2025 NBA Season

[Oasisman]

He can get another chance. He shouldn't have gone to Taiwan imo.

You can't blame him; he saw an opportunity overseas, so he grabbed that opportunity. However, with the recent news that his salary will be cut a bit, I guess he might be interested in playing with the NBA again. Let's hope that there's a team that would pick him up.

He is already 37 years old, not young anymore, but he can still play. With his experience and confidence, I'm sure he will be a big help. All we can do now is wait for the developments. Let's follow Howard's journey; who knows, he might end up with the Lakers again.

Yeah, since there's no team offers him a service, so there's no other option but to play overseas, I think he still has that capability as he can
still jump high and give that hassle to help as a good defender.

If a team will give him that opportunity to play back and let him provide some minutes to a player that will need some rest.

Like what you said, we never know if there's still a team that will consider him and will let him play and showcase the help
that he can still provide.

He actually have made a point when he said the Lakers needs him to beat the Nuggets or at least not getting swept. He helped the Lakers back in 2020 in containing Jokic to limit what he can do offensively and defensively. Though McGee was also there as they took turn in containing Jokic, but the Lakers really got a good help defense from Howard.
What I am thinking right now is that, the GSW should sign Howard real quick. With their current roster today, they're most definitely going to play small ball again, which is most probably not gonna work as they were exposed by the Lakers last playoffs. They badly need someone strong in the paint. I thought Howard could be a good pick, they'll just add another Center moving forward.
What do you guys think?

[Japinat]

He can get another chance. He shouldn't have gone to Taiwan imo.

You can't blame him; he saw an opportunity overseas, so he grabbed that opportunity. However, with the recent news that his salary will be cut a bit, I guess he might be interested in playing with the NBA again. Let's hope that there's a team that would pick him up.

He is already 37 years old, not young anymore, but he can still play. With his experience and confidence, I'm sure he will be a big help. All we can do now is wait for the developments. Let's follow Howard's journey; who knows, he might end up with the Lakers again.

Yeah, since there's no team offers him a service, so there's no other option but to play overseas, I think he still has that capability as he can
still jump high and give that hassle to help as a good defender.

If a team will give him that opportunity to play back and let him provide some minutes to a player that will need some rest.

Like what you said, we never know if there's still a team that will consider him and will let him play and showcase the help
that he can still provide.

He had a good run oversees, but still though, he wanted to return to the NBA and most likely retire in that league. I guess the league has change a lot now, they are not looking or a pure Center like him. All they want to see is a good big man that can shoot outside as well, not just defend the rim and grab rebounds.

But a prime Howard in early 2000's is really great to watch. He can defend, block shoots and dunk the ball with ease as no one can stop that kind of specimen back then. They were just cut short by Kobe and the Lakers when they reach the finals and didn't win the championship.

Almost being compared to Shaq back in his prime, and same with how Shaq manages to bring the Magic to the finals, they also
runout against the Kobe's Lakers.

I guess that's what he wanted and still failing to find a team that will allow him to retire his jersey, with how the system changes, where shooters
are more dominant compared to the power inside.

His chance to come back is slim unless there are some insiders that will back him up to sign a deal.

He was definitely the best center in the league for some time, but Dwight was no where near the player Shaq was.  Shaq is the most dominant player to ever play the game (not best, but most dominant).  Dwight was also compared to Shaq so often because obviously they both played a good bulk of their careers in Orlando, or at least a good part of their careers, but Dwight named himself "Superman" (something Shaq did long before him) and totally just tried stealing the whole Shaq Superman thing..it was weird. 

Anyways, Dwight's time in the league is absolutely over.

He doesn't have that much option but to embrace the reality because if he won't, his situation will always be the same where he will be compared to Shaq and will be on his shadow while he is on the league specially that both of them played with the Magic and looking at it now, it will not change because he didn't surpass Shaq as the most dominant center that the NBA has ever seen. He's just a regular center that once dominated the league in his prime but not that significant compared to Shaq.

[yahoo62278]

We didn’t get to see LeBron and Durant matchup in the playoffs last year unfortunately but the future looks good. For the first time in 5 years we get to see Kevin Durant and LeBron James face off as the Phoenix home opener is scheduled to be against the Lakers. I wonder how much tickets for that game are going to be…

If we take into account the number of all-star players that will be in this match, ticket prices will definitely be overpriced, especially for courtside tickets. I'm wondering how much tickets for regular NBA games usually cost. $100-$200?

p.s
By the way, I just now noticed that these legendary guys got their coveted HOF jackets today. Time flies so fast...

According to the Bing search I just did, the average cost of an NBA game ticket is $211 but that doesn't include everything else you'll spend attending the game. Parking, food, and souvenirs will also factor into your game experience.

[wheelz1200]

We didn’t get to see LeBron and Durant matchup in the playoffs last year unfortunately but the future looks good. For the first time in 5 years we get to see Kevin Durant and LeBron James face off as the Phoenix home opener is scheduled to be against the Lakers. I wonder how much tickets for that game are going to be…

Those tickets are gonna go for a mint.  Especially since it's the backends of theor careers.  People know they don't have too much longer to go see either one of them.  I'd love to go see that matchup but will be out of my price range for a single game.  Playoffs those will be insane..

[mirakal]

Austin Reaves did an interview with the Nelk boys on their podcast and it was a good introduction to him and his personality. It seems like he’s got his head screwed on straight and he cleared the air about having never met Taylor Swift. If you like Austin and want to see him in a relaxed environment, I’d recommend searching out this interview on YouTube.

If in case the rumor were true after all, it's very understandable if Austin Reaves want that thing to be private because it will not help his career if those issues will always surround him while playing in the NBA nor Taylor Swift's personal career, he probably knew what will happen after then if he will confirm those rumors. And as long as there were no evidence to confirm the rumors, both of them will always choose to deny whatever it is.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Austin Reaves did an interview with the Nelk boys on their podcast and it was a good introduction to him and his personality. It seems like he’s got his head screwed on straight and he cleared the air about having never met Taylor Swift. If you like Austin and want to see him in a relaxed environment, I’d recommend searching out this interview on YouTube.

If in case the rumor were true after all, it's very understandable if Austin Reaves want that thing to be private because it will not help his career if those issues will always surround him while playing in the NBA nor Taylor Swift's personal career, he probably knew what will happen after then if he will confirm those rumors. And as long as there were no evidence to confirm the rumors, both of them will always choose to deny whatever it is.

And if I'm not mistaken, it is on the same interview that he explains why he made the face during a time out and he thought that everything is on a cruise. But when Lebron points out where he should be and what will be his spot, he was somewhat confused and made that face that instantly become a meme.

[freedomgo]

We didn’t get to see LeBron and Durant matchup in the playoffs last year unfortunately but the future looks good. For the first time in 5 years we get to see Kevin Durant and LeBron James face off as the Phoenix home opener is scheduled to be against the Lakers. I wonder how much tickets for that game are going to be…

Those tickets are gonna go for a mint.  Especially since it's the backends of theor careers.  People know they don't have too much longer to go see either one of them.  I'd love to go see that matchup but will be out of my price range for a single game.  Playoffs those will be insane..

Now that's confusing because the sports page that I've saw on the Facebook was saying a different thing, as what they are saying, it will be the Golden State Warriors who will be facing against the Phoenix Suns as the opener of the new season. Either way, it will be interesting because CP3 is now with the Warriors while the Suns have a new player as well and we will know if who works more in the roster, a Beal with the Suns or a Chris Paul with the Suns.

[danherbias07]

After Hall of Fame enshrinement, Gregg Popovich looks to mold new group of players
https://www.nba.com/news/gregg-popovich-hall-of-fame-profile-2023

It's not yet over for Pops. He has a big weapon now and this might end up as a good season for him if everything will go right.
But just look at the connections Pops made on his coaching career.

Almost all known coaches today are there in that tree and most of them either made it to the playoffs or were champions in the previous years.
When Pops is discussed one coach that will pop out my mind is Steve Kerr. His coaching style is a combined play of Phil Jackson and Pops. That is why it's so good that he made 4 runs as a champion.

But I do believe it's not the end yet for Pops. With Wemby on their roster he might be more excited to build the young man to a superstar and become a part of him as he grows.

[rhomelmabini]

p.s
By the way, I just now noticed that these legendary guys got their coveted HOF jackets today. Time flies so fast...

Miss those days when these are the guys we see especially on the Finals, now they are HOF, I'd say LeBron will be the next that will get this orange jacket.

When Pops is discussed one coach that will pop out my mind is Steve Kerr. His coaching style is a combined play of Phil Jackson and Pops. That is why it's so good that he made 4 runs as a champion.

But I do believe it's not the end yet for Pops. With Wemby on their roster he might be more excited to build the young man to a superstar and become a part of him as he grows.

Steve Kerr has good IQ on the court, with his experience on championships along with great teammates plus the advice he got from Pops I guess he got it all. Good thing USA Basketball has entrusted him that role. Well, he got Wemby to be coached even for just a year that would mean something for the kid tbh, this one is the future face of the NBA and molding him is likely the joy of Pops.

[Maslate]

After Hall of Fame enshrinement, Gregg Popovich looks to mold new group of players
https://www.nba.com/news/gregg-popovich-hall-of-fame-profile-2023

It's not yet over for Pops. He has a big weapon now and this might end up as a good season for him if everything will go right.
But just look at the connections Pops made on his coaching career.

Almost all known coaches today are there in that tree and most of them either made it to the playoffs or were champions in the previous years.
When Pops is discussed one coach that will pop out my mind is Steve Kerr. His coaching style is a combined play of Phil Jackson and Pops. That is why it's so good that he made 4 runs as a champion.

But I do believe it's not the end yet for Pops. With Wemby on their roster he might be more excited to build the young man to a superstar and become a part of him as he grows.

Yes, I agree. It is still premature to say that coach Pops will just be with the San Antonio Spurs for just a year specially when Wemby is still approaching his first season and rookie year in the NBA, and it was one of the reasons why the Spurs have convinced coach Pop to extend his contract. Needless to say, this will be not the end of it and coach Pop will soon find his answer again why should he stay for another season.

[yahoo62278]

Yes, I agree. It is still premature to say that coach Pops will just be with the San Antonio Spurs for just a year specially when Wemby is still approaching his first season and rookie year in the NBA, and it was one of the reasons why the Spurs have convinced coach Pop to extend his contract. Needless to say, this will be not the end of it and coach Pop will soon find his answer again why should he stay for another season.

Wembenyama could end up getting injured or being a bust, cannot control if those things happen. If they did though, Pop might decide it's time to walk away. Spurs really need Wemby to have a monster season. If for nothing else than to keep their best coach ever interested in staying in coaching.

[jaberwock]

We didn’t get to see LeBron and Durant matchup in the playoffs last year unfortunately but the future looks good. For the first time in 5 years we get to see Kevin Durant and LeBron James face off as the Phoenix home opener is scheduled to be against the Lakers. I wonder how much tickets for that game are going to be…

I do not think that this would matter like a playoff game. The opener usually doesn't matter, not only it's the first game of the season so the players will not be ready fully and they will get better overtime, but we are also talking about players not caring about regular season as much as they care about playoffs.

The most important games could be the last games where teams trying to be in the playoff spot, when there are play-in situations right now which I think was a great addition, I disliked it at first but now I like it a lot. I could say that between the playoffs, the play-ins and the last games of the season for the last spot, I think it's going to be pretty decent for teams to end up caring only about those games.

[wheelz1200]

Yes, I agree. It is still premature to say that coach Pops will just be with the San Antonio Spurs for just a year specially when Wemby is still approaching his first season and rookie year in the NBA, and it was one of the reasons why the Spurs have convinced coach Pop to extend his contract. Needless to say, this will be not the end of it and coach Pop will soon find his answer again why should he stay for another season.

Wembenyama could end up getting injured or being a bust, cannot control if those things happen. If they did though, Pop might decide it's time to walk away. Spurs really need Wemby to have a monster season. If for nothing else than to keep their best coach ever interested in staying in coaching.

I get what you are saying but I don't think Pop is only gonna stay if wemby pans out.  He has won enough championships to cement his name in with the greatest coaches ever.  Unsure what his motivation is honestly.  They are a young team amd years away from competing for the chip.  Maybe this time around his motivation is to bring up these young kids.  Either way dude is a legend.

[OgNasty]

The Athletic is reporting that the Philadelphia 76ers are refusing to trade James Harden and requesting him to appear in training camp. However, James Harden has said he has no plans to play for the 76ers this year and won’t be attending training camp. We’ve got ourselves a bit of a stand-off situation to start the 2024 season.

[danherbias07]

Steve Kerr has good IQ on the court, with his experience on championships along with great teammates plus the advice he got from Pops I guess he got it all. Good thing USA Basketball has entrusted him that role.

True. Regarding Steve Kerr, I have a good question. Should he be a Hall of Fame Player or should he be a Hall of Fame Coach? or both?
They say he is just a roleplayer in his player career years and he never played enough to be a HOF. But despite that, he had 3 rings in Chicago Bulls and 2 in San Antonio Spurs. That should mean something. As a coach though, I have no doubts that he will sit in the immortality seat.

Well, he got Wemby to be coached even for just a year that would mean something for the kid tbh, this one is the future face of the NBA and molding him is likely the joy of Pops.

It will make Pops proud too knowing he will be part of the success of Wemby if ever he plays hard on his future games. That means he did well in this first year of his career.

Yes, I agree. It is still premature to say that coach Pops will just be with the San Antonio Spurs for just a year specially when Wemby is still approaching his first season and rookie year in the NBA, and it was one of the reasons why the Spurs have convinced coach Pop to extend his contract. Needless to say, this will be not the end of it and coach Pop will soon find his answer again why should he stay for another season.

There's no problem with that.

Spurs' Gregg Popovich agrees to richest NBA coaching contract worth $80 million over five years, per report

Source

San Antonio Spurs head coach and president of basketball operations Gregg Popovich has agreed to a new five-year contract, the team announced on Saturday. Terms of the agreement, which will keep Popovich in San Antonio through the 2027-28 season were not officially released, but he will earn more than $80 million over the course of the deal, per Adrian Wojnarowski.

I think they already considered his health and he might make it until the end of the contract. He is 74 years old and yet he still looks fresh.  

[Jating]

The Athletic is reporting that the Philadelphia 76ers are refusing to trade James Harden and requesting him to appear in training camp. However, James Harden has said he has no plans to play for the 76ers this year and won’t be attending training camp. We’ve got ourselves a bit of a stand-off situation to start the 2024 season.

Not sure what is happening to the 76ers right now, but they have been in this kind of situation before. We all know it started with the Ben Simmons drama and it dragged them out for months. And so it seems the curse is not yet over as in less than two years they have this situation again.

I guess if they have given so much power to NBA players, we will see this kind of stand off. Not the first time though, and if I'm not mistaken, Kyrie has this kind of situation as well and Kawhi Leonard, when he was with the Spurs and doesn't want to play unless he gets traded and he got his wish back then after a year and traded to Toronto and win their first championship ring.

[Baofeng]

We didn’t get to see LeBron and Durant matchup in the playoffs last year unfortunately but the future looks good. For the first time in 5 years we get to see Kevin Durant and LeBron James face off as the Phoenix home opener is scheduled to be against the Lakers. I wonder how much tickets for that game are going to be…

If we take into account the number of all-star players that will be in this match, ticket prices will definitely be overpriced, especially for courtside tickets. I'm wondering how much tickets for regular NBA games usually cost. $100-$200?

p.s
By the way, I just now noticed that these legendary guys got their coveted HOF jackets today. Time flies so fast...

Yes, just saw the speech of Tony Parker and it was hilarious though, saying that Timmy (Duncan) didn't speak to him because Timmy doesn't like French people, Lol, that is funny and witty at all.

And when Tony says that they've won 4 championships together, him, Tim, Manu, who is also one of his presenter and coach Pop who is also a inductee. Suddenly a flashback to some great games with the the championship Spurs and how they dominated that era including Robinson. Them and the Lakers are the two teams that really take charge of the early 2000-2010.

[Distinctin]

The Athletic is reporting that the Philadelphia 76ers are refusing to trade James Harden and requesting him to appear in training camp. However, James Harden has said he has no plans to play for the 76ers this year and won’t be attending training camp. We’ve got ourselves a bit of a stand-off situation to start the 2024 season.

Not sure what is happening to the 76ers right now, but they have been in this kind of situation before. We all know it started with the Ben Simmons drama and it dragged them out for months. And so it seems the curse is not yet over as in less than two years they have this situation again.

I guess if they have given so much power to NBA players, we will see this kind of stand off. Not the first time though, and if I'm not mistaken, Kyrie has this kind of situation as well and Kawhi Leonard, when he was with the Spurs and doesn't want to play unless he gets traded and he got his wish back then after a year and traded to Toronto and win their first championship ring.

This seems like a flashback to Ben Simmons' history, LOL. If we end up witnessing a similar situation, we might not see James Harden next season either. The team seems to have no plans of trading, so Harden will have to remain on vacation, waiting for the right time to be traded. There appears to be a problem with the 76ers' management; the team's cohesion with players isn't great, with stars leaving. Except for Embiid, who stands out, or could it be that Embiid is part of the problem?

[mirakal]

Yes, I agree. It is still premature to say that coach Pops will just be with the San Antonio Spurs for just a year specially when Wemby is still approaching his first season and rookie year in the NBA, and it was one of the reasons why the Spurs have convinced coach Pop to extend his contract. Needless to say, this will be not the end of it and coach Pop will soon find his answer again why should he stay for another season.

Wembenyama could end up getting injured or being a bust, cannot control if those things happen. If they did though, Pop might decide it's time to walk away. Spurs really need Wemby to have a monster season. If for nothing else than to keep their best coach ever interested in staying in coaching.

I get what you are saying but I don't think Pop is only gonna stay if wemby pans out.  He has won enough championships to cement his name in with the greatest coaches ever.  Unsure what his motivation is honestly.  They are a young team amd years away from competing for the chip.  Maybe this time around his motivation is to bring up these young kids.  Either way dude is a legend.

Motivation isn't something why coach Pop is staying with the Spurs because he was already approaching his retirement phase but the franchise insisted that he should extend his contract with them because they need his expertise to teach these young ones so that they will be an image of the team for the next couple seasons. Winning a championship wasn't the goal really because they already know that it will be too much to ask as Wemby is still approaching his rookie year, coach Pop will just be a lighthouse to the team to guide them.

[wheelz1200]

The Athletic is reporting that the Philadelphia 76ers are refusing to trade James Harden and requesting him to appear in training camp. However, James Harden has said he has no plans to play for the 76ers this year and won’t be attending training camp. We’ve got ourselves a bit of a stand-off situation to start the 2024 season.

Not sure what is happening to the 76ers right now, but they have been in this kind of situation before. We all know it started with the Ben Simmons drama and it dragged them out for months. And so it seems the curse is not yet over as in less than two years they have this situation again.

I guess if they have given so much power to NBA players, we will see this kind of stand off. Not the first time though, and if I'm not mistaken, Kyrie has this kind of situation as well and Kawhi Leonard, when he was with the Spurs and doesn't want to play unless he gets traded and he got his wish back then after a year and traded to Toronto and win their first championship ring.

This seems like a flashback to Ben Simmons' history, LOL. If we end up witnessing a similar situation, we might not see James Harden next season either. The team seems to have no plans of trading, so Harden will have to remain on vacation, waiting for the right time to be traded. There appears to be a problem with the 76ers' management; the team's cohesion with players isn't great, with stars leaving. Except for Embiid, who stands out, or could it be that Embiid is part of the problem?

Embid already said that he just wants to play for a championship, no matter where that is.  With Philly up in flames right now I can see embid getting traded at the deadline if they really aren't competing.  Embid would get a nice haul, dump Harden to a contender and build off Maxey with a bunch of picks.  Doesn't seem like Phillys direction is on the right path better to get assets for their stars now.