2026 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

That was a pretty crazy moment.  Giannis has been pretending he wants to stay on the Bucks to try and appease the fans.  After this, I don't see him playing nice anymore.  The Bucks need to trade him ASAP before this situation gets any more toxic.  If I'm Giannis though, I do the same thing...  Play out your contract and then join a superteam.  It is the way.

Giannis stayed loyal for too long. In the NBA, you should request a trade the moment things start going south. He acted with character and wanted to fight until the end but at the end his own fans booed him yesterday. if i were him i would definitely demand a trade ASAP and leave this Bucks dumpster fire behind.

The problem with requesting a trade is that the team he goes to will have to empty their roster to get him.  I think he is doing the right thing by playing out his contract and I think the fans are reading the writing on the wall.  They now appear to be trying to force him to ask for a trade so they don't lose him for nothing.  They're playing a game of chicken and it's a bad situation for everyone involved.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

That was a pretty crazy moment.  Giannis has been pretending he wants to stay on the Bucks to try and appease the fans.  After this, I don't see him playing nice anymore.  The Bucks need to trade him ASAP before this situation gets any more toxic.  If I'm Giannis though, I do the same thing...  Play out your contract and then join a superteam.  It is the way.

Giannis stayed loyal for too long. In the NBA, you should request a trade the moment things start going south. He acted with character and wanted to fight until the end but at the end his own fans booed him yesterday. if i were him i would definitely demand a trade ASAP and leave this Bucks dumpster fire behind.

I don't think it's all about loyalty, the Bucks traded their core after their championship, so Giannis should know that it's just a matter of time before he will be traded or will he request a trade. And by the looks of it, the fans wanted chance and so they boo their teams because they are not performing very well.

So I wouldn't be surprised that by the end of Giannis contract, he will be traded somewhere or at least to the team that he wants to go. That is the ugly side of NBA, there is no loyalty unless you consistently win with that team.

[passwordnow]

I don't think it's all about loyalty, the Bucks traded their core after their championship, so Giannis should know that it's just a matter of time before he will be traded or will he request a trade. And by the looks of it, the fans wanted chance and so they boo their teams because they are not performing very well.

So I wouldn't be surprised that by the end of Giannis contract, he will be traded somewhere or at least to the team that he wants to go. That is the ugly side of NBA, there is no loyalty unless you consistently win with that team.

Players who has a signal that they're about to get traded will choose to request a trade before it happens. So, it's possible for Giannis to request a trade and he's free to go. I remember last few seasons, I think he's requested for that but the Bucks management used their trump card against him by employing his brother to be part of the team, I can't remember if it's with the bench/coaching staff. And if he's so serious about it that he wants out after the contract, it's for sure that many other teams will like to take him. I wonder if the rumor about him to have a tandem with Ja is going to happen in Bucks.

[EFS]

I just watched Giannis' video. It looks like he could be traded in the near future. The problem is that Giannis' contract is too big and the team that would acquire him needs to have enough cap space. Because of this, there aren't many options.

After the Bucks won the championship, they haven't been able to become competitive again. The key pieces of that team were broken up and Giannis was left behind. He can't do much on his own either. A trade deal would be the best option for both Bucks and Giannis.

[tech30338]

I just watched Giannis' video. It looks like he could be traded in the near future. The problem is that Giannis' contract is too big and the team that would acquire him needs to have enough cap space. Because of this, there aren't many options.

After the Bucks won the championship, they haven't been able to become competitive again. The key pieces of that team were broken up and Giannis was left behind. He can't do much on his own either. A trade deal would be the best option for both Bucks and Giannis.

Also if he will always add his brother to the package other teams might hesitate, lots of years are being wasted from him, because he was unable to bring the team to another finals appearance, but bucks are not to blame, they always want Giannis to be happy and with that they already spend all their picks, which for a team is bad, also for Giannis he can't blame his team for that, but only if he can adjust those contract and don't demand too much they could have better options.

[Shinpako09]

I just watched Giannis' video. It looks like he could be traded in the near future. The problem is that Giannis' contract is too big and the team that would acquire him needs to have enough cap space. Because of this, there aren't many options.

After the Bucks won the championship, they haven't been able to become competitive again. The key pieces of that team were broken up and Giannis was left behind. He can't do much on his own either. A trade deal would be the best option for both Bucks and Giannis.

Also if he will always add his brother to the package other teams might hesitate, lots of years are being wasted from him, because he was unable to bring the team to another finals appearance, but bucks are not to blame, they always want Giannis to be happy and with that they already spend all their picks, which for a team is bad, also for Giannis he can't blame his team for that, but only if he can adjust those contract and don't demand too much they could have better options.

Giannis deserved the salary. Of course, if you are the team owner, you want to make the face of your franchise happy. In order to keep him, they kept on signing his brothers, which is not Giannis’ fault. If the Bucks let him go, they would most likely go into rebuilding. The management is expecting too much from him. His performance is still solid, but he really needs a reliable teammate, a consistent one, not someone who is on and off.

[Fredomago]

OKC Thunder finally got a partial revenge over the San Antonio Spurs after previously losing to them 3 consecutive times this season, I thought that would give the Spurs a decent psychological edge, but it didn't, although the was a very close one in the first half, with both teams going back and forth, however, everything changed completely in the 3rd quarter when OKC and Shai put up 40 points in that quarter, there was just no way back for Spurs after that, they couldn't even get to the 100 points mark tonight, big statement from OKC to show they've still got it.

Yes, you can see in the eyes of SGA that he doesn't want to lose against the Spurs and so he took matters into his own hand in the first half alone. Although the Alien trying to get the Spurs to rally back, it was not enough as SGA again, when he is on the floor make sure that they won't be intimidated by Wemby.

There was one instance wherein he was able to block Wemby by going after a ball when someone try to lob pass on the big men. Although Wemby get the bigger of Chet again in their match-up, San Antonio this time doesn't have the answer against SGA. So good win the by Thunder tonight, against their so called kryptonite.

Yup, OKC managed to erase that nightmare and finally beaten the Spurs, like what you have said SGA's attack mode is on set and he really wanted to win, leading the whole team in offensive productin, though Wemby did try together with Fox but SGA's supporting squad did really well to prevent being beaten again, they mostly provide the help that SGA needs to secure the win and not to let Spurs to rally back and upset them again.

[fullfitlarry]

I just watched Giannis' video. It looks like he could be traded in the near future. The problem is that Giannis' contract is too big and the team that would acquire him needs to have enough cap space. Because of this, there aren't many options.

I think if a team is very interested on him, they will act everything in their power to get him. And again, maybe involved other teams too for blockbuster trade. It's seems that Giannis has lost his love playing for the Bucks.

After the Bucks won the championship, they haven't been able to become competitive again. The key pieces of that team were broken up and Giannis was left behind. He can't do much on his own either. A trade deal would be the best option for both Bucks and Giannis.

That is the biggest question for the management to answer. They traded Middleton, let go of Holiday and the Lopez last season. They didn't keep their core for many years, so it's hard to imagine what they are thinking when they disband the team after winning their championship under Giannis.

[sana54210]

This is a business, and fans are the reason it thrives. You can understand why fans aren’t happy anymore since the Milwaukee Bucks don’t look like a championship team right now. Because of that, you can’t really blame some of them for turning on Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Things will have to change, and at the end of the day, fans usually dictate the direction. If the pressure keeps building, don’t be surprised if Giannis eventually gets traded.

This is the thing that makes it so much fun and also stupid at the same time. These players are getting more money than the surgeon who saves lives, which I always found backwards, I think surgeons should be paid as much as NBA players and NBA players should be paid as much as surgeons, that's how the money should switch.

But the reason why these are getting paid so much (along with musicians and movie stars etc) is because of the fans. Fans are paying for all of this, it is only possible thanks to people who are supporting these people. So not loving the fans? Any player who doesn't love the fans do not understand where their hundreds of millions coming from, it's literally the fans that are paying for all of these and make it possible.

[ajanwalker]

 Los Angeles Clippers are in great form. They beat Washington tonight and continued their winning streak. As long as Kawhi and James Harden are healthy, the Clippers will climb even higher. They won comfortably against Washington, only experiencing a dip in form in the third quarter. Washington seemed to close the gap, but the Clippers didn't give up in the fourth quarter and emerged victorious with a 119-105 score.
 Kawhi and Harden scored 55 points.

[tech30338]

Los Angeles Clippers are in great form. They beat Washington tonight and continued their winning streak. As long as Kawhi and James Harden are healthy, the Clippers will climb even higher. They won comfortably against Washington, only experiencing a dip in form in the third quarter. Washington seemed to close the gap, but the Clippers didn't give up in the fourth quarter and emerged victorious with a 119-105 score.
 Kawhi and Harden scored 55 points.

There is no way the wizard are going to win against the clippers, and pretty sure even without the klaw, they are just tanking because they have no chance of making it in the playoffs, they are at the bottom 2 with only 10 wins, if they win against the team in top 6 that's when its near playoffs position where they sometimes intentionally try to lose to have a better position especially in the west where better position is the key, you don't want to be facing the top seed in the first round lol.

[Webetcoins]

Ayton got it done tonight. 17 points, 18 rebounds, and 7/9 from the field. LeBron had a great game too. Luka didn’t shoot great, but they easily took down the Atlanta Hawks.

That is literally it. I have said it before, and I will say it again, when you have two players who are playing all game long and shooting almost all the shots, other players get cold and that is why Lakers are losing.

When you find the hot player, ignore Lebron or Luka, just go to that hot hand for a while because then you can switch back to Lebron and Luka later on. When you only play with those two, other teams knows how to double team or defend accordingly, playing to someone else is the new system, but not the same guy, switch around.

[tech30338]

Ayton got it done tonight. 17 points, 18 rebounds, and 7/9 from the field. LeBron had a great game too. Luka didn’t shoot great, but they easily took down the Atlanta Hawks.

That is literally it. I have said it before, and I will say it again, when you have two players who are playing all game long and shooting almost all the shots, other players get cold and that is why Lakers are losing.

When you find the hot player, ignore Lebron or Luka, just go to that hot hand for a while because then you can switch back to Lebron and Luka later on. When you only play with those two, other teams knows how to double team or defend accordingly, playing to someone else is the new system, but not the same guy, switch around.

Well Hawks is not a contender so if he will not score and get the rebounds then those height is useless, who is the star player of the hawks in the game?
James and Luka have 20+ each laravia has 17 points also meaning they are all scoring, I'm not expecting the hawks to make it hard for the lakers, i would be impress with Ayton if he will score like this on OKC Nuggets when they collide, if i were him i will focus on rebounding and don't demand the ball, because if he is really open, LeBron and Luka will find him, because that is their nature they are more willing to pass than score, if you can't position yourself properly you won't get the ball, that is for sure those two are passers even if they can score they will pass the ball when you are wide open.

[Maslate]

That is literally it. I have said it before, and I will say it again, when you have two players who are playing all game long and shooting almost all the shots, other players get cold and that is why Lakers are losing.

When you find the hot player, ignore Lebron or Luka, just go to that hot hand for a while because then you can switch back to Lebron and Luka later on. When you only play with those two, other teams knows how to double team or defend accordingly, playing to someone else is the new system, but not the same guy, switch around.

You mean that’s why they’re inconsistent sometimes? If you ask me, LeBron James and Luka Dončić aren’t really a great combo.

Remember when LeBron delayed his return because of injury? That stretch when Austin Reaves and Luka were leading the Los Angeles Lakers, they actually looked good and were winning games. The ball was moving better and the roles were clearer. Honestly, even if the Lakers make the playoffs, I still think they’ll lose, mainly because of LeBron’s style at this stage.

[ultrloa]

That is literally it. I have said it before, and I will say it again, when you have two players who are playing all game long and shooting almost all the shots, other players get cold and that is why Lakers are losing.

When you find the hot player, ignore Lebron or Luka, just go to that hot hand for a while because then you can switch back to Lebron and Luka later on. When you only play with those two, other teams knows how to double team or defend accordingly, playing to someone else is the new system, but not the same guy, switch around.

You mean that’s why they’re inconsistent sometimes? If you ask me, LeBron James and Luka Dončić aren’t really a great combo.

Remember when LeBron delayed his return because of injury? That stretch when Austin Reaves and Luka were leading the Los Angeles Lakers, they actually looked good and were winning games. The ball was moving better and the roles were clearer. Honestly, even if the Lakers make the playoffs, I still think they’ll lose, mainly because of LeBron’s style at this stage.

They are actually strong if we talk about offensively, but in defensive end? This is questionable and this is what Lakers experiencing now.

Lakers proves that they are good with Reaves and Luka together then they start to get a problem when Lebron is in their roster. The problem is Lebron contract have no trade clause so Lakers might find it hard to trade Lebron if he didn't agree with this plan.

But let see what they can do with this, since for sure they are doing something to fix their issue.

[Cointxz]

They are actually strong if we talk about offensively, but in defensive end? This is questionable and this is what Lakers experiencing now.

Lakers proves that they are good with Reaves and Luka together then they start to get a problem when Lebron is in their roster. The problem is Lebron contract have no trade clause so Lakers might find it hard to trade Lebron if he didn't agree with this plan.

But let see what they can do with this, since for sure they are doing something to fix their issue.

This is always the problem even before they acquire Luka. Now they traded most of their roster that do defense and acquire Luka that is well known for having 0 defense that’s why Nico traded him.

Now they are blaming Ayton while in reality even their core players don’t play defense and focus on offense which not working anymore on current NBA meta that balance between defense and offense.

In fact, top teams like OKC and Spurs are good defender.

[LogitechMouse]

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Giannis stayed loyal for too long. In the NBA, you should request a trade the moment things start going south. He acted with character and wanted to fight until the end but at the end his own fans booed him yesterday. if i were him i would definitely demand a trade ASAP and leave this Bucks dumpster fire behind.

The problem with requesting a trade is that the team he goes to will have to empty their roster to get him.  I think he is doing the right thing by playing out his contract and I think the fans are reading the writing on the wall.  They now appear to be trying to force him to ask for a trade so they don't lose him for nothing.  They're playing a game of chicken and it's a bad situation for everyone involved.

That's Giannis' current contract, and despite almost ALL of the teams want to get him, the problem is like what you said, they need to at least empty their roster just to get him especially in his final year of the contract where he will be getting $62M assuming that he will opt in on his contract.

Speaking of Giannis, the reaction of those fans on their home in that game against Timberwolves might be a trigger for him to request a trade already because... I mean just look at those fans. They boo'ed their own team. That's even worse than the Pistons back a few years ago when they're saying to sell their own franchise on their own home. I don't know on what Giannis is feeling right now, but if he wants to win a title, I don't think that he can get it on Milwaukee. I hope he will not waste any more time now that he's on his prime, and I hope he requests a trade this time. Who knows, we might see another "trade out of nowhere" again just like last year where the Doncic-Davis trade happened when nobody's expecting it to happen.

[Stavri]

Giannis stayed loyal for too long. In the NBA, you should request a trade the moment things start going south. He acted with character and wanted to fight until the end but at the end his own fans booed him yesterday. if i were him i would definitely demand a trade ASAP and leave this Bucks dumpster fire behind.

I don't think it's all about loyalty, the Bucks traded their core after their championship, so Giannis should know that it's just a matter of time before he will be traded or will he request a trade. And by the looks of it, the fans wanted chance and so they boo their teams because they are not performing very well.

So I wouldn't be surprised that by the end of Giannis contract, he will be traded somewhere or at least to the team that he wants to go. That is the ugly side of NBA, there is no loyalty unless you consistently win with that team.

Giannis says he won't leave but you can see he's not happy at all. He's even beefing with the fans now. I think he lowkey wants to join the Warriors. Warriors trade package might be weak compared to other teams but if he forces his way out, anything can happen.

[Eternad]

Giannis says he won't leave but you can see he's not happy at all. He's even beefing with the fans now. I think he lowkey wants to join the Warriors. Warriors trade package might be weak compared to other teams but if he forces his way out, anything can happen.

There’s a rumor recently that DeAndre Ayton notifies the Lakers for a trade request due to poor performance of the team based on some social media post.

Of this is true I believe Lakers might pursue Giannis to trade with Ayton along with other players and picks.

Giannis will be a good addition for Warriors but I doubt the current Warriors roster is a championship Caliber even with Giannis. They have shallow bench roster right now.

[xzone]

The All-Star voting is coming to an end, let's see how many votes each player received. Some players have huge fan bases and tend to get ahead in these kinds of polls. On the other hand, players who have had a very successful season don't make it to the All-Star game. On this fun night, we're watching not only deserving players, but also iconic figures from the NBA.

I hope Alperen Şengün gets selected for the All-Star game; I think we need to see him on the court. He deserves it