2026 NBA Season

[boyptc]

Even if we all agree with that. That's part of the contract and the Pelicans can't do anything about that. Zion is easily making money from them and remains to be an injury prone guy while his body mass isn't even getting thinner.

But based on what I've read, with the remaining 3 years, it's no longer guaranteed for him and they'll give him flexibility.

I agree with this, and I agreed with it even when he was drafted and everyone disagreed with me because they saw Zion playing against players who were a foot shorter than him and can't jump, so Zion looked like this athletic beast but nobody realized that he wasn't facing any type of opponent there, and he didn't had any college career to talk about neither, so it is not really a big deal to do well at high school like him, many players do that and then become bad.

But when you look at his body type and what he does, it was obvious that his body couldn't handle all of that damage. When that dude jumps and comes back down, he is hurting his legs and knees and even ankles and this is why he looked injury prone and he was a one trick ponty too, he just was athletic and that's it, he had nothing else at all. So I knew that he would be bad, and I am just waiting on everyone to finally turn on him, eventually all of them will and we will see people agreeing with me eventually.

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

[Volgastallion]

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

I agree with you but everybody is diferent and in the case of Zion maybe he has some problems that are beyond repair for the super high end sport like NBA is, NBA push the human body to the limit, and when you have some issue this can be only enlarged.

Plus we need in this era and in every sport start to have less hype around the boys.

[OgNasty]

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

I agree with you but everybody is diferent and in the case of Zion maybe he has some problems that are beyond repair for the super high end sport like NBA is, NBA push the human body to the limit, and when you have some issue this can be only enlarged.

Plus we need in this era and in every sport start to have less hype around the boys.

Pretty crazy that Zion missed almost 30 games, came back and gave us one highlight with a 360 windmill dunk, and now he’s right back on the injured list. What could have been if he could stay healthy. He was easily going to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal. I hope we get a good season out of him someday.

[boyptc]

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

I agree with you but everybody is diferent and in the case of Zion maybe he has some problems that are beyond repair for the super high end sport like NBA is, NBA push the human body to the limit, and when you have some issue this can be only enlarged.

With money and the team's help for sure that he'd be able to make it up. But if it's beyond the help of the team and it's only about him, there's really something that he has to fix for himself - alone.

Plus we need in this era and in every sport start to have less hype around the boys.

I agree with that.

The hype will remain for every player that the fans are loving. But that would simply die eventually when these players don't perform what they are expected to.

[OgNasty]

Shams is reporting that the NBA has postponed tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Lakes and the Charlotte Hornets due to the current situation in Los Angeles with the raging wildfires. This is sad news but I’m glad that people are taking note of the seriousness of this fire. I hope people stay safe and the guilty party is brought to justice.

[xLays]

Shams is reporting that the NBA has postponed tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Lakes and the Charlotte Hornets due to the current situation in Los Angeles with the raging wildfires. This is sad news but I’m glad that people are taking note of the seriousness of this fire. I hope people stay safe and the guilty party is brought to justice.

I was already expecting this to happen, but I still placed bet on that game, lol. If the situation in Los Angeles doesn’t return to normal, for sure this won’t be the only time it gets postponed. I’m not sure if the Lakers’ arena is near the fire-affected area, and the Clippers arena might also be affected, so their games could also get postponed. Hoping that everything in LA will be okay soon.

[wheelz1200]

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

I agree with you but everybody is diferent and in the case of Zion maybe he has some problems that are beyond repair for the super high end sport like NBA is, NBA push the human body to the limit, and when you have some issue this can be only enlarged.

Plus we need in this era and in every sport start to have less hype around the boys.

Pretty crazy that Zion missed almost 30 games, came back and gave us one highlight with a 360 windmill dunk, and now he’s right back on the injured list. What could have been if he could stay healthy. He was easily going to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal. I hope we get a good season out of him someday.

Unlikely.  He has the skills and athleticism but no way that linebacker body will ever hold up.  Someone of his size usually sits on the block, with backdowns, etc.  He plays lime he has the body of ja morant.  Just a freak athlete whose body doesnt match.  Shame because i agree he coukd have been great.  Unless he tones it down this will just be his future.

[Baofeng]

He was already in the league for how many years and yet, he's lazy to adjust and fix that so that he can be one of the best athletic players not just in his team but, in the league as well.

Let's take the example of Wemby, this is his 2nd season on the league but look at his body build. He's got some muscle build up and he's disciplined and taking care of his body.

Compared to Zion, can't say that much.

I agree with you but everybody is diferent and in the case of Zion maybe he has some problems that are beyond repair for the super high end sport like NBA is, NBA push the human body to the limit, and when you have some issue this can be only enlarged.

Plus we need in this era and in every sport start to have less hype around the boys.

Pretty crazy that Zion missed almost 30 games, came back and gave us one highlight with a 360 windmill dunk, and now he’s right back on the injured list. What could have been if he could stay healthy. He was easily going to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal. I hope we get a good season out of him someday.

I'm not sure if he can dominate like Shaq though, O'neal is different when he arrived, he has the complete package and he is really huge and no one can guard him. We've seen bigger guys guarding Zion when he was able to play and most of the time he was check. Although due to his athleticism, sometimes he was able to score but they make it difficult for him.

Even Jordan Clarkson make a huge block against him and we thought that Clarkson bodied him as Zion goes down hard. But it was a clear block. It's just his body is not holding up with that athleticism and maybe he needs to be disciplined as well as he is was overweight and can't control gaining fats instead of muscle.

[OgNasty]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

[wheelz1200]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

Cant see that happening.  What assets woukd the lakers have to get a player like beal?  I think they dont have tradeable first round picks until like 2029, and who else would they give up, rui?  DLo is gone which would have been a nice fit in miami.  Would have been a nice piece to come off the bench and lead their second team squad.  I think the lakers are stuck in a bad spot honestly.  Beal would be a sweet addition to LA though

[Questat]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

That’s definitely going to make the Suns a stronger team, especially if they can build good chemistry.

As for Beal getting traded to LA, I’m not sure what the Lakers could give up since they’ve already traded DLo. Honestly, it might just mess up their rotation again. So for me,  this seems pretty complicated and unlikely to happen.

[Webetcoins]

I am pretty sure that Spurs wouldn't want to give the whole farm just to get Butler without a doubt. That is a bad trade, Wemby had one of the greatest starts ever for a Rookie, he scored more points than Lebron did on his first 100 game, blocked more than Mutombo, and rebounded more than Charles Barkley and made more threes than Curry.

I can not even start to explain what that means, this player has done more in so many categories than the stars of those categories, that's the point and I believe he has a bright future and Spurs only needs to build a team around him that makes sense.

If they get Butler, then Butler will leave in a few seasons anyways, but they need to build a squad that could actually do fine, they need to just get good picks and free agents, without losing much of what they already have. They aren't that great right now but they do have a future potential in a few seasons to be back at playoff spot and do great stuff with what they have.

[TravelMug]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

That’s definitely going to make the Suns a stronger team, especially if they can build good chemistry.

As for Beal getting traded to LA, I’m not sure what the Lakers could give up since they’ve already traded DLo. Honestly, it might just mess up their rotation again. So for me,  this seems pretty complicated and unlikely to happen.

The only player that I think the Lakers is willing to give is Rui or maybe Austin Reaves, and then some future picks if they still have one.

But I also doesn't see that the Lakers are willing to trade specially Reaves who has been a fan favorite already and to be honest, still playing good with them. Although adding Butler will be a great asset for the Lakers but it could disrupt the team's chemistry as you have said.

Let's see though, I read that the Heat want's the trade ASAP.

[Dave1]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

That’s definitely going to make the Suns a stronger team, especially if they can build good chemistry.

As for Beal getting traded to LA, I’m not sure what the Lakers could give up since they’ve already traded DLo. Honestly, it might just mess up their rotation again. So for me,  this seems pretty complicated and unlikely to happen.

I try to look at how this things unfolded though, and I was seeing that this could have steamed from the Heat doesn't want to give Jimmy Butler a contract extension for 2 years max contract. Perhaps they want more from Jimmy, and we have seen that he is just like a 40-50 games per season and averaging just below 20 points per game. Others say that Jimmy blame his coach for his performance and now the purposely wanting to create a rift and now they are willing to trade him.

And we should also look at Jimmy age, he is 35 years old and in the next two years his game might decline so that is something his new team should look at as well.

[avp2306]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

But Kendrick Perkins is so salty with this idea https://sports.yahoo.com/kendrick-perkins-report-kevin-durant-172809618.html

Somehow his assumption have some basis knowing Durant attitude plus if they team up with Butler which is also known a hard headed player for sure there would be a trouble will happen especially if they didn't click well and have some miscommunication on their rotation or plays.

Again lets just see what will happen to their possible pair up and if this trade to Sun will happen.

[dwyane36]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

Sounds good, but who can the Lakers offer in such a deal? The first thing that comes to mind is that the Lakers could include Reaves in this deal, but I think that would not be a good idea for the Lakers since Reaves is a young and promising player and his current stats are even slightly better than Beal and Butler.

[wiss19]

Although Mitchell has a shooting slump, the two big men of the Cavs, Allen and Mobley took the offense for them. They will be facing next on OKC homecourt in January 16. For sure OKC wil take this lost personality and thinking of making a revenge game next.

That’s the big difference between the two teams. If SGA isn’t shooting well, OKC is pretty much done for. But the Cavs? They’ve got plenty of weapons, their bigs can score too, making them a tough team to beat. That said, it’s OKC's home court, so they’ve got the edge. Let’s see if they can level the game.

Anyway, if they end up meeting in the NBA Finals, at least we’ve already got a preview of what to expect!

I do agree, there are still a lot of options for the Cavs if their number one offensive player can't produce points. Allen and Mobley take the lead and then we have Dean Wade and Max Struss as well. So it's scary how this team has turn out to be this season and so I would put them in top. Hopefully though they won't choke on the playoffs, as usually Mitchell has this history of choking like when he was still with Utah.

Not sure if they can meet in the finals, the Celtics will have something to say to it, as they are the defending champs. But in the West, it seems that OKC is going to dominate that conference.

I am not saying that we are dealing with a bad team here, but OKC may not turn out to be as good as everyone thinks they are. I am pretty sure that we are going to end up seeing OKC do differently and we are going to see them be great at regular season but not that great at playoffs.

Normally, for a team to be great at playoffs, we need them to go to playoffs for a few seasons first, and get bad results and gain experience. This OKC squad didn't gain that experience just yet, not far enough at least, like losing at conference finals type of situation, that is required normally, not a must though, maybe I am wrong and they will just win straight up. There are plenty of examples for a team to suddenly turn out to be great and win it all, I just do not see OKC that type of team at all.

[Fredomago]

Some rumor mill news… Kevin’s Durant wants the Suns to get Jimmy Butler. The only way to dream of doing that is to trade Bradley Beal. Beal says he will only waive his no trade clause to go to the Lakers. So the Heat/Lakers/Suns are supposedly working a trade to send Beal to LA, Jimmy to Phoenix, and everyone else both teams can to Miami.

That’s definitely going to make the Suns a stronger team, especially if they can build good chemistry.

As for Beal getting traded to LA, I’m not sure what the Lakers could give up since they’ve already traded DLo. Honestly, it might just mess up their rotation again. So for me,  this seems pretty complicated and unlikely to happen.

The only player that I think the Lakers is willing to give is Rui or maybe Austin Reaves, and then some future picks if they still have one.

But I also doesn't see that the Lakers are willing to trade specially Reaves who has been a fan favorite already and to be honest, still playing good with them. Although adding Butler will be a great asset for the Lakers but it could disrupt the team's chemistry as you have said.

Let's see though, I read that the Heat want's the trade ASAP.

It's Beal who wanted to play for the Lakers, a 3-way trade might not be workable unless Lakers are willing to give up some of their role players together with their future picks if they still have, as for Phoenix, if they can get Butler and and able to work on him for the betterment of the team it's an additional force for sure, though it's a tough call for KD and with the coaching staff they need to work hard to get the best version of Butler to help the team.

Let's see if what will happen to this possible talks between those teams that are involve for this trade.

[Russlenat]

though it's a tough call for KD and with the coaching staff they need to work hard to get the best version of Butler to help the team.

Butler is still in his prime, so we can say he is still at his best version. Maybe they should look for a happier version of Butler, because if he’s not happy, it means there’s no chemistry in the team. And no matter how many superstars they have, it won’t work without chemistry. Just look at OKC - they don’t have a lot of superstars, but they’re playing like an unbeatable team because they have that solid chemistry.

[Wapfika]

though it's a tough call for KD and with the coaching staff they need to work hard to get the best version of Butler to help the team.

Butler is still in his prime, so we can say he is still at his best version. Maybe they should look for a happier version of Butler, because if he’s not happy, it means there’s no chemistry in the team. And no matter how many superstars they have, it won’t work without chemistry. Just look at OKC - they don’t have a lot of superstars, but they’re playing like an unbeatable team because they have that solid chemistry.

Actually, His prime is not that explosive especially his consistency during playoffs which always on/off on crucial games. The previous roster of Miami that highlighted his career is due to well-balanced roster that they have including the bench.

But I doubt he can carry a team solely like the typical star player like Lebron in prime, Luka, Kawhi and so on.

Miami will be happy to trade him to get another promising roster for their future team since they have the best coach.