. Some players can grind every day, work their hardest, and still end up being just average.

Maybe Bronny falls into that category. At his size, he’s not exactly special, and nowhere near his father’s level. Right now, he’s basically living under LeBron’s shadow. But the real question is, how long can that last? Once his dad retires, will his teammates still treat him the same way, or will the hype fade too?

[LogitechMouse]

Good to see that Durant is still an elite player even as his age and the wear and tear on his body. I guess he was inspired and motivated again to play with a young team and becoming their franchise player to go on another playoff and at least step into the second round.

He's motivated to chase more rings.

And having a set of young players is making him more encouraged to do so because he sees the chances.

Sengun is more of the franchise player of the Rockets but, when he's there, I guess that's what it is.

He's still chasing his first ring without Steph, but the question is "Can he get it in Houston?" and for me, it's a no.

Especially now that VanVleet is injured and will not play for the majority of the regular season, their chances of winning a title dropped significantly especially if you look at their roster and they don't have any solid PG on their team. Aside from being a PG, he's leadership is also one of a kind, and without him, you basically lost a leader on your team, and we know that not having a leader has a big impact on the performance of the team.

Yes, Durant is surrounded with young players, but those young players aren't enough to win a title. For me, OKC and Denver are way better than them. No offense, but just stating my opinion.

[Wapfika]

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

I think they can. Rockets roster is not fragile why they are now all skilled in addition to experience of Durant that is valuable on clutch time.

I believe they can pursue higher rank and maybe compete on higher rounds to playoffs. Nuggets is the best example that skills alone will not make you to finals since they encounter a lot of injuries with their key player that affect their game badly.

While OKC team proves being consistent and tough will make you to the finals and win. They manage to win the finals because none of their key player injured especially Holmgren.

[tech30338]

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

I think they can. Rockets roster is not fragile why they are now all skilled in addition to experience of Durant that is valuable on clutch time.

I believe they can pursue higher rank and maybe compete on higher rounds to playoffs. Nuggets is the best example that skills alone will not make you to finals since they encounter a lot of injuries with their key player that affect their game badly.

While OKC team proves being consistent and tough will make you to the finals and win. They manage to win the finals because none of their key player injured especially Holmgren.

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, their road this year will be different, of course coaches already study their plays, its up to them to adjust in the situation, but just like Houston, this team has multiple drafts that they can use to add or move a player, but i want this team to face Houston and lets see how both young players matchup with each other, Excited with the result, who will have the upper hand if they face in the playoffs.

[Sanitough]

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, ...

They the the top 1 favorite on the championship odds.. https://www.espn.com/nba/futures

Next on the list are Cleveland and the Nuggets, while the Rockets sit at +1400. But what really caught my eye is the Dallas Mavericks at +3300.. feels like they’re being underestimated. With Davis and Irving both healthy, plus the new number one overall pick, I think they’ve got what it takes to be a serious contender. I even have a feeling they could take down OKC if they meet in the playoffs.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, ...

They the the top 1 favorite on the championship odds.. https://www.espn.com/nba/futures

Next on the list are Cleveland and the Nuggets, while the Rockets sit at +1400. But what really caught my eye is the Dallas Mavericks at +3300.. feels like they’re being underestimated. With Davis and Irving both healthy, plus the new number one overall pick, I think they’ve got what it takes to be a serious contender. I even have a feeling they could take down OKC if they meet in the playoffs.

I don't know about Irving, he has a torn ACL and it will take like eight months to a year to recover from that. That's why they got D'Lo as their point guard because of the Irving situation. As far as Davis goes, he will be healthy day in day out.

So I guess it's just about right on where they are as far as outright betting goes. No doubt that OKC will be the top favorite, their core is intact and with just minor additions to their team. Cavs was a good team last year, maybe they can have a break out run and push past the second round with Mitchell and Garland.

Same with the Nuggets, they still have Jokic at the helm, although they've traded Porter Jr., they added Cam Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas to give Jokic some time to rest and then put him in the last 6 minutes of the 4th quarter.

[fullfitlarry]

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

I think they can. Rockets roster is not fragile why they are now all skilled in addition to experience of Durant that is valuable on clutch time.

I believe they can pursue higher rank and maybe compete on higher rounds to playoffs. Nuggets is the best example that skills alone will not make you to finals since they encounter a lot of injuries with their key player that affect their game badly.

While OKC team proves being consistent and tough will make you to the finals and win. They manage to win the finals because none of their key player injured especially Holmgren.

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, their road this year will be different, of course coaches already study their plays, its up to them to adjust in the situation, but just like Houston, this team has multiple drafts that they can use to add or move a player, but i want this team to face Houston and lets see how both young players matchup with each other, Excited with the result, who will have the upper hand if they face in the playoffs.

As a defending champion, every teams will be eyeing them specially on how they dominate the regular season game and become the top team in the NBA. So for sure the scouts of other teams have known their plays already. And coach Daigneault will have to developed new games and strategy so that they will be ahead of the game. And we should take note that no NBA teams has won back to back, the last time was the Warriors if I'm not mistaken.

But there are reports that GM picks the OKC Thunder to win again this year. So that will be a big accomplished for them if indeed they defend their NBA championship this season.

NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league’s first repeat champion in nearly a decade, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic is their pick to reclaim the MVP award and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra was once again the pick as best coach.

https://sports.inquirer.net/643620/nba-gms-pick-okc-thunder-to-repeat-erik-spoelstra-as-best-coach

[tech30338]

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

I think they can. Rockets roster is not fragile why they are now all skilled in addition to experience of Durant that is valuable on clutch time.

I believe they can pursue higher rank and maybe compete on higher rounds to playoffs. Nuggets is the best example that skills alone will not make you to finals since they encounter a lot of injuries with their key player that affect their game badly.

While OKC team proves being consistent and tough will make you to the finals and win. They manage to win the finals because none of their key player injured especially Holmgren.

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, their road this year will be different, of course coaches already study their plays, its up to them to adjust in the situation, but just like Houston, this team has multiple drafts that they can use to add or move a player, but i want this team to face Houston and lets see how both young players matchup with each other, Excited with the result, who will have the upper hand if they face in the playoffs.

As a defending champion, every teams will be eyeing them specially on how they dominate the regular season game and become the top team in the NBA. So for sure the scouts of other teams have known their plays already. And coach Daigneault will have to developed new games and strategy so that they will be ahead of the game. And we should take note that no NBA teams has won back to back, the last time was the Warriors if I'm not mistaken.

But there are reports that GM picks the OKC Thunder to win again this year. So that will be a big accomplished for them if indeed they defend their NBA championship this season.

NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league’s first repeat champion in nearly a decade, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic is their pick to reclaim the MVP award and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra was once again the pick as best coach.

https://sports.inquirer.net/643620/nba-gms-pick-okc-thunder-to-repeat-erik-spoelstra-as-best-coach

They are being expect to win another one because the core team is still intact and players are entering the prime years, as a team, securing the contract should also be prioritized as its the one thing that breaks the team chemistry and make the team bothered most of the time, but i think they can handle it, they just need to stop surging teams of the west and ofcourse secure a playoff spot in the west, also houston is another threat to be look at, as they are also building a team for the future years to come.

[TravelMug]

Sengun is young and starting to enter the prime years, he will learn everything, with Durant on his side, Durant can now shoot without thinking of the rebound, Houston team will be in the playoffs for years to come, they will be a contender in the west, but the only problem is can they finish other teams in west in the playoffs, Durant need to lead this team and be a leader, so that they will have a better chance, if Durant will be healthy its almost a guarantee a playoffs spot.

I think they can. Rockets roster is not fragile why they are now all skilled in addition to experience of Durant that is valuable on clutch time.

I believe they can pursue higher rank and maybe compete on higher rounds to playoffs. Nuggets is the best example that skills alone will not make you to finals since they encounter a lot of injuries with their key player that affect their game badly.

While OKC team proves being consistent and tough will make you to the finals and win. They manage to win the finals because none of their key player injured especially Holmgren.

This coming year although OKC is still one of the favorites, their road this year will be different, of course coaches already study their plays, its up to them to adjust in the situation, but just like Houston, this team has multiple drafts that they can use to add or move a player, but i want this team to face Houston and lets see how both young players matchup with each other, Excited with the result, who will have the upper hand if they face in the playoffs.

As a defending champion, every teams will be eyeing them specially on how they dominate the regular season game and become the top team in the NBA. So for sure the scouts of other teams have known their plays already. And coach Daigneault will have to developed new games and strategy so that they will be ahead of the game. And we should take note that no NBA teams has won back to back, the last time was the Warriors if I'm not mistaken.

But there are reports that GM picks the OKC Thunder to win again this year. So that will be a big accomplished for them if indeed they defend their NBA championship this season.

NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league’s first repeat champion in nearly a decade, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic is their pick to reclaim the MVP award and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra was once again the pick as best coach.

https://sports.inquirer.net/643620/nba-gms-pick-okc-thunder-to-repeat-erik-spoelstra-as-best-coach

They are being expect to win another one because the core team is still intact and players are entering the prime years, as a team, securing the contract should also be prioritized as its the one thing that breaks the team chemistry and make the team bothered most of the time, but i think they can handle it, they just need to stop surging teams of the west and ofcourse secure a playoff spot in the west, also houston is another threat to be look at, as they are also building a team for the future years to come.

But I read a report that Jay Williams is injured?

It's already understood that the OKC Thunder are heading into the 2025-26 campaign at less than full strength following the recent operations for both veteran Kenrich Williams and redshirted rookie Nikola Topic.

However, as the days dwindle down toward their October 21 regular-season tip-off, it seems increasingly likely that All-Star Jalen Williams will be joining them for the opener on the sidelines in street clothes.

https://thunderousintentions.com/okc-thunder-jalen-williams-problem-fans-should-be-nervous-about

So that could be a bad start for the Thunder this season if one of their core will not be available. There are also a lot of hype on Nikola Topic so he might be vital to the team as well. Might be a bad start but once this player is back for sure the Thunder will be one of the best team again.

[Fredomago]

No offense to Bronmy but he needs to grind more.

But what if he already reached his limit? I’m sure he’s doing his best to improve, same with other players, But honestly, not everyone’s made for the NBA. Some players can grind every day, work their hardest, and still end up being just average.

Maybe Bronny falls into that category. At his size, he’s not exactly special, and nowhere near his father’s level. Right now, he’s basically living under LeBron’s shadow. But the real question is, how long can that last? Once his dad retires, will his teammates still treat him the same way, or will the hype fade too?

That's the thing as even he got all the resources but if he already reached his limit then he's going to ends up like an ordinary player, he's going to be lucky if team considered him after LeBron retires, though he still got some time to shows up and bring his talent to his own name, and leave that shadow from  being a son of LeBron

Maybe giving him that same chance like what happened to Jordan Clarkson though he's in the 2nd round he still manage to grind his name and now even he's not that kind of a main guy thing but he created his own name and continue to impress his fans.

[Webetcoins]

Bronny has an age benefit, but it doesn't seem like he's going to take advantage of it. At least based on the results of the last two preseason games, I don't see any improvement in his skills.
By the way, it's worth noting that Bronny doesn't have much time to improve his position in the NBA, as his current contract only runs until the end of the 2027-28 season, with the last season being a team option.

While it is true that it doesn't show up on stats that much, but he is said to be working on defense, because he is agile and while not as athletic as his dad of course, he is still quite athletic, at least he is in NBA level for that part. So if he can keep being like that, fast, agile, quick, while also being great on defense, he "may" find himself some spot somewhere.

But I agree, doubtful that he will stay much after his father leaves because you can't have Ben Wallace type of zero offense players if you are a guard. Let's give him 2 more years, which he will have, and see if he will improve at all.

I honestly believe G-League would be a lot better for him, he could at least get to play and be better there for a while, like at least half a season.

[Shinpako09]

The Rockets are looking good in the preseason. Well, that was just against Atlanta and Utah. Although they traded away a young Jalen Green, who’s a potential star, right now KD is the better and more reliable scorer. Maybe they’re aiming to become a stronger contender and can’t wait for Jalen Green to reach his prime. Next, they’re facing the Pelicans, let’s see if they can beat a slimmer Williamson. Honestly, the Pelicans are strong and could be a playoff team as long as they have a disciplined Zion.

[dwyane36]

While it is true that it doesn't show up on stats that much, but he is said to be working on defense, because he is agile and while not as athletic as his dad of course, he is still quite athletic, at least he is in NBA level for that part. So if he can keep being like that, fast, agile, quick, while also being great on defense, he "may" find himself some spot somewhere.

But I agree, doubtful that he will stay much after his father leaves because you can't have Ben Wallace type of zero offense players if you are a guard. Let's give him 2 more years, which he will have, and see if he will improve at all.

I honestly believe G-League would be a lot better for him, he could at least get to play and be better there for a while, like at least half a season.

He already played in the G League, and it doesn't seem like it did him any good. Well, if he focuses on defense, then that should also be reflected in the stats. At the very least, the number of steals in the stats shows how good a player is at defense. In Bronny's case, he made only 9 steals last season, 4 of which were in the last game of the season. I guess this is too little for a player who is "working on defense".