2026 NBA Season

[Sanitough]

The cavs wins finally could they even the series the real question though is can Harden show up in the last few games in the second round?

They have a big chance because they are good on their home court. However, they also have to remember that they don’t have home-court advantage in this series, so they need to steal at least one game in Detroit if they really want to beat them in the series.

Looks like the series is getting more interesting now, especially if the Cavaliers can win Game 4. That would make things more serious.
But the way I see it, the Pistons look like the better team right now. Their defense is there, and their offense just has better flow compared to the Cavaliers. Cleveland needs to adjust fast, because if they keep playing the same way, Detroit will continue to control the series.

[el kaka22]

Doncic not coming back could have been a very important decision instead of just a situation. What I mean is that, maybe he could have returned at some point, maybe second game, maybe this third game, I do not know, and I do not think they should play him at fourth game either, just lose.

Because the type of injury Doncic has is not something that should be forced, I remember very well that Warriors era Durant had the same and forced himself to go back and they lost both Durant and the title because they rushed him back. So Lakers are just looking out for next season, and instead of losing Doncic for the next season as well, they are just resting him, knowing full well it won't change a thing if he returned, so instead of that, they want him to be 100% next season.

[freedomgo]

Doncic not coming back could have been a very important decision instead of just a situation. What I mean is that, maybe he could have returned at some point, maybe second game, maybe this third game, I do not know, and I do not think they should play him at fourth game either, just lose.

He is just risking his future if he returns. Nothing will really change anyway, OKC will still dominate the series.

Maybe they can win at least one game, but after that it will probably be over. And remember, no team has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit, especially against a defending champion. That would be a huge history to make. The chance is like 0.01%, close to impossible. So for me, there is no need to risk his health just to extend a series that already looks finished.

[yenerbatmaz]

Oklahoma has taken the broomstick! 😂 There's only one game left, and they're going to win that one too and sweep the Los Angeles Lakers.

In Game 3, the Lakers were again ineffective.
Oklahoma established their dominance early in the game and won by 23 points, 108-131. While the Lakers were better from beyond the arc, Oklahoma had a significant advantage in two-point shooting.

No team has ever come back from 0-3 down before. Can the Lakers make a comeback in this state? Maybe not impossible, but close to impossible.

[terrific]

Doncic not coming back could have been a very important decision instead of just a situation. What I mean is that, maybe he could have returned at some point, maybe second game, maybe this third game, I do not know, and I do not think they should play him at fourth game either, just lose.

Because the type of injury Doncic has is not something that should be forced, I remember very well that Warriors era Durant had the same and forced himself to go back and they lost both Durant and the title because they rushed him back. So Lakers are just looking out for next season, and instead of losing Doncic for the next season as well, they are just resting him, knowing full well it won't change a thing if he returned, so instead of that, they want him to be 100% next season.

This is the same situation I think last year for the Spurs when Wemby got injured IIRC.
They have to pass on that season and let Wemby heal for long term effect of it. I believe this is what the Lakers do.
If they can't do it for this season without Luka, they'll have to pass it on and try again for the next seasons with him being healthy.
There's still a lot of season and they can't put risk one of their stars who still have a lot of years stay in the league.

[bhadz]

Congratulations to the Washington Wizards, they got the #1 draft pick lottery and the rest of the teams in the list;

Below are the results from 2026 NBA Draft Lottery:

Washington
Utah
Memphis
Chicago
LA Clippers (via Indiana)
Brooklyn
Sacramento
Atlanta (via New Orleans)
Dallas
Milwaukee
Miami
Oklahoma City (via LA Clippers)
Miami
Charlotte

Which ones of the draft picks are going to be the good ones as additional to the teams where they'll likely end?

[EFS]

Is this draft class strong? Wizards got the first pick. We haven't seen them be competitive for years. Maybe this time they can build a team around a good player.

Knicks are about to finish the series. They're sweeping Sixers. I expected this series to be more competitive but Sixers were different than first round. They've been a disappointment compared to the Celtics series. This helped Knicks a lot. They didn't even get tired. We're heading to the Pistons vs. Knicks Eastern Conference Finals.

[Eternad]

Is this draft class strong? Wizards got the first pick. We haven't seen them be competitive for years. Maybe this time they can build a team around a good player.

Knicks are about to finish the series. They're sweeping Sixers. I expected this series to be more competitive but Sixers were different than first round. They've been a disappointment compared to the Celtics series. This helped Knicks a lot. They didn't even get tired. We're heading to the Pistons vs. Knicks Eastern Conference Finals.

It’s proven that draft class is the new meta for NBA today since many top teams are now composed of young talent that rebuild by acquiring good rank draft pick.

It will help rebuild Wizard in the long run if they will stick of being patient on acquiring them slowly and stop aiming for old superstar that becomes a liability when injured to make this rebuild worth it.

76ers already sweep. It seem Embiid use all his energy to beat the Boston.

[Fredomago]

Is this draft class strong? Wizards got the first pick. We haven't seen them be competitive for years. Maybe this time they can build a team around a good player.

Knicks are about to finish the series. They're sweeping Sixers. I expected this series to be more competitive but Sixers were different than first round. They've been a disappointment compared to the Celtics series. This helped Knicks a lot. They didn't even get tired. We're heading to the Pistons vs. Knicks Eastern Conference Finals.

It’s proven that draft class is the new meta for NBA today since many top teams are now composed of young talent that rebuild by acquiring good rank draft pick.

It will help rebuild Wizard in the long run if they will stick of being patient on acquiring them slowly and stop aiming for old superstar that becomes a liability when injured to make this rebuild worth it.

76ers already sweep. It seem Embiid use all his energy to beat the Boston.

OKC manage to manifest with collecting those young talents and developed them, as a result of that they won a title and still continue showing their dominance, if the Wizard will be able to duplicate what OKC did chances that they may also get the same outcome, just need to patiently waiting and establishing chemistries from those young stars and invest their time in building brotherhood from one another.

Moving back to the game, yeah right, the core stars of Sixers unable to stop the dominance of NYK beating them with a huge deficit, now, NYK will just need  to wait if who's going to win between Cavs and Piston.

[Dave1]

Wemby ejected for Flargrant 2 foul on Naz Reid. Wemby didn't even knew that he was ejected being throw out of the game.

First time in his career.



But let's see how the Spurs are going to response, so far they still lead by the slim of the margin in the 3rd quarter. So the game is not yet over. But it makes the game exciting as the Wolves might have a good chance without Wemby in the middle.

[LogitechMouse]

Is this draft class strong? Wizards got the first pick. We haven't seen them be competitive for years. Maybe this time they can build a team around a good player.

Knicks are about to finish the series. They're sweeping Sixers. I expected this series to be more competitive but Sixers were different than first round. They've been a disappointment compared to the Celtics series. This helped Knicks a lot. They didn't even get tired. We're heading to the Pistons vs. Knicks Eastern Conference Finals.

They're comparing this draft class to the '03 class where Lebron, Wade, Bosh, Melo because of how deep it is.
In this draft, the top 4 projected players could get the top spot. I'm talking Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer and even the projected 4th pick which is Caleb Wilson could get the top spot. That's how deep this draft class is.

I feel bad for the Pacers right now. They tanked really hard, traded Mathurin and this year's pick to get Zubac, and it turned out to be number 5 which means the Clippers will get that pick. If only that happens to be in the top 4 then the Pacers will get it, but they will not. Imagine tanking really hard only to get 0 picks in arguably one of the deepest draft class right now. It's hard for the Pacers fans to see that happen.

As for the Knicks-Sixers, I feel bad for the Sixers as well because they just got swept after winning in the first round against the Celtics. I really thought that this will at least end up in 5 or even in 6 games just like what happened with Houston, but the Knicks shot threes like they're the Celtics where they're focusing on threes, and ending up winning on the road. Well, it is what it is. Pistons Vs. Knicks in the East Finals, and I'll be going with the Knicks to face the Thunder.

[tech30338]

Wemby ejected for Flargrant 2 foul on Naz Reid. Wemby didn't even knew that he was ejected being throw out of the game.

First time in his career.



But let's see how the Spurs are going to response, so far they still lead by the slim of the margin in the 3rd quarter. So the game is not yet over. But it makes the game exciting as the Wolves might have a good chance without Wemby in the middle.

Is the NBA want to set Wolves and OKC in the West finals? but Naz is not a small guy, vs is thinner than Reid, sooner or later people will realized what this refs are doing and it might cost the NBA big time, its playoffs not a regular season game, and removing a player in this series is a big impact especially Wemby is not just a role player but a star.
This is a refs fault before the play Jaden should already been called for the foul, his grabbing wemby arm, the worse part is its happening in front of the refs and still no foul then Naz go forward at the same time Wemby swing his arm, what is happening in the NBA lol.

[Cointxz]

Wemby ejected for Flargrant 2 foul on Naz Reid. Wemby didn't even knew that he was ejected being throw out of the game.

First time in his career.



But let's see how the Spurs are going to response, so far they still lead by the slim of the margin in the 3rd quarter. So the game is not yet over. But it makes the game exciting as the Wolves might have a good chance without Wemby in the middle.

Is the NBA want to set Wolves and OKC in the West finals? but Naz is not a small guy, vs is thinner than Reid, sooner or later people will realized what this refs are doing and it might cost the NBA big time, its playoffs not a regular season game, and removing a player in this series is a big impact especially Wemby is not just a role player but a star.
This is a refs fault before the play Jaden should already been called for the foul, his grabbing wemby arm, the worse part is its happening in front of the refs and still no foul then Naz go forward at the same time Wemby swing his arm, what is happening in the NBA lol.

I agree and it’s frustrating to watch a game like this with very obvious bias call. It’s noticeable how Wolves hacked Wemby most of the time without a call even holding his jersey to slow him down.

I notice this already on Game 3 but Spurs manage to overcome it since Wemby play an amazing job to keep them alive until the end. Now they manage to eject Wemby by frustrating him with no calls on a lot of physicality defense.

It’s disgusting to watch as a Spurs fan.

[meser#]

Minnesota tied the series 2-2, beating San Antonio 114-109. The most notable event of the game was Wemby being ejected for elbowing Reid.

Hopefully Wemby doesn't receive any further penalties, as San Antonio needs him for the remaining games.

The first sweep of this round came from New York, who swept Philadelphia 4-0.

Next up is OKC, and they will most likely sweep the Los Angeles Lakers.

[tech30338]

Minnesota tied the series 2-2, beating San Antonio 114-109. The most notable event of the game was Wemby being ejected for elbowing Reid.

Hopefully Wemby doesn't receive any further penalties, as San Antonio needs him for the remaining games.

The first sweep of this round came from New York, who swept Philadelphia 4-0.

Next up is OKC, and they will most likely sweep the Los Angeles Lakers.

Embiid can't really win alone, but the issue with this teams is they are always inconsistent with it comes to players, Embiid scores PG disappears mid game or at end games, Total waste in talent embiid waste time he should have request a trade for LA or GSW, he could have won few titles.
Sixers are jampack with picks before but they did not build a better players around embiid instead they always think embiid will be able to bring a title to Sixers alone, that is why he always need to push himself and got injured all the time, he never recovered 100% with sixers.

[Jostern]

Wemby ejected for Flargrant 2 foul on Naz Reid. Wemby didn't even knew that he was ejected being throw out of the game.

First time in his career.



But let's see how the Spurs are going to response, so far they still lead by the slim of the margin in the 3rd quarter. So the game is not yet over. But it makes the game exciting as the Wolves might have a good chance without Wemby in the middle.

Is the NBA want to set Wolves and OKC in the West finals? but Naz is not a small guy, vs is thinner than Reid, sooner or later people will realized what this refs are doing and it might cost the NBA big time, its playoffs not a regular season game, and removing a player in this series is a big impact especially Wemby is not just a role player but a star.
This is a refs fault before the play Jaden should already been called for the foul, his grabbing wemby arm, the worse part is its happening in front of the refs and still no foul then Naz go forward at the same time Wemby swing his arm, what is happening in the NBA lol.

I agree and it’s frustrating to watch a game like this with very obvious bias call. It’s noticeable how Wolves hacked Wemby most of the time without a call even holding his jersey to slow him down.

I notice this already on Game 3 but Spurs manage to overcome it since Wemby play an amazing job to keep them alive until the end. Now they manage to eject Wemby by frustrating him with no calls on a lot of physicality defense.

It’s disgusting to watch as a Spurs fan.

It was a very bad and poor officiating in the game, I don’t know what the referee was doing to ask Wemby to stay out in the game, such as terrible decisions, the call seems like it was all planned by the officiating staff to make Wolves have an advantage in the game.

Wemby was being dragged on the shirt on several occasions and the referee never gave Spurs that advantage he was acting like he doesn’t know what he was doing on the court while everything happened right in front of him and nothing was done about the situation.

That doesn’t make me happy in anyway.

[Cointxz]

I agree and it’s frustrating to watch a game like this with very obvious bias call. It’s noticeable how Wolves hacked Wemby most of the time without a call even holding his jersey to slow him down.

I notice this already on Game 3 but Spurs manage to overcome it since Wemby play an amazing job to keep them alive until the end. Now they manage to eject Wemby by frustrating him with no calls on a lot of physicality defense.

It’s disgusting to watch as a Spurs fan.

It was a very bad and poor officiating in the game, I don’t know what the referee was doing to ask Wemby to stay out in the game, such as terrible decisions, the call seems like it was all planned by the officiating staff to make Wolves have an advantage in the game.

Wemby was being dragged on the shirt on several occasions and the referee never gave Spurs that advantage he was acting like he doesn’t know what he was doing on the court while everything happened right in front of him and nothing was done about the situation.

That doesn’t make me happy in anyway.

Only Wolves is happy that Wemby was ejected because they knew it’s almost a guaranteed win for them. I’m not sure how they will feel in case they will fight OKC and receive the same level of physical defense without getting a call.

Karma is a bitch. I still believe Spurs can overcome this cooking show until the end. They still have more game on their home court so I wish there will be less hostile on the Wolves defense.

[Webetcoins]

OKC looks set to sweep the Los Angeles Lakers.
I expected the Lakers to win Game 3, but they lost by a large margin again.
Doncic's absence was a major factor, but even if he had been there, OKC would have still advanced to the next round.

Indeed! There was some expectation for Doncic to recover and play for a limited number of minutes in Game 3. But it turns out he didn't play in this game as well!

Reaves didn't play well at the same time but it seems like they would lose anyway even if he scored 10-15 points more. Lakers defense just can't handle one of the best offenses naturally...

Doncic not being able to recover in time and comeback for this series made this series a no contest at all.

Let's be honest, even with him, they had a low chance, just because Doncic is a great player, the difference wouldn't be closed that easy and I would say OKC would still win, it is not like with Doncic they would have suddenly be a favourites, Lakers would have bene still underdogs. But without him?

It became a no contest and OKC had a field day for all three games, not even close games, they dominated them all.

[avp2306]

OKC looks set to sweep the Los Angeles Lakers.
I expected the Lakers to win Game 3, but they lost by a large margin again.
Doncic's absence was a major factor, but even if he had been there, OKC would have still advanced to the next round.

Indeed! There was some expectation for Doncic to recover and play for a limited number of minutes in Game 3. But it turns out he didn't play in this game as well!

Reaves didn't play well at the same time but it seems like they would lose anyway even if he scored 10-15 points more. Lakers defense just can't handle one of the best offenses naturally...

Doncic not being able to recover in time and comeback for this series made this series a no contest at all.

Let's be honest, even with him, they had a low chance, just because Doncic is a great player, the difference wouldn't be closed that easy and I would say OKC would still win, it is not like with Doncic they would have suddenly be a favourites, Lakers would have bene still underdogs. But without him?

It became a no contest and OKC had a field day for all three games, not even close games, they dominated them all.

They have lesser chance now and LA seems so frustrated with the outcome of their semis run. It seems that they are losing hope already and with the absence of Luka their chance to recover is so low.

We see how OKC dominates LA each game and that's already a sign that there might be a sweep will happen. If Luka is there maybe he is difference maker and Lakers will have another huge offensive threat that can possible bother OKC. But well seems they feel short this season and maybe try to do some adjustment and comeback stronger next season.

[emrecemsan]

Let's be honest, even with him, they had a low chance, just because Doncic is a great player, the difference wouldn't be closed that easy and I would say OKC would still win, it is not like with Doncic they would have suddenly be a favourites, Lakers would have bene still underdogs. But without him?

It became a no contest and OKC had a field day for all three games, not even close games, they dominated them all.

I certainly agree! Even with Lakers it was still looking difficult to win one game against Thunder... The quality gap is just huge about defense and offense both. JJ Redick has also made a similar statement before the series started.


Timberwolves have made it 2-2. This is mostly because of Wemby's ejection of course. He threw an elbow to Reid's throat which led to his ejection. The next game is in San Antonio and I think Spurs will get ahead again.