2026 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets on Peacock in a couple hours. It is always a good time watching Kevin Durant and LeBron James matching up against each other. I expect them to both try and put up some numbers tonight.

[rbynxx]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets on Peacock in a couple hours. It is always a good time watching Kevin Durant and LeBron James matching up against each other. I expect them to both try and put up some numbers tonight.

I'm putting this one to Lakers, they've won 8 of their last 9 games I guess this one will probably a good one to bet on them plus spread cause they're not the favorite to win this one and considering they've got a rest before that clutch game with the Nuggets. I'm not expecting Lebron to be that good tonight imagine at that age he hustle to dive that ball, I guess he will still have some pain from that, well just my guess we know how tough this guy was and yeah he probably get some good numbers tonight too.

[Shinpako09]

If there's a LEGIT "Face of the league" right now, it's him. Let's add ANT to the mix as well when it comes to that, but how Wemby is playing right now is just very different compared to other players. Also with his height, many including me expected that he will be more injury prone, but that isn't the case because he's very careful of his body, and he's doing the treatment that he needs to do in order for his body to remain healthy.

As for the DPOY, I think he will be getting it, but as for the MVP, I don't think that it will be that easy for him but he's not that far compared to SGA and Jokic especially with SGA. Only 3 players have done it in NBA history just like what you said, so it will be a hard task for him, but not impossible. Anyway, the Spurs are going to the playoffs already just by looking at their record and the remaining games (although there's no confirmation yet), so let's see how the Spurs will be performing in the playoffs for the first time since 2018-2019 season.

Yeah, they know the risk and the consequences. He knows it as well, that's why they are careful and are doing just fine taking care of him. I hope they can keep it that way so he won't also become one of the biggest “what ifs.” Right now, getting the MVP is kinda slim, but who knows, maybe a few years from now he will get it. Also, he should have gotten his DPOY in his rookie year if not for his team being near the bottom.

[fullfitlarry]

If there's a LEGIT "Face of the league" right now, it's him. Let's add ANT to the mix as well when it comes to that, but how Wemby is playing right now is just very different compared to other players. Also with his height, many including me expected that he will be more injury prone, but that isn't the case because he's very careful of his body, and he's doing the treatment that he needs to do in order for his body to remain healthy.

As for the DPOY, I think he will be getting it, but as for the MVP, I don't think that it will be that easy for him but he's not that far compared to SGA and Jokic especially with SGA. Only 3 players have done it in NBA history just like what you said, so it will be a hard task for him, but not impossible. Anyway, the Spurs are going to the playoffs already just by looking at their record and the remaining games (although there's no confirmation yet), so let's see how the Spurs will be performing in the playoffs for the first time since 2018-2019 season.

Yeah, they know the risk and the consequences. He knows it as well, that's why they are careful and are doing just fine taking care of him. I hope they can keep it that way so he won't also become one of the biggest “what ifs.” Right now, getting the MVP is kinda slim, but who knows, maybe a few years from now he will get it. Also, he should have gotten his DPOY in his rookie year if not for his team being near the bottom.

Latest ranking shows that Wemby is second, behind SGA. But it looks like SGA will be the favorite of the voters so perhaps we can say that Wemby might not win this season but still has a lot of potential in the next couple of years specially if he remains healthy and bring his team to the championship.

For DPOY, he leads the race, followed by Chet and then Rudy Gobert. Here, I think he has the better chance to win as we all know that he had a streak of making at least 1 block shot and if he man the middle, he can alter their shots or not totally rejected it.

[OgNasty]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets on Peacock in a couple hours. It is always a good time watching Kevin Durant and LeBron James matching up against each other. I expect them to both try and put up some numbers tonight.

I'm putting this one to Lakers, they've won 8 of their last 9 games I guess this one will probably a good one to bet on them plus spread cause they're not the favorite to win this one and considering they've got a rest before that clutch game with the Nuggets. I'm not expecting Lebron to be that good tonight imagine at that age he hustle to dive that ball, I guess he will still have some pain from that, well just my guess we know how tough this guy was and yeah he probably get some good numbers tonight too.

The Lakers were losing almost the entire game, but ended up winning in the end. Kevin Durant didn’t have too great of a scoring game and neither did LeBron. Luka Dončić really showed that he’s on another level compared to everyone else.

Ayton with late game scoring and rebounding seemed to surpass Capela, which was another funny thing to watch if you were familiar with that storyline.

[Dave1]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets on Peacock in a couple hours. It is always a good time watching Kevin Durant and LeBron James matching up against each other. I expect them to both try and put up some numbers tonight.

I'm putting this one to Lakers, they've won 8 of their last 9 games I guess this one will probably a good one to bet on them plus spread cause they're not the favorite to win this one and considering they've got a rest before that clutch game with the Nuggets. I'm not expecting Lebron to be that good tonight imagine at that age he hustle to dive that ball, I guess he will still have some pain from that, well just my guess we know how tough this guy was and yeah he probably get some good numbers tonight too.

The Lakers were losing almost the entire game, but ended up winning in the end. Kevin Durant didn’t have too great of a scoring game and neither did LeBron. Luka Dončić really showed that he’s on another level compared to everyone else.

Ayton with late game scoring and rebounding seemed to surpass Capela, which was another funny thing to watch if you were familiar with that storyline.

Yup, finally Ayton did show in the game to help the Lakers won the game.d

And it's also the battle of the winning and losing streaks here. Two of the hottest team, Magic and Hawks battle it out, Magic at seven and Hawks at 10 winning streak. But it was Hawks who won so they continue to have their eleventh, and somewhat after the game was over, both teams are chippy.

Warriors vs Wizards, the Warriors finally ended their losing streak, while dealing the Wizards their twelve straight losing games.

[rbynxx]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets on Peacock in a couple hours. It is always a good time watching Kevin Durant and LeBron James matching up against each other. I expect them to both try and put up some numbers tonight.

I'm putting this one to Lakers, they've won 8 of their last 9 games I guess this one will probably a good one to bet on them plus spread cause they're not the favorite to win this one and considering they've got a rest before that clutch game with the Nuggets. I'm not expecting Lebron to be that good tonight imagine at that age he hustle to dive that ball, I guess he will still have some pain from that, well just my guess we know how tough this guy was and yeah he probably get some good numbers tonight too.

The Lakers were losing almost the entire game, but ended up winning in the end. Kevin Durant didn’t have too great of a scoring game and neither did LeBron. Luka Dončić really showed that he’s on another level compared to everyone else.

Ayton with late game scoring and rebounding seemed to surpass Capela, which was another funny thing to watch if you were familiar with that storyline.

I am familiar with that and I think he proved that he ain't Clint Capela at all lol. Well, probably it was a different story if Clint was really on the court and wasn't in a foul trouble situation. I think this win was because they executed perfectly that defense and their main target was Durant, if Sengun is present and in the game that will be different considering he can stay in the paint and could also execute a play, they are shorthanded and Sheppard is closely guarded.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Warriors vs Wizards, the Warriors finally ended their losing streak, while dealing the Wizards their twelve straight losing games.

No big surprise there. GSW still fighting for something but obviously the Wizards have given up. To be fair, it feels like they have given up like 15 years ago, haha. It's kinda sad to have teams like this. They would even have trouble with some Euroleague teams at the moment. 

[Fredomago]

Warriors vs Wizards, the Warriors finally ended their losing streak, while dealing the Wizards their twelve straight losing games.

No big surprise there. GSW still fighting for something but obviously the Wizards have given up. To be fair, it feels like they have given up like 15 years ago, haha. It's kinda sad to have teams like this. They would even have trouble with some Euroleague teams at the moment. 

Even they've acquired Trae it's not enough though hopefully with AD they'll be able to make some run next season, that if AD will play solid with much healthier season but personally I doubt, after being traded and with his condition which is very prone to injuries, he might be playing just to fill his contract but competition wise, not expecting too much for him once he got cleared and ready to play back in wizard's jersey.

[coinrifft]

Warriors vs Wizards, the Warriors finally ended their losing streak, while dealing the Wizards their twelve straight losing games.

No big surprise there. GSW still fighting for something but obviously the Wizards have given up. To be fair, it feels like they have given up like 15 years ago, haha. It's kinda sad to have teams like this. They would even have trouble with some Euroleague teams at the moment. 

Last time though, the Warriors are just a D-league because they don't have a lot of players and lost to the Knicks. But now Draymond, KP and Melton are back that's why they were able to snap their losing streak. So just imagine if these 3 players didn't show up again, it might be a godo match-up  . Terrible lost by the Rockets though, as the Lakers are now in a 6 games losing streak and losing scoring 30+ or more. I thought he can make 40, but a win is a win for them. It will be back to back against the Rockets though, so Houston better show up in their rematch in Wednesday. The tie-break is also at stake here, so this is a must win for either team.

[dwyane36]

The Lakers were losing almost the entire game, but ended up winning in the end. Kevin Durant didn’t have too great of a scoring game and neither did LeBron. Luka Dončić really showed that he’s on another level compared to everyone else.

Ayton with late game scoring and rebounding seemed to surpass Capela, which was another funny thing to watch if you were familiar with that storyline.

The Lakers dominated the Rockets in the fourth quarter, especially in the final three minutes. So they deserved this win.
It’s worth noting that the Lakers have really picked up steam toward the end of the season, considering they lost only one of their last 10 games. Personally, I expect them to go deep in the playoffs.

[arwin100]

Even they've acquired Trae it's not enough though hopefully with AD they'll be able to make some run next season, that if AD will play solid with much healthier season but personally I doubt, after being traded and with his condition which is very prone to injuries, he might be playing just to fill his contract but competition wise, not expecting too much for him once he got cleared and ready to play back in wizard's jersey.

Trae addition is not enough for Wizard to have a great revival, its seems that latest movement done by their management create huge shake out on their roster. This maybe the reason they are struggling badly to win their games.

Maybe next season once AD and Trae could play together Wizards may get better shot then could compete to get a spot on playoffs. But they can only do this if AD will come out healthy for the rest of season, which this is not truly possible knowing how fragile he is and so prone to get injuries.

[Velvet78]

Hawks are still continuing to win! They beat Magic as well last night and their winning streak has reached 10 games... They are really pushing hard for top 6 in the Eastern Conference currently. 


Rockets lost to Lakers home. There was no Sengun due to injury which also made things harder for Rockets. I didn't like Durant's effort. Luka was really great though and played the biggest part of the win as usual.

[Stavri]

The Lakers were losing almost the entire game, but ended up winning in the end. Kevin Durant didn’t have too great of a scoring game and neither did LeBron. Luka Dončić really showed that he’s on another level compared to everyone else.

Ayton with late game scoring and rebounding seemed to surpass Capela, which was another funny thing to watch if you were familiar with that storyline.

The Lakers dominated the Rockets in the fourth quarter, especially in the final three minutes. So they deserved this win.
It’s worth noting that the Lakers have really picked up steam toward the end of the season, considering they lost only one of their last 10 games. Personally, I expect them to go deep in the playoffs.

Houston is in a serious slump. They are committing way too many turnovers and their offense is struggling. Alperen did not play yesterday. Offensively, Houston only managed to score 92 points. and Alperen usually turns the ball over a lot and slows down the game but without him, Houston still had 22 turnovers.

[danherbias07]

NBA expansion: Seattle, Las Vegas, draft format, news, updates
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48223005/nba-expansion-seattle-las-vegas-draft-format-more-big-questions-teams-2028

In December 2020, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades. For the past five years since he floated the concept, an entire industry around the idea has developed as great anticipation has built.

And after several fits and starts, the league is now barreling toward the addition of two teams, as ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday that next week's board of governors meeting will include a vote to explore adding Seattle and Las Vegas franchises beginning with the 2028-29 season.

The NBA needed something fresh. Maybe this is it. Oh, and also, this could be his solution to the tanking problem.

For example, let's say both teams sell for a total of $15 billion. That would mean all 30 existing NBA owners would immediately receive a $500 million check, a massive incentive to move forward with expansion now.

This is the first time I heard about this. I don't really go into details about the money coming in, but Shams did a great to put all the details about the pros of adding new teams to the league.

Why Seattle?
To right a past wrong.

The sudden move to OKC was definitely surprising, considering many great players came from the Supersonics. Many new NBA fans might not even know they existed.

Why Las Vegas?
Las Vegas has exploded in popularity from a sports standpoint in recent years, with the Raiders arriving from Oakland in 2020, the Aces coming from San Antonio in 2018, the Golden Knights entering the NHL as an expansion team in 2017 and MLB's Athletics eventually coming from Oakland (via Sacramento).

It's Vegas. C'mon.

If two teams are added in the West, what will happen to the conferences?
Seattle and Las Vegas would both land in the West, necessitating one franchise shifting from West to East to rebalance the 17-15 split.

The decision would likely be between three teams: the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies. Geographically, New Orleans and Memphis are the Eastern-most teams in the Western Conference but are short flights from several West opponents (each other, all three Texas teams and the Thunder).

I am not really good about East and West, but I thought Seattle was in the East. I was wrong.

Other details can be seen in the link.