2027 NBA Season

[EFS]

I definitely don’t want to be unfair to Lebron. He’s absolutely a top level basketball player. But the picture I just saw on social media honestly made me laugh and think.

This meme makes no sense. During Jordan's era, the Rockets, Lakers and Pistons were also really good and won championships. During Kobe's era, the Bulls, Spurs and Heat were strong. In LeBron's era, a lot of different teams won titles. The league was more competitive. We shouldn't forget these players all had 20-year careers, so their eras overlapped.

Jordan and Kobe didn't switch teams the way LeBron did. Everywhere LeBron went, he turned that team into a title contender. He won championships with 3 different teams. He made the Finals 10 times. Except pre-69 era, there's no one who spent half their career in the NBA Finals. This meme is a huge disrespect to LeBron. It was probably made by some hater who can't stand him.

[OgNasty]

I definitely don’t want to be unfair to Lebron. He’s absolutely a top level basketball player. But the picture I just saw on social media honestly made me laugh and think.

This meme makes no sense. During Jordan's era, the Rockets, Lakers and Pistons were also really good and won championships. During Kobe's era, the Bulls, Spurs and Heat were strong. In LeBron's era, a lot of different teams won titles. The league was more competitive. We shouldn't forget these players all had 20-year careers, so their eras overlapped.

Jordan and Kobe didn't switch teams the way LeBron did. Everywhere LeBron went, he turned that team into a title contender. He won championships with 3 different teams. He made the Finals 10 times. Except pre-69 era, there's no one who spent half their career in the NBA Finals. This meme is a huge disrespect to LeBron. It was probably made by some hater who can't stand him.

Kobe really doesn't belong in the GOAT conversation with LeBron and Jordan.  When he was in the league, NOBODY was saying he was in the conversation with Jordan.  The Lakers were also only the best team because of Shaq...

Jordan was a killer and stood out in his time more than LeBron stands out today.  The longevity of LeBron's greatness is one of a kind.  The league is obviously more competitive now...

[malcovi2]

LA Clippers have announced they are waiving veteran guard Chris Paul, in what is most likely his final season in the league, the Clippers have endured such a horrible start to the season, even though CP3 have barely played for them that much, I don't understand the need to waive him, if they're not trying to free up space, or maybe they're trying get someone else when the Dec 15 arrives, as that’s the supposed date when the majority of the newly signed contracts around the league become tradable.

Here is a source with the Clippers statement:
https://x.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1996129713216000278

Just saw that on youtube and wanted to check if it was mentioned here. The Clippers really have no class at all. I mean they won't accomplish anything this year anyway! Like waiving Paul would turn around their season now.  This guy gave this franchise their best years in the 2010s, now he came back for a farewell tour and gets waived, that's crazy.

I mean I remember what they did to Blake Griffin, Griffin was also a legend for the Clippers and they gave him a fake retirement Jersey and this Griffin mad. Something is wrong with the Clippers management it is probably the reason why until now they didn't have any retired Jersey

[teddybear]

Pretty crazy that they sent him home in the beginning of his farewell season. I wonder if something happened or if he really got so bad that they don’t even want him traveling with the team anymore. I’m sure we’ll hear details in the coming days.

Apparently he was beefing with the team on the way things are being run. Styles clashed and Tye Lue wasn't in speaking terms with him for weeks. Things were going south fast so they just cut him and wished him the best. I honestly doubt he'll sign with another team and just cut his retirement tour short. Maybe play some exhibitions. That'll be the best course of actions for him. 

[tech30338]

Pretty crazy that they sent him home in the beginning of his farewell season. I wonder if something happened or if he really got so bad that they don’t even want him traveling with the team anymore. I’m sure we’ll hear details in the coming days.

Apparently he was beefing with the team on the way things are being run. Styles clashed and Tye Lue wasn't in speaking terms with him for weeks. Things were going south fast so they just cut him and wished him the best. I honestly doubt he'll sign with another team and just cut his retirement tour short. Maybe play some exhibitions. That'll be the best course of actions for him. 

Seems ty lue is way over his head, did he even know that CP3 played in Clippers before? why would a coach acted like if i don't like you i will not talk to you, he should be the head of the team, and making things coordinated meaning he make sure there is no beef on the team, now i see why their team is misfunctioning so bad that they are not getting wins, i would say or suggest he now apply for the coaching job in the NBA even apply in clippers and kick ty leu, to be honest, do disrespect he's not fit to be a coach, lebron drag him in the finals that is fact.

[Oasisman]

I definitely don’t want to be unfair to Lebron. He’s absolutely a top level basketball player. But the picture I just saw on social media honestly made me laugh and think.

The whole "best team" argument is a bit weird because Lebron did not play for a single team. If we are looking at who the best team in Lebron era is, we could say that Lebrons teams, but that's not a single team. Not Kobe, Not Jordan, aside from Bill Russel, nobody went 8 finals in a row, and Lebron did that. From 2011 to 2018 Lebron was the only one who went to finals all the time, nobody else achieved that, not Kobe, not Jordan.

I've seen a lot of similar posts in the social media. It could be hate against, Bron, Kobe, Curry, or Jordan. What people fail to realize is that these arguments doesn't make any sense and it's just all about rage bait to gain visitors to their page.
Every team LeBron played either went straight to the finals or win it all. So, LeBron will be on a category called "best player in x era", lol.
The captions in the photo above is misleading, it's more like of players who stick to one team and won multiple championships.

[Distinctin]

Here we go again with this never-ending debate. No matter how you look at it, there’s really no final “correct” or “wrong” answer because everyone sees it from a different angle. But the biggest factor in all of this, and the reason none of us can claim absolute truth, is simple, we’re all biased.

Some people say Jordan is the GOAT (and honestly, I agree).
Others will say LeBron or Kobe. But I’m not gonna fight anyone over it. They have their belief, I have mine, and that’s it.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I can still remember the young KING who played the ball well and shoulder his team CAVS to Finals and just cake walk the east for many years.
With have Z and other not star players on the CAVS but the KING manage to go to the Finals,. He even beat the Magic 5 of Detroit., fought the Big 3 of Celtics.
He made Champs all the team he played. He now owns the stat sheet.



But no one can beat the number of championships! MJ? Kobe? Steph? LBJ? noone but BILL RUSSEL!!!


MJ years 1984-2003
4 NBA MVP

Chicago Bulls 6 eastern Chanmp + 6 NBA champ + 6 Finals MVP
Los Angeles Lakers 10 Western Champ + 6 NBA Champ

Kobe 1996-2016
1 NBA MVP

Los Angeles Lakers 7  Western Cham + 5 NBA Champ + 2 Finals MVP
San Antonoi Spurs  6 WEstern Finals + 5 NBA Champ + 3 Finals MVP Duncan

LBJ 2003 - present
4 NBA MVP 4 Finals MVP


Steph 2009 - present
2 NBA MVP  1 Finals MVP


We cant still finalize the gold career of the 2 who still playing in NBA until now.

[Sanitough]

I can still remember the young KING who played the ball well and shoulder his team CAVS to Finals and just cake walk the east for many years.

Who wouldn’t remember that? And do you also remember how LeBron and his team got humiliated in the NBA Finals?

Here’s his journey in the NBA Finals when he was with the Cavaliers:

2007 – Cavaliers vs Spurs (Result: Lost 0–4)
2015 – Cavaliers vs Warriors (Result: Lost 2–4)
2016 – Cavaliers vs Warriors (Result: Won 4–3) This is his only championship with the Cavs, a huge comeback from 1–3, thanks to Draymond getting suspended for a game.
2017 – Cavaliers vs Warriors (Result: Lost 1–4)
2018 – Cavaliers vs Warriors (Result: Lost 0–4)

These stats were taken online, i think its accurate.

[Stavri]

Rockets won against Kings. I dunno why but Amen looks definetely lost this year. He keeps trying to break out of his role player spot every single time...
With KD and Shengun on the floor, you can’t just drive to the rim whenever you feel like it. It is not right...
He brings the ball up the full court, then suddenly thinks let me try a drive from here... fails, and ends up dumping a live grenade in a teammate’s hands. And he does this so often.

[sana54210]

The reason why OKC is doing so great is not SGA, while it is true that he is a superstar, there are other teams with superstars as well, and there have been many teams with superstars before as well, all of whom had worse results.

Just having a superstar doesn't make you that great, even if a player averages 50-40-90% on the field, and averages 40 points and 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game, if the team around him is horrible, then they won't be good. Remember that time when Harden was peak? On his prime dude was dropping 50 like it was a normal thing, he was far superior than SGA playing today, but they didn't win, why? Because just one star doesn't make you a great team. OKC is great as a whole, and that's what matters.

[MK-74]

Last night, Houston beat Sacramento.
They finished the first half trailing 51–52, but they ended up winning the game by 26 points. I was sure they would win. I even said it yesterday.
Alperen Şengün was the star of the game, and together with KD and Amen Thompson, he led the team to a comfortable victory.

[yslyv]

Mavericks beat the Miami Heat. AD and Ryan really changed the whole vibe of Mavs team. We can see the difference every game. And for everyone still doubting Klay, the guy has been quietly putting together solid performances.
Still, if Dallas wants to be more than just a respectable record team, they have to clean up those slow starts and defend the perimeter way better.

[Yaunfitda]

Mavericks beat the Miami Heat. AD and Ryan really changed the whole vibe of Mavs team. We can see the difference every game. And for everyone still doubting Klay, the guy has been quietly putting together solid performances.
Still, if Dallas wants to be more than just a respectable record team, they have to clean up those slow starts and defend the perimeter way better.

And it's very uncanny for the Mavs to have a winning streak this season as others might have write them off based on their previous performance. But Cooper Flag and AD are playing very good in their last 3 games and it seems that Klay has found his shooting touch as we can see some glimpse of him like playing with the Warriors, that catch and shot from the outside. So this makes the Western conference more interesting now, although there still a lot of games before the All Star break. So let's see if this kind of streak will have the momentum for the Dallas to climb to a better position as they slowly gaining back their confidence and maybe the drama is behind them now as Nico is already out of the picture.

[yslyv]

Last night, Houston beat Sacramento.
They finished the first half trailing 51–52, but they ended up winning the game by 26 points. I was sure they would win. I even said it yesterday.
Alperen Şengün was the star of the game, and together with KD and Amen Thompson, he led the team to a comfortable victory.

In the last game, Alperen and Kevin Durant combined for 52 points and in the jazz games they put up 63 and 52 together. KD joining the team has really elevated Alperen Sengun’s game and boosted his scoring average. Their chemistry is honestly incredible. watching this duo is a joy.

[ultrloa]

The reason why OKC is doing so great is not SGA, while it is true that he is a superstar, there are other teams with superstars as well, and there have been many teams with superstars before as well, all of whom had worse results.

Just having a superstar doesn't make you that great, even if a player averages 50-40-90% on the field, and averages 40 points and 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game, if the team around him is horrible, then they won't be good. Remember that time when Harden was peak? On his prime dude was dropping 50 like it was a normal thing, he was far superior than SGA playing today, but they didn't win, why? Because just one star doesn't make you a great team. OKC is great as a whole, and that's what matters.

Provably not since if he's teammates are pure trash for sure that result will not be as good as what we can see today on their standings.

OKC is so lucky that they draft or acquired those hard working guys that can adapt on their roles. As the result they win their first championship and they are bound to win another one especially that they are still performing so good this season. There are so many great players right now on NBA but lots of them didn't became successful its because most teams are relying on their stars. While in OKC almost all of them can score and defend their opponents.

[dwyane36]

I can still remember the young KING who played the ball well and shoulder his team CAVS to Finals and just cake walk the east for many years.
With have Z and other not star players on the CAVS but the KING manage to go to the Finals,. He even beat the Magic 5 of Detroit., fought the Big 3 of Celtics.
He made Champs all the team he played. He now owns the stat sheet.

Yes, I remember how good LeBron was during his prime, especially in the playoffs. In fact, he single-handedly carried the Cavs, and even then, he was often criticized for not being able to win his first title for a long time. It's worth noting that MJ would hardly have been able to win as much without Pippen as he did with him. The same goes for Kobe, who wouldn't have been able to win titles without Shaq.

[Sims25]

The reason why OKC is doing so great is not SGA, while it is true that he is a superstar, there are other teams with superstars as well, and there have been many teams with superstars before as well, all of whom had worse results.

Just having a superstar doesn't make you that great, even if a player averages 50-40-90% on the field, and averages 40 points and 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game, if the team around him is horrible, then they won't be good. Remember that time when Harden was peak? On his prime dude was dropping 50 like it was a normal thing, he was far superior than SGA playing today, but they didn't win, why? Because just one star doesn't make you a great team. OKC is great as a whole, and that's what matters.

I kind of have a second opinion to this majorly cos of the Warriors game. In games before the Warriors game, SGA sits out of the 4th quarter most of the time. In the game against the Warriors, they had to bring him into the game in the 4th when the Warriors led by 4 points. Then he went on to score the clutch points that handed them the win. He is the focal point of the OKC team and if he gets injured, although I don't see that happening, they'd have problems.

[LogitechMouse]

Here we go again with this never-ending debate. No matter how you look at it, there’s really no final “correct” or “wrong” answer because everyone sees it from a different angle. But the biggest factor in all of this, and the reason none of us can claim absolute truth, is simple, we’re all biased.

Some people say Jordan is the GOAT (and honestly, I agree).
Others will say LeBron or Kobe. But I’m not gonna fight anyone over it. They have their belief, I have mine, and that’s it.

This is what I think as well, and I think for those who are still on the GOAT DEBATE out there, you can watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8m_XUPtF9o

NBA legends themselves are talking on that video, and they have the right to do it because they played in the NBA, and they know everything about the NBA. They played on a different era, and obviously both are different. I will not say that MJ is the GOAT, or LeBron is the GOAT or other NBA player is the GOAT. All of them have different accolades that nobody will ever do it again or at least it will take a lot of time before it happens like LeBron's 42,000+ points and counting and Jordan's 6-0 NBA Finals record.

I hope let's stop this debate once and for all because at the end of the day, this isn't debatable as well. The media is the one that's creating fire to this "debate" which isn't a debate in the first place.

[Shinpako09]

Mavericks beat the Miami Heat. AD and Ryan really changed the whole vibe of Mavs team. We can see the difference every game. And for everyone still doubting Klay, the guy has been quietly putting together solid performances.
Still, if Dallas wants to be more than just a respectable record team, they have to clean up those slow starts and defend the perimeter way better.

It really makes a difference when AD is there. He only got 17 points, but he also grabbed 17 rebounds. If only this guy could stay healthy, maybe they could still elevate their standing. But the truth is, he’s kinda injury prone. No AD means no chance of doing that. Flagg can’t lift the team yet. Maybe in a few more years he can, as long as he doesn’t get an injury that could halt his potential. Once Irving comes back, plus AD and Flagg, the Mavs will be back as a playoff team, that’s for sure.