2025 NBA Season

[chaser15]

Yes, he should. Kevin Durant will be the one who will have a big adjustment because he is the one who transferred and he asked for this too that he should be traded to the Phoenix Suns and now that he is already transferred, I hope he will give the team what they expected from him because just like the Nets,

That's for sure. But Kevin Durant should not do some big adjustments because he's not that type.

He just needs to continue to his usual game performance as that was his specialty. What adjustment does he need? Minimize that king of playing level?

Phoenix Suns know how he plays, instead of Durant doing some adjustments, why not his teammates instead do that part and take advantage of Durant's current performance level? If failed, then Durant is not just fit on their system.

[EFS]

On another subject, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, I don't know if he loses because of the name or if he plays in Oklahoma, but this year his personal rating is far below the value he deserves. He should definitely be in the top 3 of the mvp candidates. He scored 42 points today, scoring 82% from the field and 95% from the free throws. Flawless.

He's playing in a lottery team with no star teammates. His boosted stats doesn't mean he could be in top 3 in MVP ladder. He's already in Top 10 and that's more than enough.
Jokić has triple double stats and his team is first in the West, he's naturally no.1. Antetokounmpo has 32.3 ppg and 12.4 rpg, Embiid has 33.3 ppg and 10.1 rpg. Tatum and Dončić are other players in Top 5. That list looks fair enough.

[Baofeng]

I've been watching this issue ever since they reported that the Trail Blazers had been giving him Toradol shots just to make him play the game.
Will they really give him back or will the Blazer just pay the fine and the trade will continue? I mean, it's not like the Warriors had given up a healthy James Wiseman (4-way deal), he is also prone to injuries just going back and forth after some games. I'd pick GPII over Wiseman but I guess it's the transparency about the health issues that made them mad.

Sources: Dubs interested in keeping GP2 despite failed physical

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/sources-warriors-interested-keeping-gary-payton-ii-despite-failed-physical
Without Curry for their offense, the Warriors will rely mostly on defense and they badly need help on that end of the floor but with GP2 being benched too, this will be a big problem for them. It's like nothing was changed.

I was under the impression that when they got Donte Divincenzo, he is the one replacing GPII in the line up. And in some games, not just Donte provided defense, but also a good contributor, like 10 points or more.

Maybe the Warriors management really like GPII in their organization. They still have Thompson and Poole for the offense in the absence of Steph, it's just that they have issues closing the game for good.

[blockman]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)
Under that news and with the same team, Terrence Ross is waived too.

[harizen]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.

[LogitechMouse]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.

Anybody who can remember this picture? An iconic picture when he was still in the Timberwolves isn't it?

Anyway, not surprised to see Beverley being waived out by the Magic because I don't see him fitting on that young and talented team. Now with regards to the 3 teams that you shared, I think the Mavericks needed him the most. The Mavs are in need of some defensive minded players and Beverley will be a good addition to the team as he is good in defense. Mavericks must get him somehow in the buyout.
I feel bad for Westbrook and Wall who has significant career and had a big help in their respective teams, but now they are in the buyout market. I mean if you are that helpful with the team, they will not put you in the buyout market. I hope that these 2 players will find a new team this season especially Westbrook who showed a huge adjustment this season and even played off the bench. He might've played awful in the last seasons, but in this season, he is better already.

[Jating]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.

Anybody who can remember this picture? An iconic picture when he was still in the Timberwolves isn't it?

Anyway, not surprised to see Beverley being waived out by the Magic because I don't see him fitting on that young and talented team. Now with regards to the 3 teams that you shared, I think the Mavericks needed him the most. The Mavs are in need of some defensive minded players and Beverley will be a good addition to the team as he is good in defense. Mavericks must get him somehow in the buyout.
I feel bad for Westbrook and Wall who has significant career and had a big help in their respective teams, but now they are in the buyout market. I mean if you are that helpful with the team, they will not put you in the buyout market. I hope that these 2 players will find a new team this season especially Westbrook who showed a huge adjustment this season and even played off the bench. He might've played awful in the last seasons, but in this season, he is better already.

Ah, WB and John Wall, specially WB, now he has become a trading bait. After his OKC stint, he didn't even last for more than 2 years for any team. So everyone feels  bad for him at this point of his career.

Not just that, but as a Laker, Pat Bev has also some iconic moments too.



https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/patrick-beverley-camera-technical-foul-ref-lebron-missed-call-celtics-lakers-video-01gqyt2txgq7

And also the shoving incident with Ayton when he tries to protect Austin Reaves.

[gagux123]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)
Under that news and with the same team, Terrence Ross is waived too.

I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations...

I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing

[Oasisman]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)
Under that news and with the same team, Terrence Ross is waived too.

I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations...

I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing

He's actually the type of guy that you don't expect to be making an impact to help the team win games. Though unlike other players, he usually doesn't fill the stat sheets, but he can definitely help the team defensively, and also, he's actually pretty good in getting into someone's head, just like what he did to LeBron before he arrived to the Lakers team.
I'd really want to see his reaction if he wins a championship lol.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)
Under that news and with the same team, Terrence Ross is waived too.

I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations...

I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing

He's actually the type of guy that you don't expect to be making an impact to help the team win games. Though unlike other players, he usually doesn't fill the stat sheets, but he can definitely help the team defensively, and also, he's actually pretty good in getting into someone's head, just like what he did to LeBron before he arrived to the Lakers team.
I'd really want to see his reaction if he wins a championship lol.

Actually he did impact the Lakers? I don't know, but I saw him improving his 3 point shot, there were games that he was instrumental on winning games, like he got one steal, then a 3 point shot, but he both FT, but still he managed to play good defense on the other hand.

But yeah, the problem with Bev is that he is not a a pure point guard and not a scoring. He is known for defense, but he might be definitely out of his prime and now team doesn't see him as a good fit for them and probably could be bouncing around the league if not, no one will take him in the next season.

[Botnake]

Celtics won the game despite missing 2 of their starters. This team played great defense and the main weapon in their game was their 3-point shooting. I think Memphis needs to improve their rebounding department, and also they love to play one-on-one which makes them very predictable.

The good ball movement is gone, we know that Morant can generate points, but eventually, he'll be tired and will be less accurate.

[yazher]

I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations...

I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing

The only trade I put my thumbs down was because I thought they had strong bonds in the team and he was really helping to make the game more fun but at the end, he was traded and probably stress about it because based on his post, he wasn't expected about it. Though he will be back will De Agello Russel, the Lakers have a different plan. Now that Westbrook is no longer there and they acquired some decent players to help them, they really need to do better and get to the spot where they will be in the playoff tree this season.

[LogitechMouse]

Celtics won the game despite missing 2 of their starters. This team played great defense and the main weapon in their game was their 3-point shooting. I think Memphis needs to improve their rebounding department, and also they love to play one-on-one which makes them very predictable.

The good ball movement is gone, we know that Morant can generate points, but eventually, he'll be tired and will be less accurate.

Who is this Sam Hauser from the Celtics? The name isn't that popular, but he scored more than 10 points in his last 4 games.

What's good with the Celtics is their depth. In the playoffs, this is what you need. A good starters and a bunch of role players that can step up. The depth of the Celtics is just way too good because they have players that can step up in absence of their core players. They don't have neither Brown or Smart, but they have players like White, this Hauser player and their newly acquired Muscala who scored double digits. Add as well their three-point shooting which the shot 21/51 for 41.2% from it. How can the Grizzlies allow them to shot 51 tries and make 21 of them?

Many are looking at the Suns right now ever since the KD trade, but let's not forget about the Celtics. I still believe that with their roster, they can dominate the East in the playoffs and has a high chance to go to NBA Finals again.

[Kelvinid]

Who is this Sam Hauser from the Celtics? The name isn't that popular, but he scored more than 10 points in his last 4 games.

I'm not familiar with this player but he is given the trust by the Celtics coaching staff. I've watch the game of Celtics against Memphis, and this guy is shooting out lights, he had 6-11 from the deep, such a big contribution from a non starter player.

[blockman]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.

That's good to hear if there will be another team that will buy him out.

Many are looking at the Suns right now ever since the KD trade, but let's not forget about the Celtics. I still believe that with their roster, they can dominate the East in the playoffs and has a high chance to go to NBA Finals again.

The Celtics have proven themselves and they're still proving what they can achieve this season. It is that these trades become the center piece attraction of the current time. Can't blame it for it has taken the attention of the majority of the teams.

[Natalim]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)

Actually, that's not bad news since that was already expected, therefore he's expected it too.

There are teams already that show interest in doing a buyout to acquire him.

As far as rumors are concerned, some teams that might be involved are Mavericks or going back to Clippers, or Timberwolves.

That's good to hear if there will be another team that will buy him out.

I'd love to see him back the Clippers as currently, the Clippers need someone who can bring energy on the court.
Still remember the last time when Leonard was injured but the Clippers still managed to reach the WCF, it's their first time actually, and have you known that Beverly has done a big part in that success?

[Baofeng]

Celtics won the game despite missing 2 of their starters. This team played great defense and the main weapon in their game was their 3-point shooting. I think Memphis needs to improve their rebounding department, and also they love to play one-on-one which makes them very predictable.

The good ball movement is gone, we know that Morant can generate points, but eventually, he'll be tired and will be less accurate.

Who is this Sam Hauser from the Celtics? The name isn't that popular, but he scored more than 10 points in his last 4 games.

What's good with the Celtics is their depth. In the playoffs, this is what you need. A good starters and a bunch of role players that can step up. The depth of the Celtics is just way too good because they have players that can step up in absence of their core players. They don't have neither Brown or Smart, but they have players like White, this Hauser player and their newly acquired Muscala who scored double digits. Add as well their three-point shooting which the shot 21/51 for 41.2% from it. How can the Grizzlies allow them to shot 51 tries and make 21 of them?

Many are looking at the Suns right now ever since the KD trade, but let's not forget about the Celtics. I still believe that with their roster, they can dominate the East in the playoffs and has a high chance to go to NBA Finals again.

I agree, Ja Morant has reasons why he is looking at Boston Celtics, right now they are on top of the East, just slightly behind the Bucks who are in a 10 game winning streak.

But I think Celtics is more complete and I would say that their stint in the Finals last year was a blessing for them. Now they are more mature and even if they have a issue in the beginning (coach), they are not that affected and it seems everyone has forgotten that already. And now we have seen players in their bench like Sam Hauser who is contributing, their bench is deep and I think only Milwaukee can match it in the league.

[Marvell1]

Celtics won the game despite missing 2 of their starters. This team played great defense and the main weapon in their game was their 3-point shooting. I think Memphis needs to improve their rebounding department, and also they love to play one-on-one which makes them very predictable.
The good ball movement is gone, we know that Morant can generate points, but eventually, he'll be tired and will be less accurate.

Who is this Sam Hauser from the Celtics? The name isn't that popular, but he scored more than 10 points in his last 4 games.
What's good with the Celtics is their depth. In the playoffs, this is what you need. A good starters and a bunch of role players that can step up. The depth of the Celtics is just way too good because they have players that can step up in absence of their core players. They don't have neither Brown or Smart, but they have players like White, this Hauser player and their newly acquired Muscala who scored double digits. Add as well their three-point shooting which the shot 21/51 for 41.2% from it. How can the Grizzlies allow them to shot 51 tries and make 21 of them?

Many are looking at the Suns right now ever since the KD trade, but let's not forget about the Celtics. I still believe that with their roster, they can dominate the East in the playoffs and has a high chance to go to NBA Finals again.

I agree, Ja Morant has reasons why he is looking at Boston Celtics, right now they are on top of the East, just slightly behind the Bucks who are in a 10 game winning streak.

But I think Celtics is more complete and I would say that their stint in the Finals last year was a blessing for them. Now they are more mature and even if they have a issue in the beginning (coach), they are not that affected and it seems everyone has forgotten that already. And now we have seen players in their bench like Sam Hauser who is contributing, their bench is deep and I think only Milwaukee can match it in the league.

Boston Celtics are at the top of the table right now in the Eastern Conference. And I also do not think that people are actually not interested enough in the Celtics. They are more interested in who is getting traded or not. Sam Hauser is absolutely not very popular, but he is certainly scoring like a popular player for sure.

Celtics is a team that is not dependent on certain players. They are a team that can rely on any player. Almost all of the players in the team have the capability to play well when needed. And that is a certain type of depth that every team aspires to have, Now that is what they are showing. Even without too very important players in the team, they are performing really well and also winning games.

[püsür]

On another subject, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, I don't know if he loses because of the name or if he plays in Oklahoma, but this year his personal rating is far below the value he deserves. He should definitely be in the top 3 of the mvp candidates. He scored 42 points today, scoring 82% from the field and 95% from the free throws. Flawless.

He's playing in a lottery team with no star teammates. His boosted stats doesn't mean he could be in top 3 in MVP ladder. He's already in Top 10 and that's more than enough.
Jokić has triple double stats and his team is first in the West, he's naturally no.1. Antetokounmpo has 32.3 ppg and 12.4 rpg, Embiid has 33.3 ppg and 10.1 rpg. Tatum and Dončić are other players in Top 5. That list looks fair enough.

Ok, that is a fair point. Can't argue with that. I was just trying to make a point of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's great performance. But, when I think calmly, of course my top 5 candidates for mvp race would be the same. As you have pointed out, his team is far from being a title contender. He can't be in the top mvp race unless he has some 35-40 ppg. But he has a huge potential and with right teammates, he can be in the real mvp race in his career.

Also, I have read that Zion Williamson is injured again while he was training 3-on-3 games. Thankfully, not for too long, only for extra 2-3 weeks. I hate that his potential is being wasted and his good times at 22 years old is passing. This would be his time to improve for the superstar level. I'd really hate to see such potential and excitement from a young player is fade away. I hope he can eat good and be healthy and be one of the most exciting players of the league.

[danherbias07]

Where are the Patrick Beverley fans at? There's bad news about him as he's been waived by the Orlando Magic.
(https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-waive-patrick-beverley-release-20230212)
Under that news and with the same team, Terrence Ross is waived too.

Is it really bad news for PatBev or will this just be another walk in the park?
I mean, this is actually good news as the Magic is far from being a playoff contender and might not even enter the play-in tournament.
This possible buyout will give him a chance to pick teams if ever there will be choices for him. And the Warriors are part of that rumored team who is interested to take PatBev.

I think Terrence Ross is planning to join Phoenix Suns. For the right price, they might squeeze him for a little help on both ends. The Suns already risked too much by saying goodbye to their 2 premier players Bridges and Cam Johnson, maybe Ross will add some spice to their team after getting KD.

There might be more buyouts to come. i.e. WB, Wall.

Maybe the Warriors management really like GPII in their organization. They still have Thompson and Poole for the offense in the absence of Steph, it's just that they have issues closing the game for good.

Yeah, that's one part of their failures too. They are known to be good in 3rd quarter but their 4th quarter in their recent games are mostly disappointments.