2026 NBA Season

[tech30338]

He's in the peak of his contracts although with his ball game, he's about to get out from his prime or he's already out of it. The time will come for him when he's no longer a desired veteran. But like what you've said, as long as there is a desire for him from any team he'd go since he can still contribute and play a lot of ball, he'll get that max contract that he's asking and he should keep on doing that while there's still an offer.

KD is fine, look at his record, he average 25 points, that doesn't seem like a huge decline to call him out of his prime.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duranke01.html

We’ll probably see him continue balling out. As long as he stays healthy, he can be a huge boost for this young Rockets team.

They’re not really chasing the same way OKC is right now, but I still believe they’ll be a tough contender once the playoffs come around.

KD is still in prime, and as long as no injuries, he will always be a threat, he still moving fast, and that jump shot is unstoppable, there are really times when they really can't predict and the shots are falling to other teams, most of their loss are close games so there is nothing to worry about the rockets, what counts is the playoffs wins , and for sure it will be different, rockets will dominate for sure.
Lakers on the other hand has lots of injuries, but good time because its not playoffs resting is a good idea, and make sure they are 100% healthy.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

KD is still in prime, and as long as no injuries, he will always be a threat, he still moving fast, and that jump shot is unstoppable, there are really times when they really can't predict and the shots are falling to other teams, most of their loss are close games so there is nothing to worry about the rockets, what counts is the playoffs wins , and for sure it will be different, rockets will dominate for sure.
Lakers on the other hand has lots of injuries, but good time because its not playoffs resting is a good idea, and make sure they are 100% healthy.

I wouldn't call it prime though. Sure, he is still a lethal scorer, but that's about it. Also the way he is built he is obviously made for longevity. Injuries will always be a factor and he obviously already had a serious one with the Warriors several years back. If he can stay healthy though he can still be a threat for some years to come, giving the right surrounding so he doesn't have to carry a team too much.

[rbynxx]

When you think that there's likely a 50% chance it will go to overtime between Bulls and Hawks but you've got that tiny mistake away from the play of Risacher, lol. Was expecting to hit that overtime coz I've got still 1 more for Buzelis's PRA and he probably be good to enter the game but it all comes too fast with just 1.9 left at the clock. I thought it will be another super high scoring night by these two teams again.

By the way, that Young and Dosunmo altercation was probably more personal, punches being thrown and we've got double technical there.

[avp2306]

KD is still in prime, and as long as no injuries, he will always be a threat, he still moving fast, and that jump shot is unstoppable, there are really times when they really can't predict and the shots are falling to other teams, most of their loss are close games so there is nothing to worry about the rockets, what counts is the playoffs wins , and for sure it will be different, rockets will dominate for sure.
Lakers on the other hand has lots of injuries, but good time because its not playoffs resting is a good idea, and make sure they are 100% healthy.

I wouldn't call it prime though. Sure, he is still a lethal scorer, but that's about it. Also the way he is built he is obviously made for longevity. Injuries will always be a factor and he obviously already had a serious one with the Warriors several years back. If he can stay healthy though he can still be a threat for some years to come, giving the right surrounding so he doesn't have to carry a team too much.

He's no longer in his prime, but Kevin Durant still in his elite level and average 25 pts per game and also he's still efficient scorer.

At 37 he remain an all star caliber and that status is hard to retain by player. Although he play like that his consistency and durability is been questioned.

If he can stay healthy maybe he can reach up LBJ at 40's and maybe can able to help his team to became title contender team.

[fullfitlarry]

KD is still in prime, and as long as no injuries, he will always be a threat, he still moving fast, and that jump shot is unstoppable, there are really times when they really can't predict and the shots are falling to other teams, most of their loss are close games so there is nothing to worry about the rockets, what counts is the playoffs wins , and for sure it will be different, rockets will dominate for sure.
Lakers on the other hand has lots of injuries, but good time because its not playoffs resting is a good idea, and make sure they are 100% healthy.

I wouldn't call it prime though. Sure, he is still a lethal scorer, but that's about it. Also the way he is built he is obviously made for longevity. Injuries will always be a factor and he obviously already had a serious one with the Warriors several years back. If he can stay healthy though he can still be a threat for some years to come, giving the right surrounding so he doesn't have to carry a team too much.

He's no longer in his prime, but Kevin Durant still in his elite level and average 25 pts per game and also he's still efficient scorer.

At 37 he remain an all star caliber and that status is hard to retain by player. Although he play like that his consistency and durability is been questioned.

If he can stay healthy maybe he can reach up LBJ at 40's and maybe can able to help his team to became title contender team.

He is still a threat and that's why many teams still wanted his services as he can deliver every night a good 25 points and then maybe higher if he still  feeling great. And he is already in the top 10 as far as scoring in the league goes.

Obviously there is Lebron, but KD and Harden even if they average 25 points in the next 4 season, it's still very hard to get into the all time scoring that Lebron does. They could crack the top 10 or even as high as top 6 but that's it.

[Alphie12]

He's in the peak of his contracts although with his ball game, he's about to get out from his prime or he's already out of it. The time will come for him when he's no longer a desired veteran. But like what you've said, as long as there is a desire for him from any team he'd go since he can still contribute and play a lot of ball, he'll get that max contract that he's asking and he should keep on doing that while there's still an offer.

KD is fine, look at his record, he average 25 points, that doesn't seem like a huge decline to call him out of his prime.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duranke01.html

We’ll probably see him continue balling out. As long as he stays healthy, he can be a huge boost for this young Rockets team.

They’re not really chasing the same way OKC is right now, but I still believe they’ll be a tough contender once the playoffs come around.

KD is still in prime, and as long as no injuries, he will always be a threat, he still moving fast, and that jump shot is unstoppable, there are really times when they really can't predict and the shots are falling to other teams, most of their loss are close games so there is nothing to worry about the rockets, what counts is the playoffs wins , and for sure it will be different, rockets will dominate for sure.
Lakers on the other hand has lots of injuries, but good time because its not playoffs resting is a good idea, and make sure they are 100% healthy.

cant say he is in his prime but he is definetly still a lethal scorer same with lebron i dont think they are top 10 players in the league anymore

[ajanwalker]

I knew San Antonio would end Oklahoma's winning streak, but Minnesota had already ended it four days earlier.
San Antonio beat Oklahoma again after the cup final. This time they won by 20 points, 130-110.

Wemby didn't provide the scoring contribution I expected. He's back from injury but still hasn't reached his full potential in terms of scoring.

Shai maintained his usual standard with 33 points in this game, but couldn't prevent the loss.

[Alphie12]

I knew San Antonio would end Oklahoma's winning streak, but Minnesota had already ended it four days earlier.
San Antonio beat Oklahoma again after the cup final. This time they won by 20 points, 130-110.

Wemby didn't provide the scoring contribution I expected. He's back from injury but still hasn't reached his full potential in terms of scoring.

Shai maintained his usual standard with 33 points in this game, but couldn't prevent the loss.

maybe, just maybe we have found OKC kryptonite

[Dave1]

I knew San Antonio would end Oklahoma's winning streak, but Minnesota had already ended it four days earlier.
San Antonio beat Oklahoma again after the cup final. This time they won by 20 points, 130-110.

Wemby didn't provide the scoring contribution I expected. He's back from injury but still hasn't reached his full potential in terms of scoring.

Shai maintained his usual standard with 33 points in this game, but couldn't prevent the loss.

maybe, just maybe we have found OKC kryptonite

Probably, but I think San Antonio is more dangerous if the Alien can play and dominate the game against Chet and the rest of the Thunder. In the OKC side though, Chet didn't score in double digits and mostly it was one reason why they've lost.

While the Spurs, despite Wemby's limited minutes has a lot of players who really doesn't want to lose and like Castle and Vassell. Barnes too has as steady contribution with 20 points. And with Wemby's limited minutes, his streak of consecutive games with at least one block ended at 101 games. Nevertheless, a win is a win for them.

Now, we might have serious doubts that the Thunder can break the record of GSW now.

[OgNasty]

Nice to see Austin Reeves back in the lineup for the Lakers. It wasn’t enough to beat the Suns, but hopefully everyone is back for the Christmas game.

Funny moment when Dillon Brooks got a line violation while LeBron was at the line…

[Maslate]

Probably, but I think San Antonio is more dangerous if the Alien can play and dominate the game against Chet and the rest of the Thunder.

They really showed up and proved it again by beating OKC, and this time it was very convincing. The Spurs dominated them with a 20-point win. OKC’s two big men didn’t even reach double figures in scoring, while Wemby, despite playing limited minutes, still made his impact.

In this game, Wemby didn’t even need to work that hard since his teammates handled most of the job. It honestly looks like the Spurs have OKC’s number already. Makes you wonder how this affects OKC’s chances of getting back to the NBA Finals, because if they meet the Spurs, I can see San Antonio ending their run in the playoffs.

[Yaunfitda]

Probably, but I think San Antonio is more dangerous if the Alien can play and dominate the game against Chet and the rest of the Thunder.

They really showed up and proved it again by beating OKC, and this time it was very convincing. The Spurs dominated them with a 20-point win. OKC’s two big men didn’t even reach double figures in scoring, while Wemby, despite playing limited minutes, still made his impact.

In this game, Wemby didn’t even need to work that hard since his teammates handled most of the job. It honestly looks like the Spurs have OKC’s number already. Makes you wonder how this affects OKC’s chances of getting back to the NBA Finals, because if they meet the Spurs, I can see San Antonio ending their run in the playoffs.

We can also give credit to the coaching staff of the Spurs, they really scouted the Thunder and they might have seen a loophole in their offense as they outrun them with quick guards like Fox that can score and then the like of Barnes who can also go inside and then go for a quick two. So it's like the Spurs are a perfect package inside and out and we all know that they have a good start as well. But now they are back at it and beating the best team twice. Up next though, the rematch this time at the homecourt of the Thunder so it's going to be one of the best rematch on Christmas Day.

[Shinpako09]

Woah, damn. The Spurs are on fire. It seems I was right, they could beat the Thunder in a best of 7 series. If last time they won by just 2 points, this time it was by 20 points. What surprised me the most is that the Thunder’s free throws were just 6 out of 7. Now that’s too low for the Thunder. It seems one of the keys to beating them, and doing so with a double digit lead is to limit their free throws. Even though their free throws were low, SGA still managed to score 33 points.

[Velvet78]

This must be the worst performance Thunder have shown this season so far.    They actually managed to keep up with Spurs for 3 quarters. But in Q4 they were just horrible...

The gap went up to 21 points the most for Spurs and the ending wasn't much different than that. Thunder just made so many turnovers. This was their 4th loss and 2 of them are due to Spurs.


By the way Lakers didn't surprise anyone. I thought Reaves wasn't going to play though. But without Doncic it gets really difficult.

[dwyane36]

Probably, but I think San Antonio is more dangerous if the Alien can play and dominate the game against Chet and the rest of the Thunder.

They really showed up and proved it again by beating OKC, and this time it was very convincing. The Spurs dominated them with a 20-point win. OKC’s two big men didn’t even reach double figures in scoring, while Wemby, despite playing limited minutes, still made his impact.

In this game, Wemby didn’t even need to work that hard since his teammates handled most of the job. It honestly looks like the Spurs have OKC’s number already. Makes you wonder how this affects OKC’s chances of getting back to the NBA Finals, because if they meet the Spurs, I can see San Antonio ending their run in the playoffs.

Well, that was an unexpectedly good performance from the Spurs. If they continue at this pace, they could well beat the Thunder three times in a row, as they will meet again in their next game.
As for the Thunder, it seems they have lost the rhythm they had at the beginning of the regular season, and now their chances of beating the Warriors' record are decreasing.

[Spack17]

What's up with Rockets lately man? The loss against Clippers last night was their 4th one in their last 5 games!    Something is really going wrong with them these days. There is a serious level of drop.

The main difference was FTs and 3 pointers for these 2 teams in this game. The gap was huge. Kawhi and Harden were both amazing. Rockets struggled too much in the 2nd half which led to a 20-point gap at the end.

[Gabbylee]

What's up with Rockets lately man? The loss against Clippers last night was their 4th one in their last 5 games!    Something is really going wrong with them these days. There is a serious level of drop.

The main difference was FTs and 3 pointers for these 2 teams in this game. The gap was huge. Kawhi and Harden were both amazing. Rockets struggled too much in the 2nd half which led to a 20-point gap at the end.

Ime Udoka mentioned after their loss to the Kings that he has to find a way to motivate them against lesser opposition. I guess they still don't have that motivation yet.

[yenerbatmaz]

I don't understand why Houston is experiencing such a slump. They've lost their fourth game in their last five away matches. This time, Houston was defeated by the Clippers. Despite starting the first quarter well, they lost the game by 20 points. I would understand if they lost to a strong team, but losing to a weak team like the Clippers is illogical. Their next game is against the Los Angeles Lakers. Since I have this opportunity, I'm planning to bet on a Lakers win. Hopefully, the odds for a Lakers victory will be good. It's worth taking advantage of Houston's slump.

[Pulsar77]

I don't understand why Houston is experiencing such a slump. They've lost their fourth game in their last five away matches. This time, Houston was defeated by the Clippers. Despite starting the first quarter well, they lost the game by 20 points. I would understand if they lost to a strong team, but losing to a weak team like the Clippers is illogical. Their next game is against the Los Angeles Lakers. Since I have this opportunity, I'm planning to bet on a Lakers win. Hopefully, the odds for a Lakers victory will be good. It's worth taking advantage of Houston's slump.

I also don't get it either. 4 of those last losses were against the 3 teams at the bottom: Clippers, Kings, Pelicans. The same team beat Nuggets recently. Interesting kind of inconsistency.

About that Lakers - Rockets match you can give the home side a chance. The odds are around:

• Lakers: 2.50
• Rockets: 1.55

Rockets are still highly favoured. But Doncic is expected to be back tomorrow and the game is going to be played later than that. I think Reaves will also get better until then. I don't feel an easy win for Rockets here unlike bookies.

[Mihaylovic]

I don't understand why Houston is experiencing such a slump. They've lost their fourth game in their last five away matches. This time, Houston was defeated by the Clippers. Despite starting the first quarter well, they lost the game by 20 points. I would understand if they lost to a strong team, but losing to a weak team like the Clippers is illogical. Their next game is against the Los Angeles Lakers. Since I have this opportunity, I'm planning to bet on a Lakers win. Hopefully, the odds for a Lakers victory will be good. It's worth taking advantage of Houston's slump.

I also don't get it either. 4 of those last losses were against the 3 teams at the bottom: Clippers, Kings, Pelicans. The same team beat Nuggets recently. Interesting kind of inconsistency.

Whatever happened to Houston, they suddenly started going downhill. Their offensive performance that was very efficient at the start of the season has declined. And defense also started to fall apart. They can’t play the clutch moments at all and have lost almost all of the close games. In my opinion, the biggest factor behind this is Ime Udoka. Right now, he’s a complete handbrake for the team.