2024 NBA Season

[Viscore]

I think anyone of this trade could happen before the deadline in February, if Lakers wanted to get a roster upgrade or a new team mate for Lebron. I know that Westbrook name has been coming out even last season or before the start, but there are no chances from him, or not what the Lakers expect him to be, so they might as well trade him.

For AD, it's the cycle around his body, wear and tear, always injured when they were about to make a run. But the thing is, will the Bulls think he is still worth huge some of money and then them letting either of their stars for AD?

If I am not mistaken it is the last year of Westbrooks contract, and they have only Lebron and AD for more than just one year, that means they are going to actually drop to a very very low salary levels, and they will have open books for anyone.

I think trading at this point wouldn't give them any success, they will be bad this year no matter what, however, if during this summer they could use the free agency decently and even trading block decently then they could actually get a lot of great players for sure. I am not in support of AD staying neither, with very open books, AD being traded, and free agents everywhere, they could fill around Lebron with amazing players.

I go with your opinion, for this season better not to pushed anything the chance is low now and even you'll going to get new stars or players
that will surround LeBron there's no guarantee that it will improve the team's winning chance.

Let the season past if they can't get that spot even in the play-in, take the opportunities to make a good value of what will happen this coming
summer as the contract of those players who got a huge salary will expire.

That will open up good space to land stars and good role players to start working with LeBron.

Lakers will always have its goal to win in every season, all teams for sure. But whatever will be the outcome for this coming season, without or without good players that will surround Lebron, Lakers will always remain iconic as they are one of the most promising and successful teams in NBA. Even if those big players contract will soon to expire, the name Lakers itself will always remain prominent.

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I called it a crap expectation then. Expecting an old Lebron to consistently score 30+ PPG because Anthony Davis is out of context. Believe me, the Lakers without Lebron should handle the Hornets. No need for Lebron to supposedly make a 30+ score. The Hornets are currently at worst with just a winning percentage of .273. Therefore, it doesn't make sense to point out that if only Lebron played a leader in that game, they should win it as you are saying. Can you detail completely what you see on that game to the point that you see Lebron didn't act as a leader in that game?

At this point it feels like I'm being trolled. You either don't understand what you read or do that on purpose, so I'm just ignoring this kind of attitude.
LeBron is already the leader of the team and he did whatever he can do but Lakers rotation is so narrow and there is only a few players who take responsibility, so it's hard for them to win games like that unless LeBron, Walker or Westbrook do something extraordinary. It wasn't that hard to understand.


It's a great game day, five matches live on TV and started already with Knicks - Sixers game. Celtics - Bucks game is also a must see. I wish everyone have fun and Merry Christmas.

Same here this GSW / Grizzlies game is really good.  GSE plays a lot better at home and on TV.  I had forgotten how good this Grizz team is especially Morant he is about to jump out of the entire stadium. He has some serious springs

[Ziskinberg]

The Celtics and the Warriors are the favorites to win the championship this season.

The Celtics hold the top spot in the standings, and their current performance looks much better compared to the last regular season. So the Celtics can really be called the favorites of the championship, and it looks like they have a good chance to reach the finals again.
At the same time, I wouldn't call the Warriors the favorites this season. The Warriors are 11th in the Western Conference right now, and I guess they'll drop even lower in the standings as they've performed pretty mediocrely without Curry.

Curry will come back soon and they will play better, compared to the last season, they are complete now and does have a good big man which can help their weakness in the paint. Last season, the lakers used their great offensive skills to win, so I guess it still boils down to experienced and the coach of the team which the Warriors have the edge.

[stadus]

The Celtics and the Warriors are the favorites to win the championship this season.

The Celtics hold the top spot in the standings, and their current performance looks much better compared to the last regular season. So the Celtics can really be called the favorites of the championship, and it looks like they have a good chance to reach the finals again.
At the same time, I wouldn't call the Warriors the favorites this season. The Warriors are 11th in the Western Conference right now, and I guess they'll drop even lower in the standings as they've performed pretty mediocrely without Curry.

Curry will come back soon and they will play better, compared to the last season, they are complete now and does have a good big man which can help their weakness in the paint. Last season, the lakers used their great offensive skills to win, so I guess it still boils down to experienced and the coach of the team which the Warriors have the edge.

That's for sure, but Curry has to be healthy in the playoffs, otherwise, they will not really make it to the NBA Finals. Their struggle in the regular season is nothing as long as they will be in the playoffs as that's where they can most comfortable, so good luck to the other teams and they should try to play better not only in the regular season but in the playoffs as well.

Good contenders in the West now IMO are the following teams.

1-Nuggets
2-Dallas
3-LA Clippers

[Pamadar]

Good contenders in the West now IMO are the following teams.

1-Nuggets
2-Dallas
3-LA Clippers

Those 3 hot teams are capable of moving forward and bring good competitions with other playoff contenders from the West. Maybe we can also add NOP, Memphis and the Suns.

All are good at adjusting and with a healthy squad, we can count them through the competitions with the
rising stars are really tough from the west side, it will be good for the fans to see more competitive squad
in bringing entertaining playoff series.

[danherbias07]

Love the interview with Nikola Jokic asking him if he could pursue Aaron Gordon to join the slam dunk contest again. He should try.

The best game was in Denver, well that was expected but when Booker could not return to the game it changed my perspective.
And then, two Suns bench players stepped up their game. Landry Shamet (31 points 7/17 3-points, 6 assists) and Damion Lee (18 points, 4/5 3-points, 8 rebounds), these guys made the Nuggets suffer to claim a win at an easier path even without Booker.
But, Aaron Gordon also stepped up his game, Jamal Murray found his rhythm, and the Joker being his normal triple-double monster game.
Jokic set a record for the most points in a triple-double in Christmas franchise history. 41/15/15

[jakelyson]

If I am not mistaken it is the last year of Westbrooks contract, and they have only Lebron and AD for more than just one year, that means they are going to actually drop to a very very low salary levels, and they will have open books for anyone.

Lebron signed a two-year extension with a player option the last year. AD has a contract until 2025 with an early termination on the last year. So the Lakers still have these two-giant contracts for two years. They will be able to open $47 million when Westbrooks's contract end. I do not know if that will be enough to get what they need to surround AD and Lebron with the cast they need to get a championship. They have no other asset they can use to trade. They have no first picks to use for trading.

Good contenders in the West now IMO are the following teams.

1-Nuggets
2-Dallas
3-LA Clippers

Those 3 hot teams are capable of moving forward and bring good competitions with other playoff contenders from the West. Maybe we can also add NOP, Memphis and the Suns.

All are good at adjusting and with a healthy squad, we can count them through the competitions with the
rising stars are really tough from the west side, it will be good for the fans to see more competitive squad
in bringing entertaining playoff series.

I am still not considering NOP as a contender this season. They are still very young and inexperienced. Though they are at the top of the rankings right now, it is just the regular season. It will be different when playoffs begin. Also, I only consider the Clippers a contender if Kawhi will be able to remain healthy in the playoffs. Otherwise, they are good for the second round. And even though GSW looks bad right now, I still consider them a contender. They are a different beast in the playoffs.

[tygeade]

Love the interview with Nikola Jokic asking him if he could pursue Aaron Gordon to join the slam dunk contest again. He should try.

The best game was in Denver, well that was expected but when Booker could not return to the game it changed my perspective.
And then, two Suns bench players stepped up their game. Landry Shamet (31 points 7/17 3-points, 6 assists) and Damion Lee (18 points, 4/5 3-points, 8 rebounds), these guys made the Nuggets suffer to claim a win at an easier path even without Booker.
But, Aaron Gordon also stepped up his game, Jamal Murray found his rhythm, and the Joker being his normal triple-double monster game.
Jokic set a record for the most points in a triple-double in Christmas franchise history. 41/15/15

Aaron Gordon doesn't dunk the way he used to, most people who dunk amazingly back in the day, become not so great players later on, like aaron gordon or blake griffin or westbrook. I know this is a sad thing to say, but the guy we all love and think as a big all-star name right now, Ja Morant, will be the same as well.

He looks great for not, but he will lose his hopes in 7-8 years and will become a boring player to watch eventually. Shooters keep staying good, rebounders too, passers too, but if all you do is jump super high and be athletic then you are going to lose that in no time and will become a player that is slow and useless.

[Yamifoud]

Also, I only consider the Clippers a contender if Kawhi will be able to remain healthy in the playoffs. Otherwise, they are good for the second round. And even though GSW looks bad right now, I still consider them a contender. They are a different beast in the playoffs.

Of course, it will not be hard for the Clippers to reach the WCF if Leonard is healthy. This team is just underrated IMO, they have PG, Wall and Leonard, there big 3 are all scorers and as John Wall continues to blend well, they will become better and better approaching the playoffs.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Also, I only consider the Clippers a contender if Kawhi will be able to remain healthy in the playoffs. Otherwise, they are good for the second round. And even though GSW looks bad right now, I still consider them a contender. They are a different beast in the playoffs.

Of course, it will not be hard for the Clippers to reach the WCF if Leonard is healthy. This team is just underrated IMO, they have PG, Wall and Leonard, there big 3 are all scorers and as John Wall continues to blend well, they will become better and better approaching the playoffs.

Not sure about the Clippers, but yeah, it depends on the health of Kawhi and PG, very underrated team right now and maybe they can get over the second hump of the playoff. Remember last year it was just PG leading the team into the playoffs. But if a healthy Kawhi comes to show, that has the experienced already, then definitely they will be a good contender. The Warriors has that championship DNA built around them, just waiting for the Curry to get healthy and go on a run and reach the playoff.

[Jating]

Good win by the Warriors at home, beating their rival Memphis at Chase center. Jordan Poole lead the Warriors until he was ejected with this second technical fouls. Klay Thompson seems to be very hot in this game, he even taunts Dillon Brooks.

We love to see this kind of energy from the Warriors though, Thompson should lead the team if ever they will go on a winning streak this season without Steph Curry.

This two are bringing out the best out of them, according to Klay himself and it's good to see this kind of competition.

[YuginKadoya]

Curry will come back soon and they will play better, compared to the last season, they are complete now and does have a good big man which can help their weakness in the paint. Last season, the lakers used their great offensive skills to win, so I guess it still boils down to experienced and the coach of the team which the Warriors have the edge.

The expected return of Stephen Curry will be on January 16, I think the team is really using this time to get those new players to play more and to show what they can do and are capable of, and in the game against the Memphis Grizzlies Ty Jerome and Donte DiVincenzo made a remarkable play against the Grizzlies, and I really never expected something like this, it seems that the Memphis Grizzlies needs to push up their game even more,

That's for sure, but Curry has to be healthy in the playoffs, otherwise, they will not really make it to the NBA Finals. Their struggle in the regular season is nothing as long as they will be in the playoffs as that's where they can most comfortable, so good luck to the other teams and they should try to play better not only in the regular season but in the playoffs as well.

Good contenders in the West now IMO are the following teams.

1-Nuggets
2-Dallas
3-LA Clippers

I am not really worried about the Warriors they did something like this last season and skeptics still remain skeptical, of their performance, This performance with the Grizzlies is really something Jordan Poole didn't finish the match because he was out because of a technical foul in the midst of the 3rd quarter, but he has put 32 points for the game, remarkable enough was the double-double of Draymond Green of 13 rebounds and 13 assists and a deep 3 in the opening of the match, we can say that the 2nd unit of the Warriors was really solid aswell, and I really love their performance,

[yazher]

We love to see this kind of energy from the Warriors though, Thompson should lead the team if ever they will go on a winning streak this season without Steph Curry.

This two are bringing out the best out of them, according to Klay himself and it's good to see this kind of competition.

That's out of the question since they've just beaten one of the best contenders in the league and they should not forget GSW is the defending champion and they can still catch up once Steph will step on the court. Klay can be relied on if he continues to play like this one and of course, it would be always a great challenge for him and his teammates to not completely sink their team to the bottom until Steph will come back. Once they find their right rhythms on the court, I'm sure they will be able to give the other teams a real challenge to beat them every game without Stephen Curry.

[OgNasty]

Some amazing dunks today. Not the most exciting Christmas matchups but Aaron Gordon and Ja Morant didn’t disappoint with the highlight real dunks. Ja missed his big one but Gordon managed to get above the rim quite a few times on the Suns. Reverse alley oops, dunking over people… He was a beast today. LeBron and Embiid didn’t have such bad days either.

[Kelvinid]

We love to see this kind of energy from the Warriors though, Thompson should lead the team if ever they will go on a winning streak this season without Steph Curry.

This two are bringing out the best out of them, according to Klay himself and it's good to see this kind of competition.

That's out of the question since they've just beaten one of the best contenders in the league and they should not forget GSW is the defending champion and they can still catch up once Steph will step on the court. Klay can be relied on if he continues to play like this one and of course, it would be always a great challenge for him and his teammates to not completely sink their team to the bottom until Steph will come back. Once they find their right rhythms on the court, I'm sure they will be able to give the other teams a real challenge to beat them every game without Stephen Curry.

I loved watching them playing with great chemistry, however, I am a bit disappointed with their road record because it's now below my expectation. If they want to be in the playoffs, they should learn how to win on the road because that will help them in improving their record. The competition in the West is very tight, they cannot be inconsistent.

[Masplanc]

I read from a sport platform that James harden is planning to return to Houston, this sounds great . When James harden was in Houston he was my favourite player because he plays so good. If  coming back to Houston is real it is a good news, Houston made James, it is good to have him back.

[Distinctin]

I read from a sport platform that James harden is planning to return to Houston, this sounds great . When James harden was in Houston he was my favourite player because he plays so good. If  coming back to Houston is real it is a good news, Houston made James, it is good to have him back.

This article says the same.

James Harden Considering Return To Rockets In Free Agency

Maybe he is impressed with how the rockets are playing now, having him back will definitely improve the rockets as he would do some cooking. Fans would probably be happy if he will return, but is he the one who requested to be traded?

[mirakal]

I read from a sport platform that James harden is planning to return to Houston, this sounds great . When James harden was in Houston he was my favourite player because he plays so good. If  coming back to Houston is real it is a good news, Houston made James, it is good to have him back.

This article says the same.

James Harden Considering Return To Rockets In Free Agency

Maybe he is impressed with how the rockets are playing now, having him back will definitely improve the rockets as he would do some cooking. Fans would probably be happy if he will return, but is he the one who requested to be traded?

Yes, he was the one who requested for the trade, that's written in the article if we will read the details. James Harden is definitely not the main man in 76ers as they have Embiid, so maybe he miss his popularity in Houston because he is the sole superstar. I'm sure Harden learned a lot from the teams he got traded (Nets, 76ers), so he will be able to use that experience to have a big comeback with houston.

Right now, Houston is in rebuilding mode, they are building young superstars like Jallen Green and Porter Jr. so Harden will be stealing the spotlight from them.

[Baofeng]

We love to see this kind of energy from the Warriors though, Thompson should lead the team if ever they will go on a winning streak this season without Steph Curry.

This two are bringing out the best out of them, according to Klay himself and it's good to see this kind of competition.

That's out of the question since they've just beaten one of the best contenders in the league and they should not forget GSW is the defending champion and they can still catch up once Steph will step on the court. Klay can be relied on if he continues to play like this one and of course, it would be always a great challenge for him and his teammates to not completely sink their team to the bottom until Steph will come back. Once they find their right rhythms on the court, I'm sure they will be able to give the other teams a real challenge to beat them every game without Stephen Curry.

Ja Morant though, now becoming so brandish, but as you can see, they haven't proven anything yet and now he says in an interview that he is "fine" in the West, LMAO. They shouldn't talk trash when they can't back it up specially against the depending champion.

Klay reserving one of his best game for Christmas against Memphis, hehehe.

[Questat]

Ja Morant though, now becoming so brandish, but as you can see, they haven't proven anything yet and now he says in an interview that he is "fine" in the West, LMAO. They shouldn't talk trash when they can't back it up specially against the depending champion.

He is good because of his athleticism but he does not have the championship DNA like Curry and Thompson. He is still young though, there's plenty of time for him to prove that he should belong to the greatest players in the NBA once he retires, and until that time will happen, maybe he should not take too much, instead, do it in action and help improve his team, not himself alone.

Klay reserving one of his best game for Christmas against Memphis, hehehe.

Yes, because these two have a rivalry, they had a decent playoff series last season, maybe if Morant wasn't injured, the outcome could be different.