2026 NBA Season

[xLays]

These NBA international games are very unpredictable. I have already lost several times betting on them. Teams that are favored before game starts often end up losing. Do you guys still place bets on these kinds of games, especially when there is no homecourt advantage? If anything, maybe there is slight advantage only based on where individual players are from, not whole team. I cannot imagine Memphis winning by blowout against Orlando Magic.

[CLS63]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

[OgNasty]

The Warriors were not happy with the defense played on them by the Hornets yesterday. All the players were bashing their Curry lockdown defense which don’t work because Golden State still won. I don’t think I can remember a team bashing an opposing team’s coaching to such a degree before.

[Oasisman]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

The Lakers are becoming worst. Just as I thought, they are not capable of holding the top spot, and they are not in the same caliber as the Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, and Wolves. I don't know how they got lucky with all those clutch wins since they don't play defense, and they have a terrible bench. I'm not gonna be surprised there will another movement before the trade deadline. If they plan to include Vando, Vincent, and Hachimura, I have a feeling they're going to be a top contributor to the team who'll get them.
JJ doesn't know how to experiment his rotation, he heavily rely on the starters, and this is exactly what happens when 1-2 starters are injured.

[Shinpako09]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

The Lakers are becoming worst. Just as I thought, they are not capable of holding the top spot, and they are not in the same caliber as the Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, and Wolves. I don't know how they got lucky with all those clutch wins since they don't play defense, and they have a terrible bench. I'm not gonna be surprised there will another movement before the trade deadline. If they plan to include Vando, Vincent, and Hachimura, I have a feeling they're going to be a top contributor to the team who'll get them.
JJ doesn't know how to experiment his rotation, he heavily rely on the starters, and this is exactly what happens when 1-2 starters are injured.

But if they are complete, I don’t think you can say the same thing. They are good as long as they are complete and healthy. Right now, their key players are out, so it’s understandable that they lost to the Blazers. LeBron can still score, but he’s past his prime where he can carry a team on his own. As for trades, Hachimura, I don’t know if the Lakers plan to trade him. Maybe Knecht, but he doesn’t have much value.

[tech30338]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

The Lakers are becoming worst. Just as I thought, they are not capable of holding the top spot, and they are not in the same caliber as the Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, and Wolves. I don't know how they got lucky with all those clutch wins since they don't play defense, and they have a terrible bench. I'm not gonna be surprised there will another movement before the trade deadline. If they plan to include Vando, Vincent, and Hachimura, I have a feeling they're going to be a top contributor to the team who'll get them.
JJ doesn't know how to experiment his rotation, he heavily rely on the starters, and this is exactly what happens when 1-2 starters are injured.

But if they are complete, I don’t think you can say the same thing. They are good as long as they are complete and healthy. Right now, their key players are out, so it’s understandable that they lost to the Blazers. LeBron can still score, but he’s past his prime where he can carry a team on his own. As for trades, Hachimura, I don’t know if the Lakers plan to trade him. Maybe Knecht, but he doesn’t have much value.

The problem sometimes on the team is consistency sometimes they are good sometimes they are not, always see them trailing every game then make a move at the last quarter or last few minutes of the game, its good but if they do that every game its so tiring, they badly needed a legit center with no issues, it will just make the team better, Ayton is a big man but he is complaining about the ball touches, like he is the star, if someone in your team is like this its a poison spreading to the team.

[fullfitlarry]

The Warriors were not happy with the defense played on them by the Hornets yesterday. All the players were bashing their Curry lockdown defense which don’t work because Golden State still won. I don’t think I can remember a team bashing an opposing team’s coaching to such a degree before.

And as I read, the Warriors set a record on that game as all the players that played scored at least a point.

Also they have 8 players that are in double digit, so it's a balance attack on them. I'm not sure if there is someone that can really lock down Steph. Even great defenders acknowledge that it's difficult as Curry moves so much without the ball.

[Finestream]

The Warriors were not happy with the defense played on them by the Hornets yesterday. All the players were bashing their Curry lockdown defense which don’t work because Golden State still won. I don’t think I can remember a team bashing an opposing team’s coaching to such a degree before.

And as I read, the Warriors set a record on that game as all the players that played scored at least a point.

Also they have 8 players that are in double digit, so it's a balance attack on them. I'm not sure if there is someone that can really lock down Steph. Even great defenders acknowledge that it's difficult as Curry moves so much without the ball.

No one can really stop him one on one, but once he gets doubled, that’s where things get tough. That’s why it’s important for his teammates to be ready to step up, make plays, and knock down shots. If they struggle too while Curry is being limited, then they’ll most likely lose. Curry’s talent isn’t a secret anyway. He’s widely considered the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen, so of course teams will show him that level of respect and double him, especially when he gets hot.

[LogitechMouse]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

The Lakers are becoming worst. Just as I thought, they are not capable of holding the top spot, and they are not in the same caliber as the Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, and Wolves. I don't know how they got lucky with all those clutch wins since they don't play defense, and they have a terrible bench. I'm not gonna be surprised there will another movement before the trade deadline. If they plan to include Vando, Vincent, and Hachimura, I have a feeling they're going to be a top contributor to the team who'll get them.
JJ doesn't know how to experiment his rotation, he heavily rely on the starters, and this is exactly what happens when 1-2 starters are injured.

THEY NEED TO TRADE LEBRON JAMES ALREADY!!!

Kidding aside, I didn't expect the Lakers to be at the top spot or even in the top 3 just because of how bad their roster is. Sure, they have Reaves, Luka and Lebron, but their role players? Nowadays, you will only have a higher chance of winning the title if the bench is very deep and you have very reliable role players who can step up in both on offense and defense when their all-star player is out due to injury. If only they have enough cap space to acquire better players, but sadly they don't.

They're way worse than the teams that you shared, and I will not be surprised if they will be bounced in the first round again just like what happened last year. If the Lakers want to change especially with their current performance then maybe trading some of their role players would be their best option. I wonder though who they will be trading because for me, if they stay like this for the whole regular season, they'll end up at the 6th to 8th at best or even play-in at worst especially in a tight conference like the Western Conference.

[dimonstration]

The Warriors were not happy with the defense played on them by the Hornets yesterday. All the players were bashing their Curry lockdown defense which don’t work because Golden State still won. I don’t think I can remember a team bashing an opposing team’s coaching to such a degree before.

This is always the comparison when SGA getting a foul on every contact that he gets while Curry getting that same defense or worst without getting a foul. This makes Curry shooting accuracy drops a lot without getting a free throws.

Officials now starting to make the calls a bit disadvantaged to SGA it’s clear that the goal is to make these contacts becomes normalized on players that always received it due to their playing style or else there will be a free throws fest like last year.

[RaltcoinsB]

Houston Rockets secure another victory. It must be said that they struggled somewhat against the Pelicans. Kevin Durant was far from his usual performance, but this was compensated for by Jabari Smith's outstanding performance. Predicting the winner wasn't difficult, but it almost didn't come true, as the game ended with a 9-point difference, 119-110. Alperen Şengün finished the game with 21 points and 8 rebounds, while Kevin Durant contributed 18 points and 6 rebounds.

The Nuggets' home loss to the Hornets, while a surprise in normal times, was a normal defeat given Jokic's injury absence and numerous other injuries.

[Japinat]

This is always the comparison when SGA getting a foul on every contact that he gets while Curry getting that same defense or worst without getting a foul. This makes Curry shooting accuracy drops a lot without getting a free throws.

They have very different styles though. SGA is really good at foul baiting, that’s a big part of his game. Curry, on the other hand, is more of an honest scorer. He gets his points by driving or shooting from the outside without trying to fake contact just to get a call.

That’s what makes Curry great. Even when he’s not getting the whistles, he just plays through it and keeps scoring anyway.

Officials now starting to make the calls a bit disadvantaged to SGA it’s clear that the goal is to make these contacts becomes normalized on players that always received it due to their playing style or else there will be a free throws fest like last year.

That’s a good development. I actually noticed it during his game against the Heat.

[tech30338]

There was no Doncic, Reaves and Ayton at the same time last night and Marcus Smart also left the game in the 4th quarter. Thinking about all of this I'm not surprised with Lakers' losing to Trail Blazers.

But things are going much worse for Lakers day by day. They won only once considering their last 5 games. It is regular season maybe but not giving good signals for playoffs either. By the way Lakers are in serious need of a good center.

The Lakers are becoming worst. Just as I thought, they are not capable of holding the top spot, and they are not in the same caliber as the Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, and Wolves. I don't know how they got lucky with all those clutch wins since they don't play defense, and they have a terrible bench. I'm not gonna be surprised there will another movement before the trade deadline. If they plan to include Vando, Vincent, and Hachimura, I have a feeling they're going to be a top contributor to the team who'll get them.
JJ doesn't know how to experiment his rotation, he heavily rely on the starters, and this is exactly what happens when 1-2 starters are injured.

THEY NEED TO TRADE LEBRON JAMES ALREADY!!!

Kidding aside, I didn't expect the Lakers to be at the top spot or even in the top 3 just because of how bad their roster is. Sure, they have Reaves, Luka and Lebron, but their role players? Nowadays, you will only have a higher chance of winning the title if the bench is very deep and you have very reliable role players who can step up in both on offense and defense when their all-star player is out due to injury. If only they have enough cap space to acquire better players, but sadly they don't.

They're way worse than the teams that you shared, and I will not be surprised if they will be bounced in the first round again just like what happened last year. If the Lakers want to change especially with their current performance then maybe trading some of their role players would be their best option. I wonder though who they will be trading because for me, if they stay like this for the whole regular season, they'll end up at the 6th to 8th at best or even play-in at worst especially in a tight conference like the Western Conference.

When that happen they will face the top 2 and they will have again an early exit in the playoffs, Luka cut down the weights so meaning is he really prepared for this season.
Trading lebron is a bit huge step because we don't know who among the teams are willing to have him in the roster but the best destination for him is the east, where there are young teams, i don't know if he can still carry a team, but yea trading him now would be nice, but the value is a bit high i think that no team are willing right now, and this might be his last season, not quite sure but are we expecting him for another year?

[OgNasty]

Someone on X asked Grok to put Giannis in his next NBA team’s jersey. This is what Grok made.



I don’t personally think the Lakers can afford him and Luka while they’re still paying LeBron, but I guess you never know.

[Webetcoins]

Lakers got slaughtered tonight with no Luka. LeBron had a terrible shooting night too. They need to get the entire team back and healthy soon before they fall out of the top 10 spots in the west.

I do not think they will fall out of top 10, that would require a lot more losses back to back. But the reality is there, Doncic is less injury prone than AD, so it was still a great trade, but he is still missing too many games, and Lebron is 40+ years old, there is a limit to what he can do, he is a good player for his age but they need more.

Reaves is out too, been injured for a long time, so there weren't any decent players in the team. It was once again Lebron and nobodies like Lebron is used to play, but now that he is 40+ years old, that doesn't get them wins anymore.

[Ziskinberg]

Lakers got slaughtered tonight with no Luka. LeBron had a terrible shooting night too. They need to get the entire team back and healthy soon before they fall out of the top 10 spots in the west.

Luka ended up playing and dropped 25 points, so he definitely didn’t look limited. Putting up those numbers shows he’s closer to full health than people expected. But the real hero tonight was Ayton. He also had 25 points and went a perfect 10-for-10 from the field. If he can stay anywhere near that level of consistency, then the Lakers are going to be a real problem.

I was leaning Raptors here and thought they’d pull it off, but instead the Lakers won by a blowout.
That one didn’t go as planned at all. 

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Lakers got slaughtered tonight with no Luka. LeBron had a terrible shooting night too. They need to get the entire team back and healthy soon before they fall out of the top 10 spots in the west.

Luka ended up playing and dropped 25 points, so he definitely didn’t look limited. Putting up those numbers shows he’s closer to full health than people expected. But the real hero tonight was Ayton. He also had 25 points and went a perfect 10-for-10 from the field. If he can stay anywhere near that level of consistency, then the Lakers are going to be a real problem.

I was leaning Raptors here and thought they’d pull it off, but instead the Lakers won by a blowout.
That one didn’t go as planned at all. 

I think you can see that Luka is not at his best. I mean 25 points sound solid but looking at the numbers it's a bad game for him, shooting only 8/23 from the field with only 2 rebounds, normally he has close to 8. I mean, it's only a matter of time until he is back for real, the lakers need him. Missing Reaves is also a huge factor at the moment. With him on the floor they have such a stronger backcourt. I mean with him out that's almost 27 ppg they are not getting. There is still no date for his return, only that they will re-evaluate his condition end of this month. Sad to see him sitting cause for me he was the front runner for most improved player. Not getting to 65 games of course ends the discussion about that, that's already confirmed not to happen.

[OgNasty]

They asked Grok to put a picture of Ja Morant into his next team’s jersey and this is what it came up with.



I don’t know what Minnesota has to offer to pull this off, but Grok seems to think they can make it happen.

[Shinpako09]

They asked Grok to put a picture of Ja Morant into his next team’s jersey and this is what it came up with.
[snip]
I don’t know what Minnesota has to offer to pull this off, but Grok seems to think they can make it happen.

Ja Morant recently made it clear that he is loyal and wants to stay in Memphis. Maybe because of what happened during his confrontation with his coach, the management became open to trading him. And now, there’s another issue involving a teammate. He seems to have some hierarchy issues. He is good, no question about that, but he’s kinda problematic to handle, which is probably why management considered trading him. I don’t know how Grok ended up with that idea, but I don’t think he would fit with the Wolves. I also can’t think of anyone they could realistically offer. Ant? That’s impossible. The Wolves wouldn’t do what Nico did.

[dimonstration]

This is always the comparison when SGA getting a foul on every contact that he gets while Curry getting that same defense or worst without getting a foul. This makes Curry shooting accuracy drops a lot without getting a free throws.

They have very different styles though. SGA is really good at foul baiting, that’s a big part of his game. Curry, on the other hand, is more of an honest scorer. He gets his points by driving or shooting from the outside without trying to fake contact just to get a call.

That’s what makes Curry great. Even when he’s not getting the whistles, he just plays through it and keeps scoring anyway.

They have different style but they receive same level of defense since both of them are threat on scoring. SGA just master how he will sell the contact to make the defender cautious and loose their defense or else they will be punish by free throw which is a dilemma for defender. Haha

Regardless, SGA is still good on getting score even without the free throws but still he was supposed to get more points if his foul baiting is still working.