2026 NBA Season

[Shinpako09]

The trade deadline is getting near, and still we haven’t seen a notable trade, or at least a trade that could shock everyone a bit. Speaking of trades, I thought before that the Warriors didn’t have a shot at landing Giannis, but since they have four future first-round picks plus Kuminga, and now that Butler is out, they should be aggressive on this one if they want another ring. If Giannis ever lands with the Warriors, that would make them a title contender again. The defensive pressure on Curry would probably lessen as well. It’s over, this would feel like the Warriors dynasty is back.

[Jostern]

What a domination by Timberwolves against Thunder last night! They didn't even give the lead to their opponent for a second. The biggest gap they had was even like 22 points.

Things are much more difficult for Thunder while they are dealing with some injuries. For example Jalen Williams is injured again who is a really important member of the roster. I wonder how many more games they will lose until the end of regular season...

I was very disappointed with Thunders Performance, because they didn’t play a very good game and I was actually expecting them to win this game but unfortunately they couldn’t win this game because of the injuries that they have in the team, it has been a very difficult night for them, but they have to move on a prepare for the next game, and I have been expecting them to trade some new players because of the terrible situation of injuries they find themselves, Jalen Williams is massively missed for the Thunders.

Timberwolves played a good game on their own side, which was a very good performance from the team, they deserved to win the game, after having a double figure performance gap against there opponents which was a massive performance.

[OgNasty]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

Cooper really is going beast mode at the moment. Maybe he saw how good Kon Knueppel and Edgecombe are playing so he thought, just to be safe, let's make some history (most points by a teenager) and so on, just to be sure there isn't even a conversation about rookie of the year. I knew he would be good but didn't expect him to be THAT nba ready as he is at the moment. He plays so calm for a player of his age, like a vet.

[Dave1]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

Cooper really is going beast mode at the moment. Maybe he saw how good Kon Knueppel and Edgecombe are playing so he thought, just to be safe, let's make some history (most points by a teenager) and so on, just to be sure there isn't even a conversation about rookie of the year. I knew he would be good but didn't expect him to be THAT nba ready as he is at the moment. He plays so calm for a player of his age, like a vet.

I guess we can call him a slow-starter. In the beginning, it looks like he might not be in the discussion for being rookie of the year despite being the number 1 draft pick. And then VJ was the one starting like a true winner. But then Kon and Cooper is now very hot and performing like not a rookie anymore.

So it's going to be a close fight for this award. Perhaps if will depend on how their teams are going to manage this season. It could also be a race on who is going to make the playoff and what impact they can bring. Maybe they will carry their teams to the next round.

[arwin100]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

Cooper really is going beast mode at the moment. Maybe he saw how good Kon Knueppel and Edgecombe are playing so he thought, just to be safe, let's make some history (most points by a teenager) and so on, just to be sure there isn't even a conversation about rookie of the year. I knew he would be good but didn't expect him to be THAT nba ready as he is at the moment. He plays so calm for a player of his age, like a vet.

I guess we can call him a slow-starter. In the beginning, it looks like he might not be in the discussion for being rookie of the year despite being the number 1 draft pick. And then VJ was the one starting like a true winner. But then Kon and Cooper is now very hot and performing like not a rookie anymore.

So it's going to be a close fight for this award. Perhaps if will depend on how their teams are going to manage this season. It could also be a race on who is going to make the playoff and what impact they can bring. Maybe they will carry their teams to the next round.

Well not surprising to see some slow start from a rookie since they are provably adjusting on big leagues also with his new team, but Flagg is really showing some promising career and he made lot of achievement at early part of his career.

This is also the update of ROY ladder https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-ladder-jan-28-2026 still lots of chance for Flagg to take over and he became the ROY awardee this season. He just need to put up consistent big figures to possibly secure that award.

[Velvet78]

Nice win by 76ers last night. Embiid is getting there again! He had 40 points and 11 rebounds this time. Just look at his performance in his last 7 games. All of them are just great...

He is still a little bit slow though but making progress day by day. By the way do you agree with Edgecombe's being likened to Dwyane Wade? I think there are similarities in their playing styles honestly.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

Cooper Flagg with a good stat, He is getting better and better. I am excited to see the trio to play healthy, I hope we can.
Sengun and the Houston spreading the floor and its shooting is awesome. KD still a great shooter and Amen, this guy showing us more.

What a great night for the fans and a good houston win. I  thought Dallas can get the W but Sengun is amazing.

[dimonstration]

Kevin Durant nutmegged somebody on the Dallas Mavericks today. It made for a great highlight and the Rockets came home with the win 111-107. Cooper Flagg followed up on his 49 point scoring performance with another 34 today.

https://x.com/nba/status/2017776952661155885

Cooper Flagg with a good stat, He is getting better and better. I am excited to see the trio to play healthy, I hope we can.
Sengun and the Houston spreading the floor and its shooting is awesome. KD still a great shooter and Amen, this guy showing us more.

What a great night for the fans and a good houston win. I  thought Dallas can get the W but Sengun is amazing.

Rockets show a master class team work. They manage to have a lead and protect it on the second half despite they are struggling on their FGA.

Their balance scoring demonstrates that a perfect team work can overcome an individual difficulty to score. The current Mavs is also doing good for giving a Rockets a close match even though only a rookie leading them.

I thought too that they can win on 4th quarter by they fall short since Rocket is very good on the last 3 minutes play.

[Fredomago]

L.A. Lakers defeated Washington 111-142, a 31-point difference, after their loss to Cleveland. King LeBron once again put on a great performance.
His left-hand dunks and reverse dunks were worth seeing.
This man is 41 years old and still delivers an amazing performance.
He scored a total of 20 points and broke a record by playing 60,000 minutes on the court so far. This man is truly "The King".

He is the king but unfortunately we don't see him in All-Star starting five anymore. The media and fans are focused more on the rising stars instead.

There are of course really deserving players in such definition. But I really wanted to see LeBron at least one last time there. 

We will see how many minutes he will get in All-Star event.

NO longer part of the starter though still made to the all star list but like what you said, fans are now more on those young guns and rising superstars, LeBron is no longer on his prime but still doing amazing things which supposedly players at his age already retired or just having a veteran contract and stay at the bench and mentored those young stars and give them advise to boost their confidence, but not LeBron as he still deadly and still capable to provide decent numbers even at his age.

[Sanitough]

not what i want to see with PG.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7012213/2026/01/31/paul-george-suspended-sixers-nba-drug-policy/

A 25-game suspension is really long, and with what happened, the Sixers might not even be interested in him anymore.
They probably won’t trade him right now since his value is at its lowest, but once he comes back and starts doing his thing again, that’s likely when they look to move him.

PG will definitely be under heavy scrutiny when he returns too, drug testing, monitoring, everything, just to make sure he doesn’t violate anything again.

[tech30338]

L.A. Lakers defeated Washington 111-142, a 31-point difference, after their loss to Cleveland. King LeBron once again put on a great performance.
His left-hand dunks and reverse dunks were worth seeing.
This man is 41 years old and still delivers an amazing performance.
He scored a total of 20 points and broke a record by playing 60,000 minutes on the court so far. This man is truly "The King".

He is the king but unfortunately we don't see him in All-Star starting five anymore. The media and fans are focused more on the rising stars instead.

There are of course really deserving players in such definition. But I really wanted to see LeBron at least one last time there. 

We will see how many minutes he will get in All-Star event.

NO longer part of the starter though still made to the all star list but like what you said, fans are now more on those young guns and rising superstars, LeBron is no longer on his prime but still doing amazing things which supposedly players at his age already retired or just having a veteran contract and stay at the bench and mentored those young stars and give them advise to boost their confidence, but not LeBron as he still deadly and still capable to provide decent numbers even at his age.

I think if i were in LeBron shoes, there is nothing else to prove in basketball he have achieved a lot and some if it might be so hard to be broken, being in the league for so many years, what more could he ask for, being not in the starters is okay, the bad thing only is , James haters might throw it to him like, if he is MJ he would have been in the starting unit because he is so could even 40 years old, I'm so tired of the comparison, lets celebrate the greatness of each player in different era.

[Ziskinberg]

I think if i were in LeBron shoes, there is nothing else to prove in basketball he have achieved a lot and some if it might be so hard to be broken, being in the league for so many years, what more could he ask for, being not in the starters is okay, the bad thing only is , James haters might throw it to him like, if he is MJ he would have been in the starting unit because he is so could even 40 years old, I'm so tired of the comparison, lets celebrate the greatness of each player in different era.

LeBron is really great, no doubt about that. We’re not even comparing him to current players anymore, it’s already the GOAT discussion with MJ, and that conversation will probably never end unless people decide to stop it. They’re just different players from different eras. Usually, once a GOAT is already established, it’s not easily replaced. It’s the same with Ali in boxing, he’s still considered the GOAT until now.

Because of that, MJ will likely remain the GOAT for many people, even as the game continues to evolve.

[ajanwalker]

Houston beat Dallas 111-107, but this time Alperen and Kevin Duran were absent. Both scored 27 points, while Tari Eason and Josh Okogie each contributed 30. Alperen recorded a double-double but still scored fewer points than expected. I think 14 points is too little for him.

Dallas has lost its last four games and will now play Boston and San Antonio at home. I think these two games will be tough for Dallas. They might beat Boston, but they have a high chance of losing the San Antonio game.

[Beparanf]

Dallas has lost its last four games and will now play Boston and San Antonio at home. I think these two games will be tough for Dallas. They might beat Boston, but they have a high chance of losing the San Antonio game.

San Antonio has a lot of records of losing against underdog teams. They are good when their opponents are good too or if Wemby can dominate the paint of the opponent.

Mavs has Gafford that can protect well the paint. I still don’t see them clash before via live but I believe in paper Gafford can defend Wemby since he is a good matchup before against Sabonis.

They might beat SA if they can lock down Wemby.

[tech30338]

Houston beat Dallas 111-107, but this time Alperen and Kevin Duran were absent. Both scored 27 points, while Tari Eason and Josh Okogie each contributed 30. Alperen recorded a double-double but still scored fewer points than expected. I think 14 points is too little for him.

Dallas has lost its last four games and will now play Boston and San Antonio at home. I think these two games will be tough for Dallas. They might beat Boston, but they have a high chance of losing the San Antonio game.

They must have an off night although they don't have 30pts amen contributed, and they won that's important, but still looking on the other team the no.1 pick Flagg, i thought this guy will be a bust when he seems to be not blending good with the team, seems like he needs time to be more familiar since he is just a rookie but seems like he is already a star, he's scoring is amazing last time with the hornets is another big game, and he'll improve as the season progress, and we might see a better performance from him next year.

[OgNasty]

Houston beat Dallas 111-107, but this time Alperen and Kevin Duran were absent. Both scored 27 points, while Tari Eason and Josh Okogie each contributed 30. Alperen recorded a double-double but still scored fewer points than expected. I think 14 points is too little for him.

Dallas has lost its last four games and will now play Boston and San Antonio at home. I think these two games will be tough for Dallas. They might beat Boston, but they have a high chance of losing the San Antonio game.

They must have an off night although they don't have 30pts amen contributed, and they won that's important, but still looking on the other team the no.1 pick Flagg, i thought this guy will be a bust when he seems to be not blending good with the team, seems like he needs time to be more familiar since he is just a rookie but seems like he is already a star, he's scoring is amazing last time with the hornets is another big game, and he'll improve as the season progress, and we might see a better performance from him next year.

Dallas had a brutal game the night before, so I think fatigue probably factored in a bit. They also lost that game at the buzzer so attitudes could have still been not great…

I think it’s possible we could see these two teams matchup again in the playoffs.

[Stavri]

Houston beat Dallas 111-107, but this time Alperen and Kevin Duran were absent. Both scored 27 points, while Tari Eason and Josh Okogie each contributed 30. Alperen recorded a double-double but still scored fewer points than expected. I think 14 points is too little for him.

Dallas has lost its last four games and will now play Boston and San Antonio at home. I think these two games will be tough for Dallas. They might beat Boston, but they have a high chance of losing the San Antonio game.

Alperen played the worst first half I have ever watched in the Mavericks game. His shooting percentage has dropped a lot lately. I hope it’s because of an injury and it's just temporary. But still in a game where he played so badly, wanting to take that last critical shot shows great confidence and courage. i mean if that shot didn't go in and the Mavs scored and won on the return, he would get a lot of hate.

[jakdanyel]

Alperen played the worst first half I have ever watched in the Mavericks game. His shooting percentage has dropped a lot lately. I hope it’s because of an injury and it's just temporary. But still in a game where he played so badly, wanting to take that last critical shot shows great confidence and courage. i mean if that shot didn't go in and the Mavs scored and won on the return, he would get a lot of hate.

For 3 games there has been a significant drop in Alperen's average points. I wonder why. Because there wasn't any problem with his minutes either. I knew his ankle was swollen earlier but he said it was better as of the Grizzlies game.

Just before All-Star this isn't nice to see. Because he is already a doubt to be selected for it on bench. But of course possible injuries etc. can be a chance for him. For example we still don't know if Jokic will be able to play.

[OgNasty]

Doubleheader on Peacock today. Lakers and Knicks (LeBron’s last game in the garden) and then Thunder and Nuggets. A pretty nice day of NBA basketball.

Seems like the Kings made a decent trade for once too, although they’re getting flamed for the contract they just picked up.