2026 NBA Season

[kizilhare]

Ömer Faruk Yurtseven made his debut shortly after transferring to GSW.

Ömer's performance in his first game with Golden State:

Time: 13 minutes
Score: 0 points
4 rebounds
Golden State lost to New York 107-110.

Ömer's awkward behavior due to the excitement of his first game caught my attention. If he doesn't perform well and contribute points in the next game, his GSW adventure will end in just 10 days.

[Fredomago]

But without LeBron maybe... Reaves - Doncic looks like the best duo at Lakers now.

No denying, we’ve seen them playing together before when LeBron was out early in the season and they were doing great.
But it’s still different without LeBron though, he still remains the best player of the team, their captain, and with the experience he has it makes his teammates way more better. I like how the lakers responded in that crucial game, probably one of the best games they had, and it felt like a playoff atmosphere.

In the past games especially in the last playoffs, they were always dominated by the nuggets. Now with Luka this could be different.
Lakers are playoff ready I guess.

We will see if they can continue playing with good chemistries, with Smart, and Ayton the 3 superstars might work their ways, though still needs to have role players who can help in both offense and defense as even you've got the best scorers in your squad if defense is not that tough, other team can dominate them and beat them while taking advantages of the mismatch and inexpective rotations.

[rbynxx]

Golden State lost to New York 107-110.

So much for Yurtseven's performance but I think what needs to be talked is "why on Earth Gui Santos didn't take that shot"? I mean he got a couple of threes and he's been balling all night and even fill that stats sheet but it feels like his inexperience took over him, he could have tied that one instead of chasing Post who's been guarded well by a defender. I think it was their second time they blow out that huge lead and lost in the end.

[Jostern]

That Luka Doncic game winner was cold! They sent him the double team and he didn’t think about passing it for a second. He just fired a fadeaway and took home the win. This after Austin Reeves executed the perfect missed free throw to send the game to overtime. Good win.

It was a good performance from Luka Doncic I was very impressed with his game winning abilities, I was very impressed, I have been very impressed with his performance this season because he has been playing a very good game and it’s been a very good performance all together, every game weeks that passes his been playing a very good and massive game, right now in this Lakers team I think he is absolutely the best player on the court he is miles ahead of LeBron.

Good win and good performance from Luka Doncic.

[danherbias07]

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready to 'press the gas' for stretch run: 'I want to win the MVP and DPOY'
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/spurs-victor-wembanyama-mvp-defensive-player-of-year/

"Right now in my mind is taking great care of my body cause I also want to win the MVP, and the Defensive Player of the Year," Wembanyama said. "So I'm trying to press the gas from now until the end of the season. Really take care of my treatment, take care of my sleep, take care of my routine and show up for my team."

He can. That's what I can say about his goal. If this happens, he will be alongside Michael Jordan, Giannis, and Olajuwon as the only players to win those awards in the same season. It's very rare to happen, and he will probably set history about being the youngest to claim both awards.
He must show all his talents and skills in the upcoming games because he will need all the votes he can get from the media members, because sometimes those guys can be critical of stats and performances.

[emrecemsan]

Warriors really did their best without Steph Curry. They actually led the game for a serious amount of time. They even had a 21-point lead in Q2! But despite all this they couldn't win...

This is their 5th loss in a row by the way. They are at least safe from standing out of top 10. Grizzlies are like 9 wins behind. Steph Curry is finally returning in a week according to estimations.

[Questat]

They are at least safe from standing out of top 10. Grizzlies are like 9 wins behind. Steph Curry is finally returning in a week according to estimations.

That’s good to know, but the Warriors were supposed to be a very dominant team, yet now they’re only sitting around the play-in spot. Their time is probably over, and I think even if Curry comes back they will still struggle to make it to the playoffs, especially with Jimmy Butler out for the rest of the season.

But somehow the Warriors will still be fun to watch again, that’s probably the only thing we can expect now if we try to be realistic about it.

[Japinat]

But somehow the Warriors will still be fun to watch again, that’s probably the only thing we can expect now if we try to be realistic about it.

Of course with Steph Curry back the Warriors should be fun to watch, but sadly for Warriors fans they can’t really expect the team to make it to the playoffs this season. Maybe they get lucky and sneak in, but a first round exit is very possible. Another season where things feel wasted. It looks like getting Jimmy Butler didn’t really solve the problem at all, it might have even made things worse.

With that situation, I have this feeling that if Curry stays with the team until the end of his career, he might retire without winning another championship anymore.

[MusaPk]

Warriors really did their best without Steph Curry. They actually led the game for a serious amount of time. They even had a 21-point lead in Q2! But despite all this they couldn't win...

This is their 5th loss in a row by the way. They are at least safe from standing out of top 10. Grizzlies are like 9 wins behind. Steph Curry is finally returning in a week according to estimations.

After the end of first quarter, Warriors were leading with 35-21 points but in remaining three quarters Knicks never allowed Warriors to take lead. Infact Knicks come back from 21 down to win the game. 30 points were scored by Jalen Brunson while he also added nine assists. It was a tight contest and Warriors got a chance to tie in the final seconds but Gui Santos pass intended for post glanced off his hands. Knicks now have secured there position in play offs.  

[sana54210]

Jokic may have stats that are great, there is no doubt about that, but MVP is about most "valuable" player, and I think Denver would be a playoff team even without Jokic. This is the part about it that makes sense to me because Jokic is not the type of player that would be all that crazy and amazing if it was in another bad team.

Like if you put Jokic to Wizards then I would understand because he would look like the only one, but he is not that kind of player. Don't get me wrong he is amazing, he is definitely amazing, but right now SGA is the difference maker between winning a title or not. Jokic was like that too, he used to win titles and that made him look like he was the difference. But if your team loses at playoffs with or without a player, that's not the biggest difference.

[Wapfika]

Jokic may have stats that are great, there is no doubt about that, but MVP is about most "valuable" player, and I think Denver would be a playoff team even without Jokic. This is the part about it that makes sense to me because Jokic is not the type of player that would be all that crazy and amazing if it was in another bad team.

I doubt this is true. Stats matter because it measures the contributions of each player. The only exclusion is Westbrook stats during his OKC era with lots of triple double stats since he is holds the ball most of the time and his teammates is playing just to support his stats.

Jokic is different since he is carrying the team with that stats.I doubt nuggets current roster will reach the same standings without Jokic. He is the best center on the league due to his capabilities to create a play using his good assists skills and to score on his own.

[fullfitlarry]

Jokic may have stats that are great, there is no doubt about that, but MVP is about most "valuable" player, and I think Denver would be a playoff team even without Jokic. This is the part about it that makes sense to me because Jokic is not the type of player that would be all that crazy and amazing if it was in another bad team.

It's hard to see the Nuggets though making it to the playoff without Jokic. Remember that he is their franchise player, meaning, he is being paid handsomely to carry the team in his back and that's what he did.

Like if you put Jokic to Wizards then I would understand because he would look like the only one, but he is not that kind of player. Don't get me wrong he is amazing, he is definitely amazing, but right now SGA is the difference maker between winning a title or not. Jokic was like that too, he used to win titles and that made him look like he was the difference. But if your team loses at playoffs with or without a player, that's not the biggest difference.

Jokic brought a NBA title to Denver 2 years ago, and last year it was SGA. But the difference is that Jokic didn't get away with so many fouls called on him, while we have seen SGA getting a lot of calls. The referee even didn't call a foul on SGA here.

[arwin100]

Jokic may have stats that are great, there is no doubt about that, but MVP is about most "valuable" player, and I think Denver would be a playoff team even without Jokic. This is the part about it that makes sense to me because Jokic is not the type of player that would be all that crazy and amazing if it was in another bad team.

I doubt this is true. Stats matter because it measures the contributions of each player. The only exclusion is Westbrook stats during his OKC era with lots of triple double stats since he is holds the ball most of the time and his teammates is playing just to support his stats.

Jokic is different since he is carrying the team with that stats.I doubt nuggets current roster will reach the same standings without Jokic. He is the best center on the league due to his capabilities to create a play using his good assists skills and to score on his own.

Its not really true since you can measure how good the player is especially if he have good or reliable teammates beside him. Look at what Jokic can produce he's still a triple double machine despite of having defensive and offensive teammates. He can also make his teammate perform well.

The problem is Nuggets seems struggling a bit fighting in their position. While OKC have reputation to be on top that's why SGA has been always on top of season MVP discussion, since voters did not measure only the individual stats of the player but also their team success to.

[Yaunfitda]

Warriors really did their best without Steph Curry. They actually led the game for a serious amount of time. They even had a 21-point lead in Q2! But despite all this they couldn't win...

This is their 5th loss in a row by the way. They are at least safe from standing out of top 10. Grizzlies are like 9 wins behind. Steph Curry is finally returning in a week according to estimations.

I even saw that the Knicks is playing against a G-league team, Lol and it was quite surprising to see the Warriors taking a big league and I thought that they might pull a upset against the Knicks. But it seem that Jalen Brunson has adjusted in the second half so they storm back in the 3rd quarter and take the lead. But the Warriors is not done yet as they keep on fighting back and in the last minutes of the game, have given their chance to win. Not sure if it is true that Steph will be returning or when, but the Warriors are not really doing good and they might be in the play-in again.

[dwyane36]

Warriors really did their best without Steph Curry. They actually led the game for a serious amount of time. They even had a 21-point lead in Q2! But despite all this they couldn't win...

This is their 5th loss in a row by the way. They are at least safe from standing out of top 10. Grizzlies are like 9 wins behind. Steph Curry is finally returning in a week according to estimations.

There was a very close game at the end of this game, considering that the Warriors were trailing by just one point with six seconds left in the fourth quarter. I think that if Curry, or at least Butler, had been healthy, the outcome of this game would have been different.

[Webetcoins]

I like how LeBron letting Reaves and Luka handling the ball, he already adjust and let the two young stars to takeover and they are getting good outcome, it was a great comeback especially when you are playing at home, that smart move from Reaves throwing that last FT and anticipate where the ball will go and then make the shot to extend the game and complete their snatch during OT, congrats to those who manage to believe with Lakers either ML or Handicap.

He basically has to. While I can see how it is easy to assume that he was the best player that we ever had, and some prefer some other players but I think it's clear if you like him or dislike him, dude is 42 years old nearly and him just letting others handle the ball and just play great whenever he needs to is the way to go on.

Surely it is not that easy but it should be easy enough to make it happen if they just focus on Lebron to take more of a leadership role and not a playmaker that has the ball all the time.

[coinrifft]

I like how LeBron letting Reaves and Luka handling the ball, he already adjust and let the two young stars to takeover and they are getting good outcome, it was a great comeback especially when you are playing at home, that smart move from Reaves throwing that last FT and anticipate where the ball will go and then make the shot to extend the game and complete their snatch during OT, congrats to those who manage to believe with Lakers either ML or Handicap.

He basically has to. While I can see how it is easy to assume that he was the best player that we ever had, and some prefer some other players but I think it's clear if you like him or dislike him, dude is 42 years old nearly and him just letting others handle the ball and just play great whenever he needs to is the way to go on.

Surely it is not that easy but it should be easy enough to make it happen if they just focus on Lebron to take more of a leadership role and not a playmaker that has the ball all the time.

However, I thought that it will be Lebron to take the last shot for them. But I guess he plays as decoy now and let any of the two to take the last shot and game winner. This time the two didn't disappoint, as Reaves did a miracle saving down 3 points with that intentional missed and knows where the ball is going or anticipating where it will go and catch and shoot it in time. And then Luka, very smart on going the other way as he sees the double team coming and so he bump his defender for that fadeaway and winning shot. So for sure Lebron has no issues with this two taking the spotlight from him.

[rdbase]

That Luka Doncic game winner was cold! They sent him the double team and he didn’t think about passing it for a second. He just fired a fadeaway and took home the win. This after Austin Reeves executed the perfect missed free throw to send the game to overtime. Good win.

It was a good performance from Luka Doncic I was very impressed with his game winning abilities, I was very impressed, I have been very impressed with his performance this season because he has been playing a very good game and it’s been a very good performance all together, every game weeks that passes his been playing a very good and massive game, right now in this Lakers team I think he is absolutely the best player on the court he is miles ahead of LeBron.

Good win and good performance from Luka Doncic.

Think maybe this is the time for Lebron to retire since these two have showed that they are capable of handling the team and leading them to victory. Seeing that last long court pass from Doncic to James and he couldn't handle it kind of proved towards many he is not as quick as he use to be.
His son is on the team and has had played when they have had blow out games just to show what he can do. Seen him score a few three pointers in those last few minutes of some of those games, so Lebron can leave the team proud that he has his legacy playing in his place once he decides to hang up his shoes for good.

[FanEagle]

We will see if they can continue playing with good chemistries, with Smart, and Ayton the 3 superstars might work their ways, though still needs to have role players who can help in both offense and defense as even you've got the best scorers in your squad if defense is not that tough, other team can dominate them and beat them while taking advantages of the mismatch and inexpective rotations.

If Lakers could find a way to utilize Lebron without giving him the ball all the time then they could do a fine job and I am sure that it will be a good one for them. I get that it may not be easy to handle because Lebron has been the number one guy wherever he played and he had the ball every single year, so asking him not to be the main ball handler for the first time in his life and learn to do that at this age isn't easy.

However, that's what they need and they need Doncic to have the ball and Reaves to score for them. Lebron is still a great leader but his role now is more like a mentorship and nothing more. I think that's the most important part and that's what will help the team without a doubt, should be the way they move forward from here on out.