2026 NBA Season

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Trading Harden when everything was going well wasn't a logical move at all.
After he left, the Clippers started losing.
Kawhi and Harden were carrying the scoring load for the team.

In the game currently being played, the Clippers are heavily losing at home against Cleveland.
Harden is not on the court for Cleveland due to injury, but he will contribute well to Cleveland's scoring in the upcoming games.

I used to say the Clippers would play in the Play-in, even the playoffs, but I don't think that will happen anymore. The regular season will end for the Clippers.

Last week the discussion is more on clippers good run and their chance to reach the play-in but now, the trade happen and Harden left it's difficult for Kawhi to single carry the team in terms of offensive arsenal, with Harden they are sharing that loads but now they are having difficulty filling that spot that Harden left, let see if how Garland will help once he start playing for his new team, if he'll be able to work along with Kawhi and the rest of the Clippers squad.

This is the problem what Clippers need to bare and with Harden's departure their position now in play-in will became more harder. I feel bad for Kawhi to get left behind in this situation, since if Harden just stay intact there chance to advance became more bigger.

But Harden is selfish and he secure his self firs to go on playoffs while leaving he's crew behind. This situation happens show that Harden is not a good teammate, but still Garland is a good player and for sure he's still a good addition on Clippers roster.

It's obvious that when Harden left Houston before, he is a selfish player and just wanted to take care of his self first and not that the team. So now he moves on another team. So with this, I think the Clippers won the trade because they have a young player in Garland who has so much potential for them.

For the Warriors trade, getting another injury prone player is very bad for them. Sure he has experienced winning the championship with the Celtics, but the future doesn't look good for them if KP will be injured in the future. He is no longer in his prime and betting on him in the future is very bad for the team that has a lot of old players already.

[Stavri]

Ja Morant needs to leave asap, not next year, not summer, he needs to leave asap.
Because that team is now officially tanking and rebuilding, and there is no place for a player like him on that squad.

He can't go to a team that is fighting for a title right away, that would be not possible, but he can go to a team that is working towards being better in the future, like a young team that has a future. I do not know who that could be, I mean it is not an easy choice but it needs to happen right now.

Ja Morant is currently in the 3rd year of his 5 year, $197 million contract. When I first watched him, he felt like a mix of Allen Iverson and Derrick Rose. His athleticism, ball handling, and fundamentals were so promising. But then he became a disappointment lately because of both constant injuries and his off court drama.

[tech30338]

Ja Morant needs to leave asap, not next year, not summer, he needs to leave asap.
Because that team is now officially tanking and rebuilding, and there is no place for a player like him on that squad.

He can't go to a team that is fighting for a title right away, that would be not possible, but he can go to a team that is working towards being better in the future, like a young team that has a future. I do not know who that could be, I mean it is not an easy choice but it needs to happen right now.

Ja Morant is currently in the 3rd year of his 5 year, $197 million contract. When I first watched him, he felt like a mix of Allen Iverson and Derrick Rose. His athleticism, ball handling, and fundamentals were so promising. But then he became a disappointment lately because of both constant injuries and his off court drama.

I think the grizzlies will going to trade him, they are just waiting for a good offer, if other teams are going to give the team what they want they are going to trade him, such a waste talent if he don't do stupid things, his career and the team would have been a contender or always in the playoffs with better position, the team goes sideways when he started to do things, i mean strange things, a young talent that is so athletic, maybe his friends influence him, this is why its important to chose your friends.

[Stavri]

Ja Morant is currently in the 3rd year of his 5 year, $197 million contract. When I first watched him, he felt like a mix of Allen Iverson and Derrick Rose. His athleticism, ball handling, and fundamentals were so promising. But then he became a disappointment lately because of both constant injuries and his off court drama.

I think the grizzlies will going to trade him, they are just waiting for a good offer, if other teams are going to give the team what they want they are going to trade him, such a waste talent if he don't do stupid things, his career and the team would have been a contender or always in the playoffs with better position, the team goes sideways when he started to do things, i mean strange things, a young talent that is so athletic, maybe his friends influence him, this is why its important to chose your friends.

This trade might be his last chance to prove himself and leave a legacy in the league. If he fails he'll just be one of those random players we look up on YouTube late at night like, i remember a guy, let's watch his highlights. Tbh, he doesnt look like one of those athletes who loses focus once they get a little bit of money.

[OgNasty]

So it looks like the only big move the Lakers made was picking up Luke Kennard. Not a horrible pickup, but not the move that is going to take them to the Finals…

Warriors and Suns tonight on Amazon Prime. Not sure I can stand to watch Dillon Brooks, but the Warriors like to make him look bad so maybe it’ll be worth the watch.

[CLS63]

You know that the starters and reserves for All-Star game have been determined. Do you expect any player not to be available for the All-Star event?  

There are some rumours like there is a chance for Giannis not to be able to play due to injury for example. If he really doesn't then there would be a huge chance arising for Alperen Şengün. I mean for the team with international players.

[mirakal]

Seeing Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic playing together as starters is really interesting. I’m honestly excited to see how these two big guys will work together, and for me, they’re both MVP-level players.

On the East side, seeing Tyrese Maxey there makes me happy too. He really deserves that spot after all the effort he’s put in with the Philadelphia 76ers.

For my prediction, I’m leaning toward the West winning this game.

[OgNasty]

There are some rumours like there is a chance for Giannis not to be able to play due to injury for example.

Brian Windhorst said on TV that he thinks the Bucks will shut Giannis down for the rest of the season so they don't risk an offseason deal.

The talk is also that the Warriors had a deal ready to get Giannis, but ultimately decided against it because they didn't think that he would be able to play as a second option behind Steph.

The rumor mill is now saying that Austin Reeves and a handful of others will be headed to the Bucks in the offseason as Giannis joins Luka in Los Angeles.  LeBron will likely retire or sign a one year deal with the Cavaliers, giving the Lakers some room to sign a supporting cast for Luka and Giannis. 

[xLays]

You know that the starters and reserves for All-Star game have been determined. Do you expect any player not to be available for the All-Star event?  

There are some rumours like there is a chance for Giannis not to be able to play due to injury for example. If he really doesn't then there would be a huge chance arising for Alperen Şengün. I mean for the team with international players.

Seeing this All-Star lineup, it looks like the East has no chance of winning the next Allstar game against the West.
Most of the players from the East lineup haven’t even reached the NBA Finals. I think only Giannis, Jaylen Brown and Pascal Siakam have managed to reach the NBA Finals, while others haven’t even reached the Conference Finals, like Cade and Powell.
It’s also funny how many Jalens are in this lineup: Brown, Duren, Johnson and Brunson. lol

[livingfree]

Anthony Davis to the Wizards… LOL. His falloff happened fast.

Thanks to the Mavs, another player has already sent off from them. They just did ruined his career from this point.

But I might be wrong and Wizards could be a stronger team now? considering there's Trae and him too but yeah, him an injury prone center.

If he can play healthy then it was a good deal for wizard but if he continues to be an injury prone star then there's nothing that wizard can expect from him, might also possible that he can buyout his contract and be a free agent then sign to the team that have that available space or a team who's willing to take that gamble for him, we will see what's going to happen after this trade.

But that looks like he's nearing to the career like Dennis Schroder when he's passed done because he's no asset anymore to any team.

I guess that we'd see him like a trading asset to the teams that he's going. And I agree if he ever he's going to be healthy for the remainder of the season, he's going to be good and probably safe from trades.

Although, that's not the case with him anymore. Any team that takes him are likely to gamble but we'll see if the Wizards will do well for this season.

[EFS]

There weren't any crazy trades on the last day. I think the most important trades were AD and Harden. There was a lot of talk about Giannis and Morant, but they stayed with their teams.

The Warriors traded Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga to the Hawks to get Porzingis. With this roster, at best they'll stay in the play-in spot.

The Pistons sent Jaden Ivey to the Bulls and got Huerter and Saric. I think it was a good trade for the rotation. I liked Ivey, but he didn't get many chances this season.

[avp2306]

You know that the starters and reserves for All-Star game have been determined. Do you expect any player not to be available for the All-Star event?  

There are some rumours like there is a chance for Giannis not to be able to play due to injury for example. If he really doesn't then there would be a huge chance arising for Alperen Şengün. I mean for the team with international players.

Seeing this All-Star lineup, it looks like the East has no chance of winning the next Allstar game against the West.
Most of the players from the East lineup haven’t even reached the NBA Finals. I think only Giannis, Jaylen Brown and Pascal Siakam have managed to reach the NBA Finals, while others haven’t even reached the Conference Finals, like Cade and Powell.
It’s also funny how many Jalens are in this lineup: Brown, Duren, Johnson and Brunson. lol

In papers yes because if you look the West roster they usually have those generational talents and Mvp's on their roster. Although looking at the East they may have solid line up but they don't have same depth compare to West.

But this is just an exhibition game and players won't provably pay seriously and will provably just want to have fun.

Curious to know which player on east can stop Jokic and Wemby on that game, since I think KAT is not enough to stop them.

[OgNasty]

Curious to know which player on east can stop Jokic and Wemby on that game, since I think KAT is not enough to stop them.

If Giannis doesn’t play then that roster is pretty weak. KAT can’t stop Jokic and Wemby by himself. Wemby also said he was going to play hard and elevate the level of play in the game. Not a good situation for the east team at all.

[tech30338]

You know that the starters and reserves for All-Star game have been determined. Do you expect any player not to be available for the All-Star event?  

There are some rumours like there is a chance for Giannis not to be able to play due to injury for example. If he really doesn't then there would be a huge chance arising for Alperen Şengün. I mean for the team with international players.

The east are too weak it would be a landslide win for the west, but we know the script, it will be a tons of points in the first to third quarter then the 4th quarter is when they will let the score get close, to make it look exciting, then still the west win, this has been a trend every all star game, mostly it will be like a three point lead to make the people excited, even with Giannis in the west it will be too hard for him to carry the east unless the west will play non contact for sure they have the chance.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Who else is not surprised that Giannis didn't get moved. They have done this before and they did it again, what a waste. They basically wasted the time of all teams trying to trade for him, just to yet again do nothing. Slowly this really feels intentional, both from player and the team, like they are trolling.
The "blockbuster" trade deadline was just as always, pretty mediocre.

[OgNasty]

Who else is not surprised that Giannis didn't get moved. They have done this before and they did it again, what a waste. They basically wasted the time of all teams trying to trade for him, just to yet again do nothing. Slowly this really feels intentional, both from player and the team, like they are trolling.
The "blockbuster" trade deadline was just as always, pretty mediocre.

I'm not surprised, but only because the Bucks still have the option of a sign and trade at the end of the season and I think that is what they will pursue after not getting any good offers.  Giannis leaving is going to be a massive event for the Bucks and I don't blame them for trying to be picky.  Unfortunately, they don't have that many options after waiting for so long.  They should've acted last year when there was still some value left on his contract.

The Anthony Davis and James Harden moves were something.  I would've liked to have seen Giannis find a new home, but hopefully it is worth the wait when it happens.

[xzone]

There's no guarantee that the better team will win the All-Star game; the format changes have made watching it like a regular game meaningless. Things change every year, and has anyone enjoyed watching the All-Star game in the last 5-6 years?

I would love to see alley-oops, dunks, and real competition like in the 2000s. In the last 10 years, every player just comes to the game, shoots a three-pointer, and leaves. There's no defense, no competition, no All-Star spirit.
The worst thing the NBA has done is definitely let the All-Star weekend lose its spirit

[FanEagle]

Rockets were favorites in Celtics game but Boston Celtics literally destroyed them.
Celtics played great defense and their 3 point shooting was amazing. They finished the game early. Houston played very bad again. KD started the game too slow and Alperen had a hard time because 3 players defended him every time he went to the basket. It is clear that Rockets need a playmaker. Alperen is getting too tired and the coach keeps him on the bench too long so he gets cold.

When you are down so many players and when you are already getting ejected that much, it was clear that referees didn't wanted Rockets to win, every single questionable call went to Celtics favour and it's clear that for some reason Referees like Celtics more than any other team. I clearly remember Lebron getting fouled on a celtics game and Beverley showing the hand touched and get ejected for it lol.

Rockets are still far better team, if they are all healthy and face each other on a seven game series, Rockets would easily destroy Celtics without any trouble. Even with Tatum and Brown playing good, Rockets are the better team. Right now, Rockets just need to focus on the problems they have on their hands that's it, which is injuries.

[Shinpako09]

Who else is not surprised that Giannis didn't get moved. They have done this before and they did it again, what a waste. They basically wasted the time of all teams trying to trade for him, just to yet again do nothing. Slowly this really feels intentional, both from player and the team, like they are trolling.
The "blockbuster" trade deadline was just as always, pretty mediocre.

Yeah, we just waited for nothing. Lol. All the waiting, suspense, anticipation, and hope became pointless. They put him on the line but still couldn’t let him go in the end. Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do everything to make him stay. Well, I can’t blame them, a player like Giannis is hard to come by. Trading him is like trading the team’s future. The trades this year are kinda boring.

[LogitechMouse]

There weren't any crazy trades on the last day. I think the most important trades were AD and Harden. There was a lot of talk about Giannis and Morant, but they stayed with their teams.

The Warriors traded Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga to the Hawks to get Porzingis. With this roster, at best they'll stay in the play-in spot.
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Well, the assets that other teams are giving to the Bucks might not be attractive enough for them to give Giannis. Some said that the Warriors are the top pick to get Giannis, but with the recent trade that they did, that shows that they will not pursue Giannis anymore. As for Morant, it's surprising that he's the first one that's on the trade block on Memphis, but the one that got traded is his teammate Jaren Jackson Jr. Well it's NBA so... nothing surprising anymore.

As for the Warriors getting Porzingis, his contract is expiring so if he will not become healthy for the remainder of the season, the team can just let him walk away. That will open some salary for the team therefore, they can get more free agents come off-season. As for Kuminga, well it's the best option for the Warriors because they aren't using him anymore. As for Buddy, it's just sad to see the funny Butler-Buddy duo now separated, but who cares if their production lowers and you're a liability to the team already.

Well, like what you said, nothing surprise trades that happened on the last day unlike last year.