2025 NBA Season

[YuginKadoya]

Hopefully that damage won't seat him for long, but I see your point better to give him some rest and let Kyrie and the other players to
work and try winning more games before the All-Star break.

Nets run is amazing and they really establishing good relationship around, which for sure is the factor that allowing
them to keep winning games, stars and role players are doing the best adjustments to in between for a successful
run.

I really think that Kyrie Irving is really sincere in his words that he really wants to make up for the team and for the wrong things he has done to be fixed I think he even make up for Kevin Durant and with that, it is showing with their performance in the court right now even though their winning streak was cut by the Chicago Bulls they eventually win 2 consecutive times again but with their next game this will surely be a hard game for the Nets and this is against the Boston Celtics, that will be on January 13,

With the absence of Davis, Thomas Bryant is the one who is being used as their starting center and he really improved when he is in the Lakers. In his past teams, he isn't given many minutes to play. Now he is showing what he is capable off.

The Lakers are now 5-0 this year which is a good sign. I just hope that this will continue with or without Davis. The bad thing though is that they are still at the bottom part of the standings, and we are halfway thru the regular season already. We might see them do like what the Celtics did last year where they are at the bottom before the all-star break and just right after it, they just went on a winning streak after winning streak until they reached the top spot. Can we see it on the Lakers this season?

I have also commented and have realized that Thomas Bryant is really versatile with the Los Angeles Lakers In that time his name really intrigued me back then and because he is on the Los Angeles Lakers I was really curious about lumping him having a relationship with the late NBA star Kobe Bryant but it goes to show that they are not blood-related and it was a coincidence that he is playing for the Los Angels Lakers as well,

But yeah Thomas Bryant can become a future NBA star if given proper importance by the team but the kid just got a heart for playing Basketball, Bryant was drafted 42nd overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers then later Assigned Bryant to the G-league affiliate the South Bay Lakers, then to the Washinton Wizards then back again to the Los Angeles Lakers,

[ChiBitCTy]

Celtics vs Bulls might be the best entertaining game of all. Two offensive teams, expecting a high scoring game.

Let's see if Bulls' Zach Lavine will continue his good numbers against the Boston Celtics. It's been notable that Bulls fans are really happy with his recent performance where he joined the Steph Curry 3-point party after establishing 11 3s last game. Although LaVine is playing like that, others want to work him on making defense as purely focusing on offense won't take them always to win. But for me, if he's really not good at that, let them focus on his specialty and trust his teammates to do what's lacking for him. It's a team effort, by the way, to win.

But according to rumors, that doesn't change the fact that LaVine has the chance to still get traded before the trade deadline.

As far as the rumor list is concerned, his name is still hot there and not until the trade deadline ends, we can ruled out that possibility.

I second that this will be the most entertaining game of the night ( of course NBA game, as the NCAAF National Championship game is going on and should be quite entertaining).  As a Bulls fan, I'm looking forward to this game as they've been finally playing quite well and as you've noted Lavine has been balling.

I'm not sure there's any chance the Bulls actually trade their max-contract player, but that certainly would be interesting.  If they were to do this, I of course would hope that they traded Demar / Vuc etc.

[harizen]

I'm not sure there's any chance the Bulls actually trade their max-contract player, but that certainly would be interesting.  If they were to do this, I of course would hope that they traded Demar / Vuc etc.

Zach LaVine's name was put on the rumor list during the time the Bulls were not performing well and LaVine itself is having inconsistency in his game.

Now that out of nowhere, he regain his confidence and began doing monster stats during their recent games, I'm not sure if that changed the decision of trading him (if there's really an original plan of trading him).

If that is so, if there's any trading plan, not just for LaVine, I don't want DeRozan to be traded as he was the most consistent player on their roster so far, winning or losing a game. Well then, let's wait until the trade deadline.

[goinmerry]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

Injuries really spoil the good rally of a team. That was unfortunate to happen now that the team is getting a good winning streak and this is the first time, that their drama stars are working together as a team with no issues or drama or what.

Good thing though that it happened this elimination and not in playoffs.

In the meantime, expect that Irving will do his job in covering what Durant will miss.

[jakelyson]

Clarkson is ready to square up, he is really all the time, that's his trademark, LOL>.

Seriously, you are right because he should set a good example, maybe he was annoyed but he wasn't too smart to control his emotion, which is not good for his career and for his team. Look at Jokic, he is good in the regular season but once he is in the playoffs, the tactic of his opponent is to put a very tough defense on him to annoy him and probably make him lose his focus.

Yeah, the time Jokic clotheslined Cameron Payne due to frustration but there's a big difference, Jokic didn't fight and ended it by apologizing to Payne before he exits the game due to a flagrant 2 automatic ejection. He knows it's his fault, while on Clarkson side he won't admit it and even had the guts to raise his fists.

Clarkson is becoming hot-headed; I do not think he was like that before. Squaring up is becoming his default stance lately. He should not let other players get into his head, it will ruin his game. He is having a stellar year given the situation. He will have player options next season and after that, he is free agent. This kind of attitude during the game will ruin his chance to get better contract in the future.

Yeah they were rolling, this is just going to be a fact of life for him.  Tall bodies as they age never tend to age well.  Their goal should be to get into the playoffs and limit his minutes when he gets back and then unleash him for the playoffs.  Might be worth betting on kyries per game point totals from here on out.  My guess is that he gets 30+ shot opportunities a game with Durant out.

I hate to say this, but it seems that load management is the only answer to keep them superstar healthy, especially the injury-prone ones. Hopefully, when he gets back, they won sit him down every other games but just limit his minutes on the court. I think fans are being short-changed when star players are benched for load management.

Let us view this as an opportunity for Ben Simmons to step up and fill up the void that Durant will leave for a while. He should really step up since he is the third superstar on the team.

[Shinpako09]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

Injuries really spoil the good rally of a team. That was unfortunate to happen now that the team is getting a good winning streak and this is the first time, that their drama stars are working together as a team with no issues or drama or what.

Good thing though that it happened this elimination and not in playoffs.

In the meantime, expect that Irving will do his job in covering what Durant will miss.

The good thing is Durant will be back in less time compared to the expected one month of being sidelined according to the report. The only thing that is left is for them to make up for the 30pts that Durant makes every game. When Durant was out last season, they had an 11-losing streak. Hope they find their rhythm without Durant this time since they are doing very fine this season. It means they have put down the drama.

[LogitechMouse]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

Injuries really spoil the good rally of a team. That was unfortunate to happen now that the team is getting a good winning streak and this is the first time, that their drama stars are working together as a team with no issues or drama or what.

Good thing though that it happened this elimination and not in playoffs.

In the meantime, expect that Irving will do his job in covering what Durant will miss.

Injuries really spoil a team. Just look what happened to the Nets when Durant got injured and Irving had this vaccine mandate issues a few years ago. A once top seeded team had a huge downfall and they ended up 7th in the standings.

However, if you are a Nets fan, I guess there is nothing to worry about. 2 weeks might be long but with the momentum that the Nets got in their winning streak, I believe that there will be somebody in the team that will also step up offensively. I mean they have role players that are performing well this season like O'neal, Watanabe, Warren, Curry and they have Irving as well that can just explode with 30 or even 40 points if needed.

Overall, no need to worry right now I believe. Just worry if they will perform very poorly in these 2 weeks that Durant is out. Hoping for him to recover and come back to normal.

[Dave1]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

Injuries really spoil the good rally of a team. That was unfortunate to happen now that the team is getting a good winning streak and this is the first time, that their drama stars are working together as a team with no issues or drama or what.

Good thing though that it happened this elimination and not in playoffs.

In the meantime, expect that Irving will do his job in covering what Durant will miss.

The good thing is Durant will be back in less time compared to the expected one month of being sidelined according to the report. The only thing that is left is for them to make up for the 30pts that Durant makes every game. When Durant was out last season, they had an 11-losing streak. Hope they find their rhythm without Durant this time since they are doing very fine this season. It means they have put down the drama.

Last year was very different though, I think there is more drama, we have noises in the background like Ben Simmons, which I think has settled down nicely with the Nets. So we are not surprised for them to have a 11 game losing streak that time.

But this season is very different, they seems to gel very good even if there is still some distraction specially Kyrie.

So I don't see them having a losing streak that long even if Durant is going to be absent.

[Yaunfitda]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

It's time for Kyrie to step up again as the leader of the Nets, for me he is inconsistent, but let's how or what he is going to do since he will be task to lead the team again in the absence of Kevin Durant.

Let's give credit to Coach Vaughn, he has make a turn around with this team when he takes over from Nash. And now they are one of the top teams in the East. For sure there will be some loses without Durant, but for sure they won't let this to happen to them with Kyrie and Simmons and then their surprised player like Watanabe, T.J. Warren and Nic.

[Bttzed03]

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Let us view this as an opportunity for Ben Simmons to step up and fill up the void that Durant will leave for a while. He should really step up since he is the third superstar on the team.

With only Durant out, the Nets are pretty much still stacked. Other than Ben, players like Watanabe and O'Neale will be allowed to have more field goal attempts. They're not exactly the go-to guy but they can still perform and are capable of filling in KD's absence. It will be a good achievement for them if they maintain their position or drop back just 1 or 2 from the standings.

[danherbias07]

Bad news. Another star was injured.

DeMar DeRozan injury update: Bulls star leaves game vs. Celtics with right quadricep strain

The Chicago Bulls had to finish out their game against the Celtics in Boston on Monday night without a key contributor. All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan left the game during the third quarter after tweaking his leg, and he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to a right quadricep strain.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/demar-derozan-injury-update-bulls-star-leaves-game-vs-celtics-with-right-quadricep-strain/
We are not even done talking about the Chicago Bulls roster, how good LaVine had become, Lonzo Ball's injury, trade rumors, and this happened.
I wish it was not that bad.
The expectation of having an intense game against the Boston Celtics was gone after I read the news that will not return for the remainder of the game.
It was supposed to be a back-and-forth answer of offense against the Celtics duo.
Anyway, if that injury will need long rest for DeRozan, I doubt the Bulls can survive some of their games.

[YuginKadoya]

I second that this will be the most entertaining game of the night ( of course NBA game, as the NCAAF National Championship game is going on and should be quite entertaining).  As a Bulls fan, I'm looking forward to this game as they've been finally playing quite well and as you've noted Lavine has been balling.

I'm not sure there's any chance the Bulls actually trade their max-contract player, but that certainly would be interesting.  If they were to do this, I of course would hope that they traded Demar / Vuc etc.

Well, we have different kinds of interests in what is entertaining to us, for us we had different kinds of likes on what team we want, so there will be different opinions regarding that,

Well if Zach LaVine will not be traded anymore because of his performance then it's good for him and great for his team to change their decision regarding his monster of improvement inside the court, but regarding if they want to trade him I think it is still OK for him to be traded in a different team,

Injuries really spoil the good rally of a team. That was unfortunate to happen now that the team is getting a good winning streak and this is the first time, that their drama stars are working together as a team with no issues or drama or what.

Good thing though that it happened this elimination and not in playoffs.

In the meantime, expect that Irving will do his job in covering what Durant will miss.

It was really a bummer that he was injured despite their good consecutive run of wins everyone can become injured, but this could be a blessing in disguise just my point of view Kevin Durant right now really needs rest and in this injury time this is a good way to rest it off for the time of the playoffs, but because the Nets had limited players to be a replacement this could also become a bad sign for them, but right now Ben Simmons, Nicolas Claxton, and T.J. Warren will need to support Kyrie Irving in Durant's absence but because they are in the 2nd position of the standing I guess they are in a good position regarding the play-offs,

[Pamadar]

Durant misses at least two weeks, that would be a huge loss to BKN. They rather choose losing to Miami than losing Durant. Just when he broke another record and went up one more place in all time top scorers list, he could've gone one more place next game. I hope he'll return healthy soon.
Kyrie is playing great lately so I don't expect many losses from Brooklyn in this period. Sure Kyrie will use the ball more and Simmons should take more responsibility. T.J. Warren and Watanabe will get more playing time. Coach Vaughn will find a way to win games, Nets have a good squad. I don't think they'll go down just like Suns.

It's time for Kyrie to step up again as the leader of the Nets, for me he is inconsistent, but let's how or what he is going to do since he will be task to lead the team again in the absence of Kevin Durant.

Let's give credit to Coach Vaughn, he has make a turn around with this team when he takes over from Nash. And now they are one of the top teams in the East. For sure there will be some loses without Durant, but for sure they won't let this to happen to them with Kyrie and Simmons and then their surprised player like Watanabe, T.J. Warren and Nic.

They still got the rest of the squad who are capable of competing. Like what you said, Kyrie needs to step up and lead the team. He's not new to this kind of task. Let see if how he will deliver.

It will be on the side of the coach if how he will balance those players that will play with Kyrie,
I see him adjust and rotate the ball aside from taking more shots but also to bring everyone
and play together.

[inthelongrun]

Bad news. Another star was injured.

DeMar DeRozan injury update: Bulls star leaves game vs. Celtics with right quadricep strain

The Chicago Bulls had to finish out their game against the Celtics in Boston on Monday night without a key contributor. All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan left the game during the third quarter after tweaking his leg, and he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to a right quadricep strain.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/demar-derozan-injury-update-bulls-star-leaves-game-vs-celtics-with-right-quadricep-strain/
We are not even done talking about the Chicago Bulls roster, how good LaVine had become, Lonzo Ball's injury, trade rumors, and this happened.
I wish it was not that bad.
The expectation of having an intense game against the Boston Celtics was gone after I read the news that will not return for the remainder of the game.
It was supposed to be a back-and-forth answer of offense against the Celtics duo.
Anyway, if that injury will need long rest for DeRozan, I doubt the Bulls can survive some of their games.

That's big bad news for Chicago Bulls. Just as they are starting to heat up and are on a 3-game winning streak with wins over top of the teams Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. DeRozan mentioned that the injury was already there but he continued to play for 8 games and then it deteriorated. I wonder what is next, especially since LaVine earlier was hinting at a move to another team. Quad injuries will most likely be healed after a month but the Bulls do not have enough time since they are at the bottom of the rankings.

[Hypnosis00]

Bad news. Another star was injured.

DeMar DeRozan injury update: Bulls star leaves game vs. Celtics with right quadricep strain

The Chicago Bulls had to finish out their game against the Celtics in Boston on Monday night without a key contributor. All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan left the game during the third quarter after tweaking his leg, and he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to a right quadricep strain.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/demar-derozan-injury-update-bulls-star-leaves-game-vs-celtics-with-right-quadricep-strain/
We are not even done talking about the Chicago Bulls roster, how good LaVine had become, Lonzo Ball's injury, trade rumors, and this happened.
I wish it was not that bad.
The expectation of having an intense game against the Boston Celtics was gone after I read the news that will not return for the remainder of the game.
It was supposed to be a back-and-forth answer of offense against the Celtics duo.
Anyway, if that injury will need long rest for DeRozan, I doubt the Bulls can survive some of their games.

That's big bad news for Chicago Bulls. Just as they are starting to heat up and are on a 3-game winning streak with wins over top of the teams Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. DeRozan mentioned that the injury was already there but he continued to play for 8 games and then it deteriorated. I wonder what is next, especially since LaVine earlier was hinting at a move to another team. Quad injuries will most likely be healed after a month but the Bulls do not have enough time since they are at the bottom of the rankings.

Too bad for the Bulls, they cannot win games consistently without DeRozan, they only get better because DeRozan joined them and their recent run is very positive, it's just unfortunate that injuries happened.

Last day, we have Durant getting injured, now we have DeRozan.

[yazher]

Too bad for the Bulls, they cannot win games consistently without DeRozan, they only get better because DeRozan joined them and their recent run is very positive, it's just unfortunate that injuries happened.
Last day, we have Durant getting injured, now we have DeRozan.

I think the Bulls are really done this time and with their current rank in the league, I doubt they will gonna raise their ranks more without the help of Derozan. They have almost similar cases to the Lakers and it will be a waste for them not to get in the playoff tree this year because they might not get a chance now like they had last year. Their runs last year were pretty amazing and this year is at their worse because of injuries, they might consider changing their coach just like the Nets.

[Taskford]

Too bad for the Bulls, they cannot win games consistently without DeRozan, they only get better because DeRozan joined them and their recent run is very positive, it's just unfortunate that injuries happened.
Last day, we have Durant getting injured, now we have DeRozan.

I think the Bulls are really done this time and with their current rank in the league, I doubt they will gonna raise their ranks more without the help of Derozan. They have almost similar cases to the Lakers and it will be a waste for them not to get in the playoff tree this year because they might not get a chance now like they had last year. Their runs last year were pretty amazing and this year is at their worse because of injuries, they might consider changing their coach just like the Nets.

Hard to say that they will not chase for spot anymore since they still have a chance although its slim at the moment but I bet they will just throw this season away since its a big honor especially to their fans if they can reach on the playoff and be consistent to win on their crucial games. But maybe your right they should think about changing the coach since this could provably give different result on their roosters.

[danherbias07]

Bad news. Another star was injured.

DeMar DeRozan injury update: Bulls star leaves game vs. Celtics with right quadricep strain

The Chicago Bulls had to finish out their game against the Celtics in Boston on Monday night without a key contributor. All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan left the game during the third quarter after tweaking his leg, and he was ultimately ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to a right quadricep strain.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/demar-derozan-injury-update-bulls-star-leaves-game-vs-celtics-with-right-quadricep-strain/
We are not even done talking about the Chicago Bulls roster, how good LaVine had become, Lonzo Ball's injury, trade rumors, and this happened.
I wish it was not that bad.
The expectation of having an intense game against the Boston Celtics was gone after I read the news that will not return for the remainder of the game.
It was supposed to be a back-and-forth answer of offense against the Celtics duo.
Anyway, if that injury will need long rest for DeRozan, I doubt the Bulls can survive some of their games.

That's big bad news for Chicago Bulls. Just as they are starting to heat up and are on a 3-game winning streak with wins over top of the teams Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. DeRozan mentioned that the injury was already there but he continued to play for 8 games and then it deteriorated. I wonder what is next, especially since LaVine earlier was hinting at a move to another team. Quad injuries will most likely be healed after a month but the Bulls do not have enough time since they are at the bottom of the rankings.

If it will take only a month for a quad strain then they might be lucky. All that's left of the Chicago Bulls is to survive these next games then the All-Star break will come, who knows if DeRozan is okay by that time? They still have halfway to winning most of their game.
The only question is "if" it will be that fast to heal. From the looks of his sudden drop on the floor, it's bad, I wish not.
Here's the latest update on our KIA MVP Ladder.
1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
2. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
3. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
4. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-6-2023-edition
Jokic added another triple-double to his record last night. He won't get out of that top spot and so is JT.
KD on the hand might not be on the list anymore for next week's update because of the injury.
Who will rank up? Those who are present.
Donovan Mitchell or Jaylen Brown.

[rhomelmabini]

Here's the latest update on our KIA MVP Ladder.
1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
2. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
3. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
4. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-6-2023-edition
Jokic added another triple-double to his record last night. He won't get out of that top spot and so is JT.
KD on the hand might not be on the list anymore for next week's update because of the injury.
Who will rank up? Those who are present.
Donovan Mitchell or Jaylen Brown.

Not gonna predict who might step up since lot of stars are being ruled out in this ladder, I just hope that no one from the top will get injured again. Looks like it will be Luka that may step up and yeah those two will not likely be out from their spot and remain at the top.

[btc_angela]

Here's the latest update on our KIA MVP Ladder.
1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
2. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
3. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
4. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-6-2023-edition
Jokic added another triple-double to his record last night. He won't get out of that top spot and so is JT.
KD on the hand might not be on the list anymore for next week's update because of the injury.
Who will rank up? Those who are present.
Donovan Mitchell or Jaylen Brown.

Not gonna predict who might step up since lot of stars are being ruled out in this ladder, I just hope that no one from the top will get injured again. Looks like it will be Luka that may step up and yeah those two will not likely be out from their spot and remain at the top.

Good list of the top candidates for the MVP specially Jokic, this could be his 3rd time right? If only Joel Embiid is not getting injured and consistently playing, he could be in that list too.

And Tatum case is strong as well, he is leading the Celtics, but we want something big for him to really overtake Jokic in the number 1.

Maybe a good game that he can score 50-60 points and win in a close game. Kevin Durant is injured so Luka might overtake him in the next released. Giannis too slowly getting his Bucks and putting MVP numbers.