2024 NBA Season

[cafucafucafu]

But its unfortunate that Klay status still unclear and it seems that we will never see him running on the court this pre-season since his still unclear although its good to see him shooting around in the practice but for sure GSW will never force him to play since he will provably end up his career if he get another serious injury if they force him. The only thing they can rely now is to strengthen their current line up and create a chemistry to the existing one at with their new addition.

As far as I know, Klay Thompson is only doing limited exercises, and he's still not playing 5-on-5 during training sessions. So we definitely won't see him in these preseason games and at the beginning of the regular season. Most likely, he will be able to return to court in December or later.

Yeah, looking forward to that.

I think that Klay is one of the people that will instantly come into the lineup and make a huge difference.

Don't count out the Warriors this year. They have shown time and time again that Curry and Klay are 2 forces that you simply cannot ignore when they are combined together.

[OgNasty]

But its unfortunate that Klay status still unclear and it seems that we will never see him running on the court this pre-season since his still unclear although its good to see him shooting around in the practice but for sure GSW will never force him to play since he will provably end up his career if he get another serious injury if they force him. The only thing they can rely now is to strengthen their current line up and create a chemistry to the existing one at with their new addition.

As far as I know, Klay Thompson is only doing limited exercises, and he's still not playing 5-on-5 during training sessions. So we definitely won't see him in these preseason games and at the beginning of the regular season. Most likely, he will be able to return to court in December or later.

Yeah, looking forward to that.

I think that Klay is one of the people that will instantly come into the lineup and make a huge difference.

Don't count out the Warriors this year. They have shown time and time again that Curry and Klay are 2 forces that you simply cannot ignore when they are combined together.

I would agree that it's the combination of Klay and Steph that is so dangerous.  Steph is insane so he can get his own shot, but when you give him another shooter like Klay it opens up the floor and gives him a chance to shoot open jumpers at an outrageously accurate clip.  I think given that Klay was never really dependent on his athleticism he'll probably come back as good as ever, but Draymond hasn't kept up his game as well in the years since the Splash Brothers have dominated the league.  While I think they'll always be a threat so long as they're together, I think the lightning they had trapped in a bottle is out, and I don't see them winning another championship together. 

[Reid]

This NBA healthcare fraud story is crazy. There are some superstars who got caught up with this and I’m sure their NBA brothers will not be happy that they were pulling this scheme. Crazy that this could be needed after the multimillion dollars in earnings they’ve each had. Totally wild.

https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-business-basketball-indictments-a785d565968ec3e50600baf67d9b64e3

I wish this ain't real but I am also looking at it in different news outlets.
Tony Allen? Glen Davis? Shannon Brown? Dudes have a good amount of salaries. I will understand players who think their salary ain't enough to do such things but these known players that were being accused are stars and champions.
Their salaries are not that bad unless they have an addiction that cannot be stopped. It's crazy.
Now their profiles will be stained and this could mean their rings will be affected and will be less valuable in the future if proven guilty.

[danherbias07]

It seems like Kyle Lowry is having a good time with his new team, the Miami Heat.
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1446309643073036290?s=20
Building chemistry will make a team stronger and as I watched the game, I don't see him having problems with that, his assists are spot on.
Heat looks strong and they might end up being one of the top in the East next to Bucks and Nets considering the 76ers would not fix the problem with Ben Simmons.
Meanwhile, Jalen Green also showed why he is the number 2 pick scoring 20 points for the Rockets and lead the team for a 23-8 run but fell short as Miami Heat still won the game.

[Dave1]

This NBA healthcare fraud story is crazy. There are some superstars who got caught up with this and I’m sure their NBA brothers will not be happy that they were pulling this scheme. Crazy that this could be needed after the multimillion dollars in earnings they’ve each had. Totally wild.

https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-business-basketball-indictments-a785d565968ec3e50600baf67d9b64e3

Read this news earlier, just saddened to see these players colluding to defraud the NBA healthcare of some money. Interesting that the ring leader is Terrence Williams and his wife.

@danherbias07 - yes seems to be Lowry is enjoying with his new team now. He is already a veteran and for sure knows how to get along, specially with Butler. Miami doesn't change so much in their roster, so there's no question about their chemistry, and they could pull a good season and remain consistent.

[hello_good_sir]

It seems like Kyle Lowry is having a good time with his new team, the Miami Heat.
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1446309643073036290?s=20
Building chemistry will make a team stronger and as I watched the game, I don't see him having problems with that, his assists are spot on.
Heat looks strong and they might end up being one of the top in the East next to Bucks and Nets considering the 76ers would not fix the problem with Ben Simmons.
Meanwhile, Jalen Green also showed why he is the number 2 pick scoring 20 points for the Rockets and lead the team for a 23-8 run but fell short as Miami Heat still won the game.

I don't think that the Heat will win anything.

They will definitely make the playoffs and be a good regular season team. But they simply don't have that x-factor to push them over the edge when it comes to winning the conference finals/finals for instance.

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

[Oasisman]

It seems like Kyle Lowry is having a good time with his new team, the Miami Heat.
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1446309643073036290?s=20
Building chemistry will make a team stronger and as I watched the game, I don't see him having problems with that, his assists are spot on.
Heat looks strong and they might end up being one of the top in the East next to Bucks and Nets considering the 76ers would not fix the problem with Ben Simmons.
Meanwhile, Jalen Green also showed why he is the number 2 pick scoring 20 points for the Rockets and lead the team for a 23-8 run but fell short as Miami Heat still won the game.

I don't think that the Heat will win anything.

They will definitely make the playoffs and be a good regular season team. But they simply don't have that x-factor to push them over the edge when it comes to winning the conference finals/finals for instance.

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Sounds a bit realistic.
Oladipo, Butler, Adebayo, and Lowry can't handle the stacked team in the East. Yes they'll have a great chance for the playoffs, but I'm not sure If they'll be better team than a 7th or 8th seed in the regular season.
I'm not underestimating them, but there's just so much talent in the East this season and looks promising. However, a fully healthy Nets would destroy everyone in the Eastern conference.

[Yaunfitda]

Pre-season games are going on but I'm disappointed not to see the main players of big teams in those games. But I understand of course that they don't want to cause those players to get injured right before the start of the new season. For example, we had a Lakers - Nets game a few days ago. But none of the players like Lebron, Durant, Harden and Irving played in this game. It was still a high-scoring game though. I'm just fully focused on the start of the season now.

It is okay. We just have to wait until the regular season comes within the next 2 weeks. They're all reserving what they've got for that season since all of them are preparing of it.
Just be patient and it's just a few sleeps away.

It is obvious that this superstars are not going to risk getting injured in pre-season that's why they are not playing. So it's ok, at least that is the main reason, and as fans we wanted to see them going full 80++ games.

But when the regular games starts, for sure, they are going to be in for the first minute of the game, it's important to say Lakers and Nets dictate the phase already and make the teams do the catch up for them.

Yup, just 12 more days and then we can watch the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors play on TNT.  It doesn't feel like it has been very long since that happened, but nevertheless I'm glad to have the NBA back.  Steph Curry vs Lebron James never disappoints either.  Although I'm expecting the Lakers to give them a pretty bad beatdown.  I haven't been following closely enough to know when exactly Klay will be back, but hopefully soon if he's not ready in 2 weeks.

The last report I read is that he is ready by January at least, so we will have to wait till then. But Steph has adopted without his Splash brother, as we have seen that he claim the scoring title. But there's some changes in the line up and with majority of the players have adjusted as well, we might see them in the playoffs this year. They are close last year but wasn't enough as the Lakers beat team.

[Questat]

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Heat's problem is a reliable point guard, with Lowry in the lineup, I think they will have a good ball movement and they can pretty well compete this season. What we are seeing is just a preseason game, it's too early to conclude, but I'm hopeful that what success Lowry builds in Toronto will be carried over to his new team.

[Bttzed03]

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This is a preseason game, maybe the approach is different, and by looking at the highlight of this play, no one in Denver uniform would like to take the two, they want to end this game with a game-winner, hopefully, this doesn't happen in the regular season as it's so dumb to trust the 3 than a high percentage shot.

Believe it or not, that was an actual game last season. In the post fight interview, coach Malone even said he didn't know what happened

When I look back at that play, Murray could have pushed the ball, drive to the lane and maybe get a foul for a three-point play instead of stopping on a 2 on 1 break. If that was Kobe on the ball, he would have dunked that.

[Botnake]

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This is a preseason game, maybe the approach is different, and by looking at the highlight of this play, no one in Denver uniform would like to take the two, they want to end this game with a game-winner, hopefully, this doesn't happen in the regular season as it's so dumb to trust the 3 than a high percentage shot.

Believe it or not, that was an actual game last season. In the post fight interview, coach Malone even said he didn't know what happened

When I look back at that play, Murray could have pushed the ball, drive to the lane and maybe get a foul for a three-point play instead of stopping on a 2 on 1 break. If that was Kobe on the ball, he would have dunked that.

Murray doesn't have the mamba mentality so he would never do that, they rely too much on their 3 point shooting so their first decision is just to shoot threes rather than driving to the rim and dunk the ball, anyway, players are just human, they also make mistake and what's important is that Murray has become a superstar, he just has to stay healthy so the Nuggets this season will be a more competitive team.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Heat's problem is a reliable point guard, with Lowry in the lineup, I think they will have a good ball movement and they can pretty well compete this season. What we are seeing is just a preseason game, it's too early to conclude, but I'm hopeful that what success Lowry builds in Toronto will be carried over to his new team.

And maybe that's the reason why Lowry chooses Miami of all other teams that he can move. Because he knows what's lacking on Miami and he could fill the gap to become their point guard, distribute the ball, that's how he has been with Toronto and he is very effective.

And now that he can share the experience with Miami, and he could be a offensive threat too. So hopefully this will translate and carried over to Miami and bring them to the finals again, although the chances might look slim because of teams upgrading as well.

[dwminer1]

With less than two weeks until the start of the regular season, the uncertainty around Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving continues to swirl. The Nets, according to sources, remain unclear on Irving's intentions for getting vaccinated, and the organization has made no decision, as of Thursday, on whether it will accommodate him as a part-time player this season. More info: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32357665/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-faq-home-games-question-trade-talk-contract-status-more

[Pamadar]

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Heat's problem is a reliable point guard, with Lowry in the lineup, I think they will have a good ball movement and they can pretty well compete this season. What we are seeing is just a preseason game, it's too early to conclude, but I'm hopeful that what success Lowry builds in Toronto will be carried over to his new team.

And maybe that's the reason why Lowry chooses Miami of all other teams that he can move. Because he knows what's lacking on Miami and he could fill the gap to become their point guard, distribute the ball, that's how he has been with Toronto and he is very effective.

And now that he can share the experience with Miami, and he could be a offensive threat too. So hopefully this will translate and carried over to Miami and bring them to the finals again, although the chances might look slim because of teams upgrading as well.

With Butler and Bam, I think Lowry will easily fit himself, acknowledging his rule inside the team.

We know how good coach Spoelstra, he can blend good players and since it's not just Lowry who's been added to them but also Oladipo, Tucker and Morris, a great addition with both offense and defense.

They might have slimmer chance as teams also upgrade their respective rosters, but the chance still there for this very competitive squad.

[Kasabus]

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Heat's problem is a reliable point guard, with Lowry in the lineup, I think they will have a good ball movement and they can pretty well compete this season. What we are seeing is just a preseason game, it's too early to conclude, but I'm hopeful that what success Lowry builds in Toronto will be carried over to his new team.

And maybe that's the reason why Lowry chooses Miami of all other teams that he can move. Because he knows what's lacking on Miami and he could fill the gap to become their point guard, distribute the ball, that's how he has been with Toronto and he is very effective.

And now that he can share the experience with Miami, and he could be a offensive threat too. So hopefully this will translate and carried over to Miami and bring them to the finals again, although the chances might look slim because of teams upgrading as well.

With Butler and Bam, I think Lowry will easily fit himself, acknowledging his rule inside the team.

We know how good coach Spoelstra, he can blend good players and since it's not just Lowry who's been added to them but also Oladipo, Tucker and Morris, a great addition with both offense and defense.

They might have slimmer chance as teams also upgrade their respective rosters, but the chance still there for this very competitive squad.

Of course, they are more competitive because they acquired Lowry who is already a veteran and has championship experience. Bam would never have a hard time scoring anymore as they have a good point guard, things will be easier for the coach as they have Lowry who has a high IQ in the court.

Kyle Lowry who averages 17.5 last season would be a big help if he carries that score and it's not necessary to maintain that, what's important is to manage the play very well as the Heat is not only a good team defensively, but offensively as well.

[laurenB7742]

Lowry is a good pickup but he's older now. He will be a gel guy for sure but chemistry was never the issue.

Heat's problem is a reliable point guard, with Lowry in the lineup, I think they will have a good ball movement and they can pretty well compete this season. What we are seeing is just a preseason game, it's too early to conclude, but I'm hopeful that what success Lowry builds in Toronto will be carried over to his new team.

And maybe that's the reason why Lowry chooses Miami of all other teams that he can move. Because he knows what's lacking on Miami and he could fill the gap to become their point guard, distribute the ball, that's how he has been with Toronto and he is very effective.
And now that he can share the experience with Miami, and he could be a offensive threat too. So hopefully this will translate and carried over to Miami and bring them to the finals again, although the chances might look slim because of teams upgrading as well.

Lowry is gonna be a very good addition to the team Heat.  I think that he can make a very good duo with  Jimmy Butler. Lowry has scored 17 points a game last season with the Raptors and got about 5 and a half to rebound each game which is some decent stat. Considering Heat needed a better Point Guard and Lowry can fill in that role very good although he has aged, I'm curious to see how many seasons we will see him with the Heats.

[Yogee]

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I think that he can make a very good duo with  Jimmy Butler.

I don't know how Lowry is during practice sessions and in the locker room but he better not show an ego of a NBA Champion for this pair to work. Jimmy is tough as hell but it shouldn't be a problem if those two would push each other in a professional manner.

[carlisle1]

Lowry is gonna be a very good addition to the team Heat.  I think that he can make a very good duo with  Jimmy Butler. Lowry has scored 17 points a game last season with the Raptors and got about 5 and a half to rebound each game which is some decent stat. Considering Heat needed a better Point Guard and Lowry can fill in that role very good although he has aged, I'm curious to see how many seasons we will see him with the Heats.

Lowry can help Herro the same way Jimmy and Bam guide this kid, Miami has a decent roster now after acquiring Lowry.
He can manage the playmaking and let Bam and Jimmy to score. his numbers way back from Toronto are very decent he
don't have any problem playing whoever beside him.

I watch a video clip of him saying that he loves helping. He's not after with his own fame but always for the best of the team.
Regular season is more exciting to expect now. The east is also upgrading to make sure that it's not an easy journey for the
west after winning the conference finals.

[stadus]

Lowry is gonna be a very good addition to the team Heat.  I think that he can make a very good duo with  Jimmy Butler. Lowry has scored 17 points a game last season with the Raptors and got about 5 and a half to rebound each game which is some decent stat. Considering Heat needed a better Point Guard and Lowry can fill in that role very good although he has aged, I'm curious to see how many seasons we will see him with the Heats.

Lowry can help Herro the same way Jimmy and Bam guide this kid, Miami has a decent roster now after acquiring Lowry.
He can manage the playmaking and let Bam and Jimmy to score. his numbers way back from Toronto are very decent he
don't have any problem playing whoever beside him.

I watch a video clip of him saying that he loves helping. He's not after with his own fame but always for the best of the team.
Regular season is more exciting to expect now. The east is also upgrading to make sure that it's not an easy journey for the
west after winning the conference finals.

PC Tucker is a defensive specialist, he can guard anyone on the floor and not only that, he also brings energy when it's needed.

I see the offense is not a problem with the Heat.

The following players could provide consistent offense if they are healthy.

1. Bam Adebayo
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Tyler Herro
4. Kyle Lowry
5. Duncan Robinson
6. Victor Oladipo

I think with the current roster of the Heat ,they can avenge their bad playoff series against the defending champion.

[Natalim]

Lowry is gonna be a very good addition to the team Heat.  I think that he can make a very good duo with  Jimmy Butler. Lowry has scored 17 points a game last season with the Raptors and got about 5 and a half to rebound each game which is some decent stat. Considering Heat needed a better Point Guard and Lowry can fill in that role very good although he has aged, I'm curious to see how many seasons we will see him with the Heats.

Lowry can help Herro the same way Jimmy and Bam guide this kid, Miami has a decent roster now after acquiring Lowry.
He can manage the playmaking and let Bam and Jimmy to score. his numbers way back from Toronto are very decent he
don't have any problem playing whoever beside him.

I watch a video clip of him saying that he loves helping. He's not after with his own fame but always for the best of the team.
Regular season is more exciting to expect now. The east is also upgrading to make sure that it's not an easy journey for the
west after winning the conference finals.

PC Tucker is a defensive specialist, he can guard anyone on the floor and not only that, he also brings energy when it's needed.

I see the offense is not a problem with the Heat.

The following players could provide consistent offense if they are healthy.

1. Bam Adebayo
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Tyler Herro
4. Kyle Lowry
5. Duncan Robinson
6. Victor Oladipo

I think with the current roster of the Heat ,they can avenge their bad playoff series against the defending champion.

It must be a type, it should be PJ Tucker. Well, no doubt about him, he already had his first championship, so he will be more confident, this guy could defend Durant which is way taller than him, so there's no one he cannot defend. Victor Oladipo is a good addition to the team but I'm more concerned about his health, so hopefully this season he will be able to play the whole season and stay healthy, he is much needed in the playoffs.