2026 NBA Season

[dimonstration]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

[LogitechMouse]

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 guess that windmill dunk that he made aggravated his injury again.
It's just hilarious to see that the Pelican fans got hyped up as he made that dunk but lost in the end.

The Pelicans would be a playoff contender team if only Zion was healthy. At some point a few seasons ago, they were the top seed in the West, but because of him getting injured, they went down and ended up at 7th IIRC. Sometimes, the potential of players is being unleashed when they got traded, so maybe we will only see the full potential of him when he gets traded.

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.

The question is, will the Lakers have interest in getting Beal? They already have Austin Reaves and Dalton Knecht that could help them in offense. As much as many want them to get a 3rd superstar to have a higher chance in winning another title, I don't think that Beal is the one that can give that to them. In the end, I don't think that this 3-team deal will materialize. Something must change.

TBH, Beal's contract is a mess for other teams. Imagine paying an injury-prone player around $50M per year. It would be a disaster for them.

[dezoel]

Zion is just not physically healthy to be an NBA player anymore, I am pretty sure that after this season, he is going to end up with getting less and less attention and will be a journeyman, a few more teams will try to heal him and check his issues and then realize he is just injury prone, and he will get out and not do much and he will be out quickly.

I compare him to Greg Oden a bit, Greg Oden was drafted before Durant too, he looked like a great player and there were a lot of PR around him, dude definitely looked like a great player but in the end he didn't get healthy enough to play so he ended up not being in the NBA for too long. Zion may have a bit of longer career, but it won't take long and we will not see him do anything good at all, as long as he is like this, we are not going to end up seeing him have any meaningful NBA career at all. Sometimes it is not players fault neither, some people are just injury prone like that.

[Jating]

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.

I'm not sure if he is his prime as Butler is already 35 years old. And the first sign that a player is deteriorating is that if he has suffered injuries. In any case, let's see how Butler or where Butler goes, if he goes to Phoenix then good for him as he likes to play with KD or it is one destination that he wants to go. But the teams that are going to get him should understand the downside, like his age, and then his history of injuries.

If I'm not mistaken, Butler might come back in January 17, so if this trade didn't materialized, maybe he will still suited up for the Heat whoever they played.

They said though that they want to trade him before the trade deadline of February 6, so let's wait as this drama is one of the most followed news by fans around the world.

[Baofeng]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

But he wanted to go to a championship team, so obviously to chase his dream of winning a NBA title. And he might be thinking of joining KD. But I also see the same problem, as both KD could not work out as both wanted to be the franchise player. Then they have Booker as well so it's going to be crowded there. As we have seen in his career that he has issues with the Sixers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

Maybe Butler had matured already and more be willing to just play a role in Phoenix. Just like what Curry did when KD join the Warriors and they wont championships together. Age though might be a limiting factor for Jimmy.

[LogitechMouse]

But he wanted to go to a championship team, so obviously to chase his dream of winning a NBA title. And he might be thinking of joining KD. But I also see the same problem, as both KD could not work out as both wanted to be the franchise player. Then they have Booker as well so it's going to be crowded there. As we have seen in his career that he has issues with the Sixers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

Maybe Butler had matured already and more be willing to just play a role in Phoenix. Just like what Curry did when KD join the Warriors and they wont championships together. Age though might be a limiting factor for Jimmy.

At this point in his career, I don't think that he's prioritizing a title anymore. He's more inclined to having a higher salary than having a title.

Remember when he said that he wants to join the Brooklyn Nets a few months ago? He said that because the Nets have the highest salary cap, and he can just sign a max contract there, and there's no problem with it. That alone is enough for me to say that he just wants to get paid, and if the team where he lands is a championship contender, it's his 2nd priority only.

As for him going to the Suns though, I don't think that it will happen because it seems like Beal doesn't want to waive his no-trade clause anymore, and we've seen that the Suns benched him on their last game where they won. It seems like the management wants Beal to be uncomfortable with Phoenix, waive his trade clause so that they can trade him. The question is which team will get him knowing that they need to pay him more than $50M for the next 3 years (including this season).

As for Butler, I will not be surprised if there will be a title contender team out there that will get him, but if he will go to Phoenix, I don't think that it will change everything for the team. They might be better, but still not a title contender.

[danherbias07]

Russell Westbrook went frenzy in the last minutes of the game against the Brooklyn Nets earning another triple-double in his career. That's now 202 and I doubt he is stopping. It's like this dude is still in his prime when he plays basketball. He also made a dunk, a three-pointer, and 3 assists in the last 4 minutes of that game. The crowd went crazy just watching him do all those things.



Look at that two. Another two-player triple-double. Unbelievable. Their chemistry is so high, with WB as a playmaker he can make things happen with his passing ability.

[Jating]

But he wanted to go to a championship team, so obviously to chase his dream of winning a NBA title. And he might be thinking of joining KD. But I also see the same problem, as both KD could not work out as both wanted to be the franchise player. Then they have Booker as well so it's going to be crowded there. As we have seen in his career that he has issues with the Sixers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

Maybe Butler had matured already and more be willing to just play a role in Phoenix. Just like what Curry did when KD join the Warriors and they wont championships together. Age though might be a limiting factor for Jimmy.

At this point in his career, I don't think that he's prioritizing a title anymore. He's more inclined to having a higher salary than having a title.

I disagree though, if that is Butler's thought then he is being selfish, and perhaps he has plan after all to leave Miami because they are not willing him to get a max contract. And if so then he should go to teams like Detroit, as they could have been willing to pay him but then they will have a hard time to win championship. And that's why he want to go to Phoenix or Lakers because he still could have salvage a career or win, who knows.

Remember when he said that he wants to join the Brooklyn Nets a few months ago? He said that because the Nets have the highest salary cap, and he can just sign a max contract there, and there's no problem with it. That alone is enough for me to say that he just wants to get paid, and if the team where he lands is a championship contender, it's his 2nd priority only.

Again, it doesn't make sense for a caliber player like him to think just for the money. You can ask Melo about it, he will rather have at least one ring, than have a good contract. And after he retires, he will be remembered as a great NBA player but didn't win a ring.

As for him going to the Suns though, I don't think that it will happen because it seems like Beal doesn't want to waive his no-trade clause anymore, and we've seen that the Suns benched him on their last game where they won. It seems like the management wants Beal to be uncomfortable with Phoenix, waive his trade clause so that they can trade him. The question is which team will get him knowing that they need to pay him more than $50M for the next 3 years (including this season).

It's not up to Beal, it will still be in the Phoenix management on what they think will be the best for them. And I will say that he is underperforming as well when he join the Suns. They supposedly the next big 3, but injuries and probably the rotation might have affected the team's performance. There could be teams that are willing to take Beal, just like the Nets absorb Ben Simmons.

[beerlover]

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 agree, Lakers do not have much to trade at the moment, maybe some future picks if they have any left but even with that, is Beal really worth it? You do that type of trade when you are getting someone who is great and could help you reach to championship level, Lakers doesn't even look remotely close right now to that level and certainly wouldn't if they reached to Beal neither, so I believe this is going to be a tough deal. Best thing to do right now would be just not taking this deal.

Butler to Lakers could have been better, but even in that case Lakers do not have what it takes to get Butler. Suns is understandable to want Butler, but Lakers will probably not accept this deal, I can see Suns getting better, can see Miami getting good return for Butler, but I can't see Lakers getting anything that benefits them so the trade would fall for that reason. This whole Butler thing may go on for a while longer, I do not see any team rushing to get him.

[Maslate]

Russell Westbrook went frenzy in the last minutes of the game against the Brooklyn Nets earning another triple-double in his career. That's now 202 and I doubt he is stopping. It's like this dude is still in his prime when he plays basketball. He also made a dunk, a three-pointer, and 3 assists in the last 4 minutes of that game. The crowd went crazy just watching him do all those things.



Look at that two. Another two-player triple-double. Unbelievable. Their chemistry is so high, with WB as a playmaker he can make things happen with his passing ability.

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

[dwyane36]

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

It is unlikely that Westbrook will ever be able to return to his prime. However, watching his performances this regular season, I think it's correct to say that the Nuggets are the right team for him at this stage of his career. I mean, it's good to see that in some of his performances, he really resembles that old Westbrook in his prime, rather than Westbrick we saw in a Lakers uniform.

[Beparanf]

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

It is unlikely that Westbrook will ever be able to return to his prime. However, watching his performances this regular season, I think it's correct to say that the Nuggets are the right team for him at this stage of his career. I mean, it's good to see that in some of his performances, he really resembles that old Westbrook in his prime, rather than Westbrick we saw in a Lakers uniform.

There’s age factor makes this come back to prime almost impossible to happened to NBA player especially if the team you join has their own superstar that gets a lot of ball time compared to this old star that already shown a decrease on performance for many season.

Westbrook decision to accept the reality that he is not a superstar material anymore makes him adjust and adapt to the current team that he joins. I think he already learned his lesson on his time with Lakers.

[ultrloa]

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

It is unlikely that Westbrook will ever be able to return to his prime. However, watching his performances this regular season, I think it's correct to say that the Nuggets are the right team for him at this stage of his career. I mean, it's good to see that in some of his performances, he really resembles that old Westbrook in his prime, rather than Westbrick we saw in a Lakers uniform.

Its understandable that Westbrook will be not in the same old form, but what's good about the situation happening right now with Nuggets is they really help Westbrook to gather back his confidence and bring some good impact with his team.

We see him enjoying each game they played and bringing up some good contribution that help their team a lot. We didn't see this one on his past teams that's why we can really say that Nuggets system is good since aside from giving their trust they also make sure that he can easily adapt with their system. Lakers are focus to much on Lebron and it lower down the confidence of their player that's why we see them struggling.

[Fredomago]

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.

I'm not sure if he is his prime as Butler is already 35 years old. And the first sign that a player is deteriorating is that if he has suffered injuries. In any case, let's see how Butler or where Butler goes, if he goes to Phoenix then good for him as he likes to play with KD or it is one destination that he wants to go. But the teams that are going to get him should understand the downside, like his age, and then his history of injuries.

If I'm not mistaken, Butler might come back in January 17, so if this trade didn't materialized, maybe he will still suited up for the Heat whoever they played.

They said though that they want to trade him before the trade deadline of February 6, so let's wait as this drama is one of the most followed news by fans around the world.

It's a risk for whoever will take him for this possible trade, I agree with what you mentioned both his age and those injuries that he suffered things that the new taker needs to consider, though if ever that the trade will materialize and he really thinks that he's fit tho the system of his new team, Butler is a additional threat knowing his capabilities.

The good catch for Butler, he can adjust and he can play both defense and offense just need to fit himself to the system.

[wheelz1200]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

Why woukd butler at 35 years old want to go to the wizards who has zero shot at making a run anytime soon.  Butler has a couple years left he wants to go to a contender.  And vice versa why woukd a team like the wizards give up any draft capital or young talent to get someone like butler.  Makes no sense for them, they are rebuilding. 

[xzone]

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

It is unlikely that Westbrook will ever be able to return to his prime. However, watching his performances this regular season, I think it's correct to say that the Nuggets are the right team for him at this stage of his career. I mean, it's good to see that in some of his performances, he really resembles that old Westbrook in his prime, rather than Westbrick we saw in a Lakers uniform.

He will never reach a perfect performance as in his prime era, he was a really high level player. But still, his current performance looks very good, after the decline in the past years, he has become really good. He has written his name to the list of legends again, while during the Lakers era, everyone was making fun of him.
The few seasons in between were like a lost year for him

[OgNasty]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

Why woukd butler at 35 years old want to go to the wizards who has zero shot at making a run anytime soon.  Butler has a couple years left he wants to go to a contender.  And vice versa why woukd a team like the wizards give up any draft capital or young talent to get someone like butler.  Makes no sense for them, they are rebuilding. 

I could see Pat Riley sending Jimmy Butler to the Wizards for nothing just to spite him.  I'm not familiar with Jimmy's contract but I sort of get the feeling he isn't in control of his destiny here.  The word on the street is that Jimmy wants to be in Phoenix and it looks like the Suns are going to trade Beal to the Lakers to try and make a trade with the Heat work, but we'll have to see if there's any truth to that.  I personally am not a huge fan of Jimmy Butler, but I'd love to see LeBron get some more help in Bradley Beal and I'd also like to see the Suns get better.  I don't really care about the Heat at all.

[wheelz1200]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

Why woukd butler at 35 years old want to go to the wizards who has zero shot at making a run anytime soon.  Butler has a couple years left he wants to go to a contender.  And vice versa why woukd a team like the wizards give up any draft capital or young talent to get someone like butler.  Makes no sense for them, they are rebuilding. 

I could see Pat Riley sending Jimmy Butler to the Wizards for nothing just to spite him.  I'm not familiar with Jimmy's contract but I sort of get the feeling he isn't in control of his destiny here.  The word on the street is that Jimmy wants to be in Phoenix and it looks like the Suns are going to trade Beal to the Lakers to try and make a trade with the Heat work, but we'll have to see if there's any truth to that.  I personally am not a huge fan of Jimmy Butler, but I'd love to see LeBron get some more help in Bradley Beal and I'd also like to see the Suns get better.  I don't really care about the Heat at all.

Im not a huge fan either.  His "playoff jimmy" is a little overdone.  He is consistent but not the guy he is made out to be.  Id be surprised if riley did that to jimmy.  He is respected in the league and honestly probably would give free agents some hesitency going there knowing they might get dropped off to that type of situation.  Either way it'd be dumb on the wizards part to give up any picks.  They are basically a guaranteed lottery team for awhile.  They are at the beginning of a rebuild and giving away those picks would stunt anything they possibly could do.  Jimmy is 35 which starts the huge falloff for nba players (unless you are bron)

[Baofeng]

That was an impressive performance by Westbrook - it looks like he’s back in his prime. The Nuggets made an excellent move signing him, especially on such a budget-friendly contract for someone playing like a superstar. The Nuggets are even better this season with so many options, and it seems like Westbrook will be getting more minutes. I mean, pulling off a triple-double like that isn’t just a one-time thing for him. His presence is boosting the team’s confidence, and it shows on the court. ( Nuggets is a very interesting to watch this season).

It is unlikely that Westbrook will ever be able to return to his prime. However, watching his performances this regular season, I think it's correct to say that the Nuggets are the right team for him at this stage of his career. I mean, it's good to see that in some of his performances, he really resembles that old Westbrook in his prime, rather than Westbrick we saw in a Lakers uniform.

He will never reach a perfect performance as in his prime era, he was a really high level player. But still, his current performance looks very good, after the decline in the past years, he has become really good. He has written his name to the list of legends again, while during the Lakers era, everyone was making fun of him.
The few seasons in between were like a lost year for him

Yes, he can't bring back the time here, but at least we can see that he can play and show signs of his old self, the Westbrook that we fell in love with his aggressiveness and explosive performance like every night, specially during his OKC days. And with the Nuggets, fans are very happy to watch him have that kind of numbers and with another MVP on his side. I truly admire what the Nuggets did to Westbrook and its' obvious that other teams was not able to do that.

And we would not forget his playing days with the Lakers, that's why he become the "Westbrick", hehehe. Let's see how far the Nuggets will go in this season, he was a good addition and it seems like he is the secret weapon of this team.

For the case of Jimmy Butler, it will be a disaster for him if he was traded to the Wizards just because Pat Riley wanted to f**k him off. And it's true, he doesn't have the control here, it was still Miami, if they are not happy on what package they are getting from Phoenix, they might as well send him to a low team.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

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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.

Yeah, Butler is a fluke when he traded to Miami since he was given a spot light despite his skills as a superstar is not that reliable. I doubt that he can do the same thing once he was traded especially on teams that already have their own young superstar.

His best chance is to go on building team like Wizards or trade him to Pelicans with Zion Williamson since both of them are cancer on their respective team.

I think it's better for him to join a team that doesn't have superstar, or at least a franchise player so that he can act one. He had with teams that had superstar and it didn't turn out good for him and he decided to left them, like when he is in the Sixers and it seems that he doesn't have a good relationship with Joel Embiid.

So not sure if he will have a good one with the Suns with Durant and specially Booker. Both of this players are also superstar and does want to have the ball on the last seconds of the game. So which one is going to take it if Butler goes to Phoenix? Is he willing to be the second stringer or just behind Booker and Durant?