2026 NBA Season

[mandown]

It's fair to say the Los Angeles Clippers lost the game in the first quarter. They played a very poor first quarter and built up an 18-point lead. The other quarters were closely contested. The Clippers couldn't close the gap they opened in the first quarter. 113-128

In the other game, Houston beat Indiana on the road thanks to Alperen's impressive performance. Alperen recorded a double-double with 39 points and 16 rebounds.

Alperen delivered one of his most effective performances in recent days.

[Stavri]

Pistons just crushed the Nets 130-77. Winning by 53 points actually broke the franchise record for the biggest win ever. The old record was from 23 years ago when they beat the Celtics by 52 points (118-66). Great performance tbh. What’s even cooler is that only one player scored more than 20 points... it’s awesome seeing the whole team chip in and get on the scoreboard like that.

They’ve already had two 50+ blowout losses this season. Only 24 field goals, that’s very low. Their score could’ve been even lower if not for their 22 free throws. Their highest scorer had just 12 points, a two 12 points, followed by 10, and the rest were in single digits. They’re really one of the worst teams right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if they suffer one or two more 50+ point losses this season. And if MPJ gets traded, they’ll perform even worse. Kuminga will get a lot of playing time here, but I don’t think he’ll like it if they keep losing, especially with blowout losses like that. But who knows, he already has a ring. Maybe he’s chasing playing time for now and wants his averages to go up so he can negotiate for a better salary.

You can't say much to a team that is leading. Looking at how the East is this year, if they add one star scorer winning the East is not far away. Honestly, I don't think the Knicks or Celtics offense can handle Piston's defense. The most important thing is getting that star scorer.

[Shinpako09]

I was reading rumors that James Harden wanted a trade but it seems to have taken a new urgency tonight. Shams is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers are negotiating a deal to send Harden to the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. More bad news for the Clippers.

Woah, I searched it right away. If he ever gets traded, what now for the Clippers? Their chance of getting into the play in might even slip away. He is averaging 25.4 this season. Maybe he’s frustrated and wants to explore another team again. What do you think, is he chasing his first ring, that’s why he keeps moving around? He’s already 36 years old, far from his prime, but still providing good offense. The Cavs aren’t bad, and he might be better off in the East if he really is chasing his first ring. That would be his sixth team if it ever happens.

[OgNasty]

I was reading rumors that James Harden wanted a trade but it seems to have taken a new urgency tonight. Shams is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers are negotiating a deal to send Harden to the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. More bad news for the Clippers.

Woah, I searched it right away. If he ever gets traded, what now for the Clippers? Their chance of getting into the play in might even slip away. He is averaging 25.4 this season. Maybe he’s frustrated and wants to explore another team again. What do you think, is he chasing his first ring, that’s why he keeps moving around? He’s already 36 years old, far from his prime, but still providing good offense. The Cavs aren’t bad, and he might be better off in the East if he really is chasing his first ring. That would be his sixth team if it ever happens.

Who knows why the sudden departure. Maybe something happened or maybe he just got fed up with the team.

He mentioned Atlanta as another possible landing place, which leads me to believe this decision might be more about his personal life than winning basketball games.

[fullfitlarry]

I was reading rumors that James Harden wanted a trade but it seems to have taken a new urgency tonight. Shams is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers are negotiating a deal to send Harden to the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. More bad news for the Clippers.

Woah, I searched it right away. If he ever gets traded, what now for the Clippers? Their chance of getting into the play in might even slip away. He is averaging 25.4 this season. Maybe he’s frustrated and wants to explore another team again. What do you think, is he chasing his first ring, that’s why he keeps moving around? He’s already 36 years old, far from his prime, but still providing good offense. The Cavs aren’t bad, and he might be better off in the East if he really is chasing his first ring. That would be his sixth team if it ever happens.

Clippers will still have a good chance as Darius Garland is also a good player and can score points. But it's just weird that the Clippers are willing to trade James Harden right now. Even though Kawhi is playing good, they still need a second threat and that's what Harden is.

I guess they don't see Harden in that role, and it's nothing personal, it's just all business. So let's see how it goes for Harden, he is still a good player, and he could be a perfect fit for the Cavs right now.

[OgNasty]

I was reading rumors that James Harden wanted a trade but it seems to have taken a new urgency tonight. Shams is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers are negotiating a deal to send Harden to the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. More bad news for the Clippers.

Woah, I searched it right away. If he ever gets traded, what now for the Clippers? Their chance of getting into the play in might even slip away. He is averaging 25.4 this season. Maybe he’s frustrated and wants to explore another team again. What do you think, is he chasing his first ring, that’s why he keeps moving around? He’s already 36 years old, far from his prime, but still providing good offense. The Cavs aren’t bad, and he might be better off in the East if he really is chasing his first ring. That would be his sixth team if it ever happens.

Clippers will still have a good chance as Darius Garland is also a good player and can score points. But it's just weird that the Clippers are willing to trade James Harden right now. Even though Kawhi is playing good, they still need a second threat and that's what Harden is.

I guess they don't see Harden in that role, and it's nothing personal, it's just all business. So let's see how it goes for Harden, he is still a good player, and he could be a perfect fit for the Cavs right now.

I was also reading that as part of this deal Lonzo Ball might end up with his brother LaMelo in Charlotte. That would be a great deal for Lonzo, or maybe a terrible one depending on how he feels about coming off the bench behind his little brother.

[Stavri]

It's fair to say the Los Angeles Clippers lost the game in the first quarter. They played a very poor first quarter and built up an 18-point lead. The other quarters were closely contested. The Clippers couldn't close the gap they opened in the first quarter. 113-128

In the other game, Houston beat Indiana on the road thanks to Alperen's impressive performance. Alperen recorded a double-double with 39 points and 16 rebounds.

Alperen delivered one of his most effective performances in recent days.

Alperen really played a great game after he got rid of the all star selection stress. Same thing happened last year too. Actually, if he doesn't care too much about this all star thing, everything will be easier for him. Life is like this if you chase something it runs away and if you run away, it chases you 

[Yaunfitda]

I was reading rumors that James Harden wanted a trade but it seems to have taken a new urgency tonight. Shams is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers are negotiating a deal to send Harden to the Cavaliers before the trade deadline. More bad news for the Clippers.

Woah, I searched it right away. If he ever gets traded, what now for the Clippers? Their chance of getting into the play in might even slip away. He is averaging 25.4 this season. Maybe he’s frustrated and wants to explore another team again. What do you think, is he chasing his first ring, that’s why he keeps moving around? He’s already 36 years old, far from his prime, but still providing good offense. The Cavs aren’t bad, and he might be better off in the East if he really is chasing his first ring. That would be his sixth team if it ever happens.

Clippers will still have a good chance as Darius Garland is also a good player and can score points. But it's just weird that the Clippers are willing to trade James Harden right now. Even though Kawhi is playing good, they still need a second threat and that's what Harden is.

I guess they don't see Harden in that role, and it's nothing personal, it's just all business. So let's see how it goes for Harden, he is still a good player, and he could be a perfect fit for the Cavs right now.

I was also reading that as part of this deal Lonzo Ball might end up with his brother LaMelo in Charlotte. That would be a great deal for Lonzo, or maybe a terrible one depending on how he feels about coming off the bench behind his little brother.

Most likely it will be a good deal for him to play along side with his brother. There has been a lot of hype when Lonzo joins the Cavs, but it seems that he hasn't been given playing time as him and Mitchell has similar style of plays. I don't think he will really care coming off the bench, for sure he might be thinking that he still has a NBA career despite many setbacks that him and his brother had in recent years. Love to see Harden in the East again, I think he will going to exploit it just like what he did when he was in the Nets and most likely it could re-ignite the fire in him after being traded and from what he did with the Clippers when Kawhi is gone and he is the one carrying the load for the team to at least be competitive.

[Fredomago]

It's fair to say the Los Angeles Clippers lost the game in the first quarter. They played a very poor first quarter and built up an 18-point lead. The other quarters were closely contested. The Clippers couldn't close the gap they opened in the first quarter. 113-128

In the other game, Houston beat Indiana on the road thanks to Alperen's impressive performance. Alperen recorded a double-double with 39 points and 16 rebounds.

Alperen delivered one of his most effective performances in recent days.

After his slow performance now Alperen showing what's the fans expecting from him, I like the way he plays the game, silent but deadly when he starts attacking he really have that offensive threats that too hard to handle, and knowing that the team really relying with your offensive numbers since KD is not aroung, he delivered what the team needed from him as a leader.

On that other game, Cliipers did try to rally back but the big lead that Sixers establisehed during the first half really gave them that comfort to keep the win away from the clippers.

[Ziskinberg]

On that other game, Cliipers did try to rally back but the big lead that Sixers establisehed during the first half really gave them that comfort to keep the win away from the clippers.

That first quarter was basically a massacre, going down that many points early puts you in a really bad spot. Even if they try to rally later, they’ll just end up gassed in the end.

It was just a terrible start overall, and if they had played it better early on, they could’ve easily won this game, especially since they were playing at home. Ended up losing my bet here, so tough one for me too.

[MK-74]

Last night, Houston beat Indiana 118–114 on the road.
Alperen Şengün played very well and was his team’s top scorer. He was definitely the man who won the game for his team.
He finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Truly incredible numbers.
He wasn’t selected for the All-Star , but he is an All-Star for us. I hope he keeps it up like this.

[Russlenat]

Last night, Houston beat Indiana 118–114 on the road.
Alperen Şengün played very well and was his team’s top scorer. He was definitely the man who won the game for his team.
He finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Truly incredible numbers.
He wasn’t selected for the All-Star , but he is an All-Star for us. I hope he keeps it up like this.

An underrated player for sure. Everyone keeps looking at Durant as the best player on the team, but honestly Alperen has been the most consistent one. The way he puts up those numbers, especially in scoring and rebounding, just shows how hard he works, and you can really say he’s an all-around player.

No Durant, no problem for this team. Way to go, Alperen. 

[coinrifft]

Last night, Houston beat Indiana 118–114 on the road.
Alperen Şengün played very well and was his team’s top scorer. He was definitely the man who won the game for his team.
He finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Truly incredible numbers.
He wasn’t selected for the All-Star , but he is an All-Star for us. I hope he keeps it up like this.

An underrated player for sure. Everyone keeps looking at Durant as the best player on the team, but honestly Alperen has been the most consistent one. The way he puts up those numbers, especially in scoring and rebounding, just shows how hard he works, and you can really say he’s an all-around player.

No Durant, no problem for this team. Way to go, Alperen. 

Even before the arrival of Durant, he was really the man in Houston and not Jalen Green. And that's why they did trade Jalen, because they don't see their future with this kid. And now with Durant out, it's obvious that Alperen will take over this game and so that's what he did.

Forget about the All-Star, there have been a lot of snubs in the past. But this player shows and proved that they should belong to the All-Star by playing hard and consistent.

[tech30338]

Last night, Houston beat Indiana 118–114 on the road.
Alperen Şengün played very well and was his team’s top scorer. He was definitely the man who won the game for his team.
He finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Truly incredible numbers.
He wasn’t selected for the All-Star , but he is an All-Star for us. I hope he keeps it up like this.

An underrated player for sure. Everyone keeps looking at Durant as the best player on the team, but honestly Alperen has been the most consistent one. The way he puts up those numbers, especially in scoring and rebounding, just shows how hard he works, and you can really say he’s an all-around player.

No Durant, no problem for this team. Way to go, Alperen. 

Even before the arrival of Durant, he was really the man in Houston and not Jalen Green. And that's why they did trade Jalen, because they don't see their future with this kid. And now with Durant out, it's obvious that Alperen will take over this game and so that's what he did.

Forget about the All-Star, there have been a lot of snubs in the past. But this player shows and proved that they should belong to the All-Star by playing hard and consistent.

after the EuroBasket sengun improve more although he is already playing better but after that he just level up and eating other bigs in the league he is the other version of Jokic, if you can see he's foot work he has master it also, sad that he just don't make it to the all star which he should maybe next year he can be able to make it, but still he and amen with KD is a threat in the west, they might lost a few games but when it comes into playoffs, they will be a force for sure.

[danherbias07]

The Charlotte Hornets are very hot right now. 7th winning streak, including beating strong teams like the Spurs and Orlando Magic. Their next game will be against another strong team in the West, which is the Houston Rockets. We will see if they can really keep the winning streak or if it will end by that day. They will have a long rest to prepare for it.

The trade deadline is near. February 5. There are a lot of rumors going on, and it includes James Harden of the Clippers when he requested to be traded.

The Houston Rockets could be a good place to come back, but the problem is the players to be traded. I bet Houston will be happy to see him back in a Rockets uniform, and it sounds sweeter as KD is there, his former teammates during the Brooklyn Nets run. Chemistry won't be an issue.
The Clippers seem to be asking too much, and it will be difficult to trade a piece like Harden, who has been playing great with fewer injuries, actually, almost none. He has the right to seek a better team, considering he doesn't get enough help from the Clippers. But this is business, and the deadline is around the corner.

[rbynxx]

The Charlotte Hornets are very hot right now. 7th winning streak, including beating strong teams like the Spurs and Orlando Magic. Their next game will be against another strong team in the West, which is the Houston Rockets. We will see if they can really keep the winning streak or if it will end by that day. They will have a long rest to prepare for it.

They have a long rest to prepare and Durant may not likely to play again. With the pacing of Hornets I think it will match with the Rockets especially with Sheppard as a starter but I think when it comes to pacing, Hornets will definitely emerge victorious. They're good with defense, imagine keeping Wemby at a tight spot. I think the Hornets are a dark horse but probably just for the regular season and when it comes to playoffs, they might struggle.

The trade deadline is near. February 5. There are a lot of rumors going on, and it includes James Harden of the Clippers when he requested to be traded.

The Houston Rockets could be a good place to come back, but the problem is the players to be traded. I bet Houston will be happy to see him back in a Rockets uniform, and it sounds sweeter as KD is there, his former teammates during the Brooklyn Nets run. Chemistry won't be an issue.
The Clippers seem to be asking too much, and it will be difficult to trade a piece like Harden, who has been playing great with fewer injuries, actually, almost none. He has the right to seek a better team, considering he doesn't get enough help from the Clippers. But this is business, and the deadline is around the corner.

Cleveland seems a good place considering point guard position with Garland is not that filled as he's been injury prone lately and Donovan really need it, especially Mobley and Allen who might benefit on those lob passes. I think with Clippers is that most of them are old but they still got it I guess but with competitiveness I think Cleveland has something to offer as most of their core players are in their primes.

I'm probably more interested in where Giannis is really be going. Is it this trade deadline or the off season?

[tech30338]

The Charlotte Hornets are very hot right now. 7th winning streak, including beating strong teams like the Spurs and Orlando Magic. Their next game will be against another strong team in the West, which is the Houston Rockets. We will see if they can really keep the winning streak or if it will end by that day. They will have a long rest to prepare for it.

They have a long rest to prepare and Durant may not likely to play again. With the pacing of Hornets I think it will match with the Rockets especially with Sheppard as a starter but I think when it comes to pacing, Hornets will definitely emerge victorious. They're good with defense, imagine keeping Wemby at a tight spot. I think the Hornets are a dark horse but probably just for the regular season and when it comes to playoffs, they might struggle.

The trade deadline is near. February 5. There are a lot of rumors going on, and it includes James Harden of the Clippers when he requested to be traded.

The Houston Rockets could be a good place to come back, but the problem is the players to be traded. I bet Houston will be happy to see him back in a Rockets uniform, and it sounds sweeter as KD is there, his former teammates during the Brooklyn Nets run. Chemistry won't be an issue.
The Clippers seem to be asking too much, and it will be difficult to trade a piece like Harden, who has been playing great with fewer injuries, actually, almost none. He has the right to seek a better team, considering he doesn't get enough help from the Clippers. But this is business, and the deadline is around the corner.

Cleveland seems a good place considering point guard position with Garland is not that filled as he's been injury prone lately and Donovan really need it, especially Mobley and Allen who might benefit on those lob passes. I think with Clippers is that most of them are old but they still got it I guess but with competitiveness I think Cleveland has something to offer as most of their core players are in their primes.

I'm probably more interested in where Giannis is really be going. Is it this trade deadline or the off season?

Cleveland are trying to move players or key players for another superstars, and one of this is garland and clippers harden, if this really happen, this will add more fire power for Cleveland, also there is a looming news that the lakers and James might partway next season if this happens James might be retiring in Cleveland, with this the east will be shakeup again can James carry the team to another finals clash, would the James harden Mitchell works or it will be the farewell tour only for James?

[batang_bitcoin]

Can anyone can confirm if they also seen the trade rumors offered by the Heat for Giannis? That looks a packed of good players and future picks that they're willing to trade. And there are also other teams that are interested in taking him, that looks cool on how they badly want Giannis.
This is the article about the Heat rumors ~ Miami Heat’s Massive Trade Package For Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Been Revealed

It's a massive package, but the players involved somehow I wouldn't get so excited about. Sure, they all bring something to the table (except Rozier) but yeah. Also the pick swaps, I'm not sure about those. The clock is ticking, only a few days left. Normally we could see a big one going down anytime soon. Somehow until now we haven't really seen anything other than the Trey Young deal and the Dennis Schröder one. I really expected more to go down. Maybe it's the calm before the storm?

Yeah, for now it's calm and later we'd see a lot of it locking on when it's on the last minute.

I doubt the Bucks would be considering that deal from Miami Heat. Only the picks are enticing among the assets. Rozier and Herro are washed already. The assets from the Warriors are far better than the Buck's too.

We'll see about that, depending on which the Bucks think is going to be helpful for their roster as there are future picks as well.

I have recently been seeing the news in some sport outlets about the possibility of Gianis moving to the Miami Heat, well I will have to say that there is no smoke without fire, which obviously means I’m every rumor there is an atom of truth in it, Personally I would say that it is going to be a good move for Gianis and Miami Heat but I’m wondering how the trade is going to happen, who is Miami Heat going to trade Gianis with right now, but I believe that it will depend on someone who is willing to move to the Milwaukee Buck someone that can be accepted my the buck into their team, Bam Adebayo would do obviously be a good pick of a player but I don’t think Miami Heat would want to do that right now considering how reliable Bam is for them right now, let’s see how it goes for Gianis.

There are insiders about those rumors and as they publish it, there are basis about it. But, unless it's a final deal, that's more important than the rumors and we'll see that in a window of few days from now.

[xzone]

It's completely absurd that Alperen Şengün wasn't selected for the All-Star game. This format needs to be corrected immediately; I don't understand why the NBA management makes such ridiculous decisions. He's currently one of the league's most important players and has the best statistics on his team, yet they didn't want him to be an All-Star. This is absolutely unfair.

It might make sense if his statistics weren't so good, but not selecting a player who plays this well and has the potential to make amazing assists in the All-Star game is wrong. I hope he gets selected in the upcoming All-Star game to replace injured players and receive the award he deserves.

In the last game, he showed all NBA viewers how angry, aggressive, and determined he was

[Distraction]

Rockets had some trouble against Pacers last night but still won by 4 points. KD was absent due to ankle injury. However Alpi played really big! 39 points and 16 rebounds... Great work surely.

It's completely absurd that Alperen Şengün wasn't selected for the All-Star game. This format needs to be corrected immediately; I don't understand why the NBA management makes such ridiculous decisions. He's currently one of the league's most important players and has the best statistics on his team, yet they didn't want him to be an All-Star. This is absolutely unfair.

It might make sense if his statistics weren't so good, but not selecting a player who plays this well and has the potential to make amazing assists in the All-Star game is wrong. I hope he gets selected in the upcoming All-Star game to replace injured players and receive the award he deserves.

I agree. I know there is a bigger competition in West compared to East. I'm pretty sure he would even be a big favourite for starters in East. But still it's disappointing... He doesn't get enough votes.

Chet is there but Alpi is not. People say it's because Chet's defending is better. But I don't know we can't just overlook these lovely stats by Alpi either.