2024 NBA Season

[kro55]

Hopefully, they stay healthy. I wonder if they will put John Wall into load management like they are doing with Kawhi. Wall is also prone to injury, so if they load manage him, they can prevent some serious injury. They are great team in paper, hopefully they can convert it in the court.

They can manage him for sure as the Clippers is a good team, and even their 2nd unit is very competitive, remember when Paul George was injured? No PG and Kawhi and yet the Clippers still remained competitive. I like the way they play as a team, to be honest, they are really good, and they'll get better once they are fully healthy.

Yes, they remained competitive and even made the playoff. But it's better if the two superstars are healthy so that we will see the full potential of this team. And now they have John Wall to boot, so it will be exciting how far they can get this year. So might see Kawhi on load management, but as long as they are going to winning and be in the top of the West, then it will do good in the long run and it might prevent him from being injured again.

They now have 3 superstar, and I think John Wall would love to play knowing his team is a championship contender already. Not only they will remain healthy but at the same time, I like to see them building a good chemistry as that's very necessary to win a championship.

My opinion is the same as that of @Natalim because I see this as the beginning of something positive. It is also generally the case that when positive things happen, the players do not cause any problems between each other and always try to make the most of the situation. At this point in time, John Wall is going to try to blend in with the rest of the players on the team. In addition, I think he will be able to do it since it is a little easier when the team is doing well when things are working well for him. The LA Clippers, in my opinion, will be able to deliver the results they are seeking in the end.

[danherbias07]

New NBA season is coming. NBA fans are once again eager to see what this new season brings. Coming from the NBA official website they posted an NBA fantasy ranking. Here is the top 20 ranking. What are your reactions on the ranking fellas? Do you agree or disagree with it?

I have a biased ranking and that's all according to my own views.
1. Jokic
2. Luka
3. Giannis
Individual plays, Luka is better than Giannis. He can make a shot, a better kick-out pass, or just attack the paint with his sudden slow-mo technique. That's not something you make in an instant, it requires a lot of practice and unique skills.
Giannis on the other hand is still improving, he requires to make a shot outside in a high percentage to make a hesitation move effective.
Opponents are not even scared when he tries to shoot, they will let him do it because of the low chance to sink it in. Let's say 30 percent.
Jokic is no question, he can make other players look better with his skills.

I am okay with the ranking with the exception of James Harden. Are they presuming that James Harden will have a very good performance in the next season? Is Kevin Durant a better player than LeBron James at the moment?

James Harden had a good season before he left the Nets and considering how fast he was sent to the 76ers, those stats are still high with less chemistry on their team.

[LogitechMouse]

So, before Dennis got an offer from them with a huge contract and he declined it? And now, he's got a contract with them but it's no longer great as before.

To summarize what happened to Dennis Schroder;

- traded from Oklahoma City Thunders to Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21)
- he rejected the 4-year $84 million Lakers contract extension (end of 2021 season) as he is eyeing a much higher deal as a UFA
- he couldn't find his expected long-term deal - in other words, no teams offered what he wants
- no choice but to accept a deal with the Boston Celtics - a 1-year, $5.9 million

He received a BIG LOL from the basketball community because of what happened. And now returning to Lakers with a 1-year, $2.6 million contract, the BIG LOL continues. However, it was reported that Schroder really wants to return to the Lakers, if he says so, then I will buy it. If he plays well this upcoming season, I'm sure the Lakers will offer him a good contract extension.

That's a huge gap from what has been offered to him and yet he still fall back to Los Angeles Lakers that has cared for him. But, not anymore with the high offer that was given to him before.

That 4 year deal was already as a good as what he wants to make. Well, he probably have that proud issue then and thought that many teams would like to get him.

We'll just wait what will the Lakers do once his contract expires.

That's the consequence if you see yourself higher. His ego got higher even though he didn't play very well in the playoffs before the offer was made. He expected to be paid at least $100M because that's what his value is at that time. Now his decisions backfired him and possible that it will be his worst decision in his whole NBA career.

The good thing though is that the Lakers accepted him again but now instead of a 4-year $84M, they offered him 1 year $2.6M. Kinda funny TBH after him seeing himself as a player worth a hundred million and now they are offering him a veteran minimum contract. Of course, he has no choice now but to accept it because no team wants him anymore. Now he is back with the Lakers, maybe it's time for him to redeem himself after what happened to him these past few years. Let's just hope that he will be a good contributor to the team.

[hashrateproducts]

That's the consequence if you see yourself higher. His ego got higher even though he didn't play very well in the playoffs before the offer was made. He expected to be paid at least $100M because that's what his value is at that time. Now his decisions backfired him and possible that it will be his worst decision in his whole NBA career.

The good thing though is that the Lakers accepted him again but now instead of a 4-year $84M, they offered him 1 year $2.6M. Kinda funny TBH after him seeing himself as a player worth a hundred million and now they are offering him a veteran minimum contract. Of course, he has no choice now but to accept it because no team wants him anymore. Now he is back with the Lakers, maybe it's time for him to redeem himself after what happened to him these past few years. Let's just hope that he will be a good contributor to the team.

That's what you get when you value yourself so high and making the wrong decision at the same time. Funny how it sounds but he regrets his previous decisions and he would be wishing to make amendment where necessary. But guess what, it's late for him and he might get better in form on the court. Not only him making such a wrong decision, that's why one should take time and think before accepting some deals and thank grace that's it's on his side. If not for the Lakers that are willingly to accept him back, and this time, he should put in more efforts, because that's the only way to get the team and fans to believe him once again. In the meantime, let's hope for the best for him and he would bounced back to his best form.

[BALIK]

To summarize what happened to Dennis Schroder;

- traded from Oklahoma City Thunders to Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21)
- he rejected the 4-year $84 million Lakers contract extension (end of 2021 season) as he is eyeing a much higher deal as a UFA
- he couldn't find his expected long-term deal - in other words, no teams offered what he wants
- no choice but to accept a deal with the Boston Celtics - a 1-year, $5.9 million

He received a BIG LOL from the basketball community because of what happened. And now returning to Lakers with a 1-year, $2.6 million contract, the BIG LOL continues. However, it was reported that Schroder really wants to return to the Lakers, if he says so, then I will buy it. If he plays well this upcoming season, I'm sure the Lakers will offer him a good contract extension.

That's a huge gap from what has been offered to him and yet he still fall back to Los Angeles Lakers that has cared for him. But, not anymore with the high offer that was given to him before.

That 4 year deal was already as a good as what he wants to make. Well, he probably have that proud issue then and thought that many teams would like to get him.

We'll just wait what will the Lakers do once his contract expires.

That's the consequence if you see yourself higher. His ego got higher even though he didn't play very well in the playoffs before the offer was made. He expected to be paid at least $100M because that's what his value is at that time. Now his decisions backfired him and possible that it will be his worst decision in his whole NBA career.

The good thing though is that the Lakers accepted him again but now instead of a 4-year $84M, they offered him 1 year $2.6M. Kinda funny TBH after him seeing himself as a player worth a hundred million and now they are offering him a veteran minimum contract. Of course, he has no choice now but to accept it because no team wants him anymore. Now he is back with the Lakers, maybe it's time for him to redeem himself after what happened to him these past few years. Let's just hope that he will be a good contributor to the team.

At the beginning, he saw himself as a really great player, but it was evident that he was not.
Don't get me wrong, there was no doubt that he was a talented player. He just wasn't a great one like he thought he was.

It is clear that he has no choice but to accept the offer from the Lakers because, frankly, he does not have anywhere else to go at this point.
As much as I hope that he will be able to perform better for the Lakers in the future.
In other words, if he doesn't do this, then he will not have any team at all after this one year.

[passwordnow]

New NBA season is coming. NBA fans are once again eager to see what this new season brings. Coming from the NBA official website they posted an NBA fantasy ranking. Here is the top 20 ranking. What are your reactions on the ranking fellas? Do you agree or disagree with it?

https://i.imgur.com/pXE3Xij.jpg

I am okay with the ranking with the exception of James Harden. Are they presuming that James Harden will have a very good performance in the next season? Is Kevin Durant a better player than LeBron James at the moment?

Well, it's their way of ranking and that's how they put it up. I have no problem with their rankings and I don't see some of the players that I admire and am a fan of but that's okay.
No problem with Harden, it's like what they're expecting him to play, and as for KD and LBJ. Both are aging but still, they can play very well although KD is prone to injuries.

[Pamadar]

New NBA season is coming. NBA fans are once again eager to see what this new season brings. Coming from the NBA official website they posted an NBA fantasy ranking. Here is the top 20 ranking. What are your reactions on the ranking fellas? Do you agree or disagree with it?

https://i.imgur.com/pXE3Xij.jpg

I am okay with the ranking with the exception of James Harden. Are they presuming that James Harden will have a very good performance in the next season? Is Kevin Durant a better player than LeBron James at the moment?

Well, it's their way of ranking and that's how they put it up. I have no problem with their rankings and I don't see some of the players that I admire and am a fan of but that's okay.
No problem with Harden, it's like what they're expecting him to play, and as for KD and LBJ. Both are aging but still, they can play very well although KD is prone to injuries.

Yup, it's their ranking and whatever the basis, they are the one who picks it.

Harden might bring good season this year after cutting his salaries and ask for the sixers to bring all the help that they can
get just to be more competitive, I'm sure all the adjustments are now being work between sixers stars and they are now
up for these new challenges. With regard to who is better between LeBron and KD, I might say both are still good but I follow
you with KD's injury prone compared with LeBron.

[Hypnosis00]

New NBA season is coming. NBA fans are once again eager to see what this new season brings. Coming from the NBA official website they posted an NBA fantasy ranking. Here is the top 20 ranking. What are your reactions on the ranking fellas? Do you agree or disagree with it?

https://i.imgur.com/pXE3Xij.jpg

I am okay with the ranking with the exception of James Harden. Are they presuming that James Harden will have a very good performance in the next season? Is Kevin Durant a better player than LeBron James at the moment?

Well, it's their way of ranking and that's how they put it up. I have no problem with their rankings and I don't see some of the players that I admire and am a fan of but that's okay.
No problem with Harden, it's like what they're expecting him to play, and as for KD and LBJ. Both are aging but still, they can play very well although KD is prone to injuries.

Yup, it's their ranking and whatever the basis, they are the one who picks it.

Harden might bring good season this year after cutting his salaries and ask for the sixers to bring all the help that they can
get just to be more competitive, I'm sure all the adjustments are now being work between sixers stars and they are now
up for these new challenges. With regard to who is better between LeBron and KD, I might say both are still good but I follow
you with KD's injury prone compared with LeBron.

I'm optimistic that Harden will have a better season with his new team. Last season, they only played few games so their chemistry is not yet fully blend, so let's expect that this coming season, they will already know each other more, which would result to better team performance, and Harden is one of the leaders.

[carlisle1]

That 4 year deal was already as a good as what he wants to make. Well, he probably have that proud issue then and thought that many teams would like to get him.

He thinks that he is more valuable than a 4-year $84 Million. Sometimes there are players who think they are at the point of their very best performance. Not wrong at all but at least he was able to open his eyes to reality. That deal is already good but since he believes other teams will offer him a $100M deal, that's not what happened.

Not late though. Schroder can show what he got on this season and see if he will be eligible for a much decent contract later on.

Yes, he is still very young, yeah, be become a sensation when he turn that huge contract and then decided to play at Celtics with just 1 year contract and obviously less money.

So it's time for him to show his talent once again with Los Angeles, and maybe they will offer him some better options next year.

Anyone heard of Jae Crowder wanted to be traded by Phoenix suns? it just pop up on my feed but I haven't read the story yet.

Another chance was given for Dennis. It's his game this upcoming season that will bring him
to get a ticket for better compensations. That past mistakes need to be forgotten and move
forward to showcase his talent.

It's his chance to prove something that he was worth if he managed to impress the Lakers
management or if ever, he impresses any teams with his game, the chance is high since he
was given another opportunity to show up and play in front of the fans.

[Kelvinid]

That 4 year deal was already as a good as what he wants to make. Well, he probably have that proud issue then and thought that many teams would like to get him.

He thinks that he is more valuable than a 4-year $84 Million. Sometimes there are players who think they are at the point of their very best performance. Not wrong at all but at least he was able to open his eyes to reality. That deal is already good but since he believes other teams will offer him a $100M deal, that's not what happened.

Not late though. Schroder can show what he got on this season and see if he will be eligible for a much decent contract later on.

Yes, he is still very young, yeah, be become a sensation when he turn that huge contract and then decided to play at Celtics with just 1 year contract and obviously less money.

So it's time for him to show his talent once again with Los Angeles, and maybe they will offer him some better options next year.

Anyone heard of Jae Crowder wanted to be traded by Phoenix suns? it just pop up on my feed but I haven't read the story yet.

Another chance was given for Dennis. It's his game this upcoming season that will bring him
to get a ticket for better compensations. That past mistakes need to be forgotten and move
forward to showcase his talent.

It's his chance to prove something that he was worth if he managed to impress the Lakers
management or if ever, he impresses any teams with his game, the chance is high since he
was given another opportunity to show up and play in front of the fans.

Definitely it's another opportunity for him, the current contract is very small compared to his ability, but he has no choice but to take it and just try to contribute more to more valuable to the team. I'm thinking that the Lakers already have a back up in case Westbrook will be traded.

[danherbias07]

Another chance was given for Dennis. It's his game this upcoming season that will bring him
to get a ticket for better compensations. That past mistakes need to be forgotten and move
forward to showcase his talent.

It's his chance to prove something that he was worth if he managed to impress the Lakers
management or if ever, he impresses any teams with his game, the chance is high since he
was given another opportunity to show up and play in front of the fans.

1-year.
He better not mess this up. He did great in FIBA Eurobasket. He might want to continue that kind of performance and show scouts how deserving he can be for a bigger contract after this Lakers run.

This is a good trending topic.
https://www.nba.com/news/trending-topics-most-improved-roster-offseason

TRENDING TOPICS: WHICH TEAM IMPROVED ITS ROSTER THE MOST THIS OFFSEASON?

I agree with Mark Medina. It's the Cleveland Cavaliers that mostly improved their roster. They already gave a good fight last year, and with the new additions, they will be better.
I am just a bit sad at why it should be Lauri Markkanen that was traded but I guess the Jazz likes him because he is young and will be good for their rebuilding strategy.

[Sanitough]

I am just a bit sad at why it should be Lauri Markkanen that was traded but I guess the Jazz likes him because he is young and will be good for their rebuilding strategy.

They need to sacrifice him because they got a big fish, with Mitchell leading the team, there's a big chance this team will be a contender in the East, so hopefully our expectation will happen so Mitchell also at the same time can prove to the haters that he is not the problem on the Jazz.

[inthelongrun]

I am just a bit sad at why it should be Lauri Markkanen that was traded but I guess the Jazz likes him because he is young and will be good for their rebuilding strategy.

They need to sacrifice him because they got a big fish, with Mitchell leading the team, there's a big chance this team will be a contender in the East, so hopefully our expectation will happen so Mitchell also at the same time can prove to the haters that he is not the problem on the Jazz.

I felt sad about Markkanen's reaction that he is now headed to Salt Lake. I like to see him play in a playoff team. So maybe it is because he is still young that Utah took him. So while waiting for Utah to materialize its future draft picks, I hope Markkanen can further improve his stats in his new no-hope team.

With regards to Mitchell, I think he was not the only problem but he was part of the problem during his time in Utah. There will be a lot of pressure again as he is still the main guy in Cleveland and the team is surrounded by good players capable of competing at the top.

[carlisle1]

I am just a bit sad at why it should be Lauri Markkanen that was traded but I guess the Jazz likes him because he is young and will be good for their rebuilding strategy.

They need to sacrifice him because they got a big fish, with Mitchell leading the team, there's a big chance this team will be a contender in the East, so hopefully our expectation will happen so Mitchell also at the same time can prove to the haters that he is not the problem on the Jazz.

He doesn't have option since Jazz wanted him during this trade and Cavs really wanted to have Mitchell prioritizing
him over a young gun might be the basis of this trade.

With a healthy Mitchell, the chance of Cavs to the playoff is much better. They have a good run last season but
due to injuries Cavs fail short and now with Mitchell it's really a good reinforcement.

It will be the chemistries among the stars and role players that really needed to establish for them to make
their way and win more games.

[freedomgo]

I was glad to read that Robert Sarver will be selling the Phoenix Suns and Mercury teams.  He's going to walk away with close to a billion dollars in profit, or possibly more, but I think this is the right move for everyone involved.  The NBA doesn't have to force their players to play for a racist guy anymore, and Sarver is a businessman who gets to walk away with a billion without having to worry about letting people down (since he already did that).  I think this is a win-win, which started out pretty ugly, so congrats to the NBA for getting what they wanted without having to strong arm an owner.

I'm glad that issue went well and that Sarver decides to let Phoenix Suns go that was once under his arms, yes, I believe it's a win-win situation for the former owner and for the players. Sarver may walk billion dollars more in the future if he will but that also means that the players under him will still be criticized because of his attitude. I hope the new owner will be much caring to his players and will have a professional attitude.

[Vaculin]

Well, the Brooklyn Nets and LA Lakers will still have the spotlight this time just like the last season because their current situation. People will surely watch if the Nets will be the same after all what KD have put them through and how will Simmons behave as well as Irving. While the Lakers has been watched on how will the new head coach work them off to stay in synch. Staying healthy is the least of their problems.

Both Lakers and Nets can be a dangerous team if the coaches will find a way to keep them organized in one harmonious rhythm, the respective players of each team can be deadly if they wanted to, but the catch is they need to move as one team and that's what they are struggling the most. It's still a mystery that people wanted to find out how will they perform this upcoming season as both teams failed to reach great depths in the recent season.

[Kasabus]

So, before Dennis got an offer from them with a huge contract and he declined it? And now, he's got a contract with them but it's no longer great as before.

To summarize what happened to Dennis Schroder;

- traded from Oklahoma City Thunders to Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21)
- he rejected the 4-year $84 million Lakers contract extension (end of 2021 season) as he is eyeing a much higher deal as a UFA
- he couldn't find his expected long-term deal - in other words, no teams offered what he wants
- no choice but to accept a deal with the Boston Celtics - a 1-year, $5.9 million

He received a BIG LOL from the basketball community because of what happened. And now returning to Lakers with a 1-year, $2.6 million contract, the BIG LOL continues. However, it was reported that Schroder really wants to return to the Lakers, if he says so, then I will buy it. If he plays well this upcoming season, I'm sure the Lakers will offer him a good contract extension.

Well, that will remain as his big what if because he can't make the time go backwards and I know he's been regretting that decision he made back then because his years are wasted as he let the greed control. Although I cannot really blame him for that action he did but what's done is done, he should know this time that he got to prove his existence in the team again and maybe soon he'll be offered another contract.

[mirakal]

Wow, LA Clippers have a huge chance to be a champion this season, as long as John Wall will be healthy and he will still perform the way he used to when he was still with the Wizards, I think LA Clippers can make it to the NBA finals. I know we have the Warriors here, but I'm now rooting for a new team that is a great contender.

Hopefully, they stay healthy. I wonder if they will put John Wall into load management like they are doing with Kawhi. Wall is also prone to injury, so if they load manage him, they can prevent some serious injury. They are great team in paper, hopefully they can convert it in the court.

They can manage him for sure as the Clippers is a good team, and even their 2nd unit is very competitive, remember when Paul George was injured? No PG and Kawhi and yet the Clippers still remained competitive. I like the way they play as a team, to be honest, they are really good, and they'll get better once they are fully healthy.

The team is still hard to defeat even if Paul George and Kawhi wasn't there for the team, what's more if these 2 superstars will start playing side by side again? Another additional asset is John Wall, the current Los Angeles Clippers is surely a vicious team that will cause an alarm to the other teams in the league.

As of now, the good news is Kawhi Leonard's already back fully healthy but he won't be in the starting five for the meantime because the team can't afford to make errors this time so they will give Kawhi few minutes first before he will do some heavy loads.

[jossiel]

That 4 year deal was already as a good as what he wants to make. Well, he probably have that proud issue then and thought that many teams would like to get him.

He thinks that he is more valuable than a 4-year $84 Million. Sometimes there are players who think they are at the point of their very best performance. Not wrong at all but at least he was able to open his eyes to reality. That deal is already good but since he believes other teams will offer him a $100M deal, that's not what happened.

Not late though. Schroder can show what he got on this season and see if he will be eligible for a much decent contract later on.

He learned a lesson the hard way and that's why every opportunity that knocks, he should grab it. I guess most of the players that are contract delicates, they should learn it all from Nowitzki who stayed with the Dallas until his retirement.

Even if there have been great deals and offers to him, he chose to stay and the same goes for Kobe.

That's the consequence if you see yourself higher. His ego got higher even though he didn't play very well in the playoffs before the offer was made. He expected to be paid at least $100M because that's what his value is at that time. Now his decisions backfired him and possible that it will be his worst decision in his whole NBA career.

The good thing though is that the Lakers accepted him again but now instead of a 4-year $84M, they offered him 1 year $2.6M. Kinda funny TBH after him seeing himself as a player worth a hundred million and now they are offering him a veteran minimum contract. Of course, he has no choice now but to accept it because no team wants him anymore. Now he is back with the Lakers, maybe it's time for him to redeem himself after what happened to him these past few years. Let's just hope that he will be a good contributor to the team.

Funny it is actually.

That when he was offered more than the offer to him today + inflation, it's totally out of the price that he was expecting before. But, I'm sure that he has learned it.

[dwyane36]

The team is still hard to defeat even if Paul George and Kawhi wasn't there for the team, what's more if these 2 superstars will start playing side by side again? Another additional asset is John Wall, the current Los Angeles Clippers is surely a vicious team that will cause an alarm to the other teams in the league.

As of now, the good news is Kawhi Leonard's already back fully healthy but he won't be in the starting five for the meantime because the team can't afford to make errors this time so they will give Kawhi few minutes first before he will do some heavy loads.

Yeah, the current Clippers roster looks so good, at least on paper. So the Clippers may be at the top of the standings during the upcoming season, and they may have a really good chance to reach the final series. As for Kawhi, if he is really fully healthy, he will be in the starting lineup anyway. It's worth noting that training camps and preseason games will start soon, and I think these activities should be enough for Kawhi to get back to his game shape.