2026 NBA Season

[sana54210]

It was being talk a lot on social media and has a lot of highlights post from sports page. Usually the highlights of discussion is more on the game winning shot rather than a block unless the block itself is crucial like Spurs will lose if that block didn’t succeed while it’s just what if OKC will have a momentum after that dunk.

Hartenstein slow down a bit when he is already positioning to dunk while Luke is still on momentum of chasing down with a clear vision for Hart.

While I agree that one of them was at last game of the final series that was coming back from 3-1 to win 4-3 so Lebrons block on Iggy at the last game is bigger. This block by Kornett had the same "feeling" to it. Yes there is still Knicks to play, I get it , but many people think that Knicks are not going to be a trouble for Spurs and I bet that Spurs will beat Knicks easily.

So in theory, we could consider that, if Spurs easily beat Knicks, then this was the real finals and Kornett had a big block at this time. The game would be a mere 4 points and Wemby was out with 5 fouls, so this could have caused OKC to go on a run, so it is clear that this block has nearly as much importance as the block Lebron had on Iggy.

[CLS63]

There's a better advantage on the Knicks though for the game 1 because of how long they were able to rest.
But, a few days of it for the Spurs are enough and the momentum is there.
Everyone starts to like Spurs even if they're not a fan of it before. We all have that one team to cheer during the finals.
And from being a fan of other teams, they're shipping to cheer for the first ever championship of Wembenyama.

You are right about that point. However at the same time this means Knicks players' hands will be colder than Spurs'. The first 2 games are in San Antonio and how about a 2-0 start by Spurs there?

Or maybe they would lose one of them with the affect of the fatigue due to a tight schedule. No matter what I think Spurs will be the one becoming the champions this year. But I can't imagine how much Knicks fans have missed doing so.

[livingfree]

Just some breaking deal of shoe signing contract for Curry. He's no longer with Under Armour. He's signed with a 10-year contract on a Chinese shoe company named, Li-ning.

Stephen Curry signs with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning

Jimmy Butler is also an endorser of the shoe brand.

[fullfitlarry]

Rip Coach Adelman,



https://x.com/SacramentoKings/status/2061584279721885780

A great coach with his stint with the Blazers back them. He led them twice in the finals (back to back). But in their second trip, they had to face the Bulls and Michael Jordan. Classic hard wood games between the Blazers Clyde Drexler against MJ.

Then he move to Sacramento, his longer coaching stint.

[terrific]

There's a better advantage on the Knicks though for the game 1 because of how long they were able to rest.
But, a few days of it for the Spurs are enough and the momentum is there.
Everyone starts to like Spurs even if they're not a fan of it before. We all have that one team to cheer during the finals.
And from being a fan of other teams, they're shipping to cheer for the first ever championship of Wembenyama.

You are right about that point. However at the same time this means Knicks players' hands will be colder than Spurs'. The first 2 games are in San Antonio and how about a 2-0 start by Spurs there?

Or maybe they would lose one of them with the affect of the fatigue due to a tight schedule. No matter what I think Spurs will be the one becoming the champions this year. But I can't imagine how much Knicks fans have missed doing so.

I've seen the training of the Spurs and I do think that this fatigue isn't concerning for them.
They've got trained bodies just to take the pressure and they've made it against OKC and so, despite this is more pressuring.
But I think that they can take the heat and take down Knicks for 2 consecutive games.
The court in Spurs is already ready, two more days and we'll see how it will go.

[OgNasty]

Stephen Curry has signed a shoe deal with Chinese company Li-Ning. It is being reported as a landmark 10-year deal. He will have the ability to sign other athletes to his brand and it will feature an entire golf line. In other words, Steph just got paid bigtime…

[Dave1]

Stephen Curry has signed a shoe deal with Chinese company Li-Ning. It is being reported as a landmark 10-year deal. He will have the ability to sign other athletes to his brand and it will feature an entire golf line. In other words, Steph just got paid bigtime…

So it will go beyond Curry's career in basketball, unless he can still play 10 years moving forward. So yeah, it's a landmark deal and probably worth billions in that span of a decade. Generational wealth for Steph and his kids.

Several players are already using this brand already, including his team mate Jimmy Butler and then Dwade as well. And Steph is known to love playing golf so it's a win-win deal. And most likely, there could be more players that are going to be sign in the next season after this deal.

[LogitechMouse]

I don't know if there's anybody here that's watching some NBA videos on YouTube, but if you have time, please watch this video because this influencer tackled both teams in terms of their offense, and defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZK39g9_js

Many are looking at the Spurs as the clear favorites on this series and I can't blame them because I myself too looked at the Spurs as the favorites to win, but after I watched that video, I realized that this is a 50-50 series. Why? Because both teams already have made some adjustments, and both teams faced 3 times where the Knicks won 2 of those 3 including the NBA Cup Finals. Also, the Knicks are utilizing Towns' ability to make some plays and we've seen it in this postseason as well. I will not be surprised if the Knicks will do the same as well. As for the Spurs, they're good defenders as well so they'll try and defend Brunson the same as how they defended SGA but this time, Brunson has better help now from Anunoby, Bridges, Hart, and even Shamet.

I wonder what's the pulse of the users here right now. Are many still looking at the Spurs as the clear favorites and forgetting that the Knicks swept their 2 last series? Or some are rooting the Knicks to win against the inexperienced Spurs.

[Cointxz]

I wonder what's the pulse of the users here right now. Are many still looking at the Spurs as the clear favorites and forgetting that the Knicks swept their 2 last series? Or some are rooting the Knicks to win against the inexperienced Spurs.

I’m a Spurs fan but I do agree that this will a close match since KAT has a good winning percentage against Wemby on the regular season matches while Spurs main arsenal is Wemby offense and defense.

Assuming that KAT will perform as expected and not the typical choker when he needed the most I believe this will be another game 7 series.

I believe Spurs will win the series but I’m not expecting an easy path.

[goodpunt]

I wasn't following NBA for ages but got interested in basketball again because of BSFL
Do the Knicks even stand a chance against the Spurs?
How likely is a clean sweep?
It was epic from San Antonio to come back from 2-3 down against Oklahoma and to even win game 7 in Oklahoma!

[Jostern]

Just some breaking deal of shoe signing contract for Curry. He's no longer with Under Armour. He's signed with a 10-year contract on a Chinese shoe company named, Li-ning.

Stephen Curry signs with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning

Jimmy Butler is also an endorser of the shoe brand.

That is a huge and massive achievement for him, I’m quite impressed with his achievements, but what I really don’t understand is that is he just signed to the Company or he is a shareholder in the Company, because most of this athletes you will never understand them sometimes.

But there is a huge difference between a sportsmanship and a business man, this players knows they will be retiring sooner or later so they will not know what will be happening with them or what they can do in some situations that they have to invest in business.

[coinrifft]

Just some breaking deal of shoe signing contract for Curry. He's no longer with Under Armour. He's signed with a 10-year contract on a Chinese shoe company named, Li-ning.

Stephen Curry signs with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning

Jimmy Butler is also an endorser of the shoe brand.

That is a huge and massive achievement for him, I’m quite impressed with his achievements, but what I really don’t understand is that is he just signed to the Company or he is a shareholder in the Company, because most of this athletes you will never understand them sometimes.

But there is a huge difference between a sportsmanship and a business man, this players knows they will be retiring sooner or later so they will not know what will be happening with them or what they can do in some situations that they have to invest in business.

It has precedence already, with Michael Jordan and Nike. Then Michael separated himself with his Jordan shoes and the rest his history. I even watch an interview of Charles Barkley, advising him to get shares of Nike instead of flat lump some of $3 million as a endorser.

So Barkley did just thank and makes x amount of money in the future. As for Jordan, he is now worth billions. So he knows the business out of his fame and the shoes and the company and so Curry is just following on that footsteps and making a lot of money on Li-ning.

[Stavri]

Rip Coach Adelman,



https://x.com/SacramentoKings/status/2061584279721885780

A great coach with his stint with the Blazers back them. He led them twice in the finals (back to back). But in their second trip, they had to face the Bulls and Michael Jordan. Classic hard wood games between the Blazers Clyde Drexler against MJ.

Then he move to Sacramento, his longer coaching stint.

we can call 2001 was the best season in Sacramento Kings franchise history and this guy was running a style of basketball that was incredibly unique for its era, even if it wasn't exactly like modern day pace and space basketball. in a time dominated by centers and heavy set offenses, he built a system based on passing and cutting staying far away from traditional big man play. may he rest in peace.

[tech30338]

Game 1 is on Wednesday! I feel like they usually get a week off before the Finals don’t they? Anyway, we’re getting more NBA basketball in just over 48 hours. Can’t be mad at that. I hope the Spurs are able to get fully recovered by then. I imagine they’re all probably getting massages all day today.

There's a better advantage on the Knicks though for the game 1 because of how long they were able to rest.
But, a few days of it for the Spurs are enough and the momentum is there.
Everyone starts to like Spurs even if they're not a fan of it before. We all have that one team to cheer during the finals.
And from being a fan of other teams, they're shipping to cheer for the first ever championship of Wembenyama.

The spurs will have no problem resting, at the same time its their homecourt the knicks are the one who needs to adjust for this series, as the pressure is on their side playing at the spurs homecourt, although they were early in winning the conference.
With the spurs we know how they are pump up for this series just like the knicks and we can see this in game 1, thinking this is a close game 1 for them, but who will be the one to pull away, is not yet to be known as they will do some adjustment every game.

[Velvet78]

Game 1-2 are going to be at home for Spurs. It is a perfect opportunity to make a good start.

However Knicks will be well-rested before the series started. Because they finished their series on May 26th already! It took Spurs 5 more days to end it.

They will also have around 4 days to rest and prepare so we will see. I expect a start with a win for Spurs. 1.49 odds given for their win.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Game 1-2 are going to be at home for Spurs. It is a perfect opportunity to make a good start.

However Knicks will be well-rested before the series started. Because they finished their series on May 26th already! It took Spurs 5 more days to end it.

They will also have around 4 days to rest and prepare so we will see. I expect a start with a win for Spurs. 1.49 odds given for their win.

Sometimes having a long rest will back fire on a team. As they are a bit rusty going into the finals. While the Spurs doesn't have that luxury but still, just a little rest is what they needed to re focus on the Knicks.

So now, after being the underdog against the Thunder in their WC finals, the Spurs has the home court advantage and a big favorite I should say. So in game 1, we might see who will take control of the series. Although Knicks is a solid team, the Spurs might go and win game 1.

[terrific]

Game 1 is on Wednesday! I feel like they usually get a week off before the Finals don’t they? Anyway, we’re getting more NBA basketball in just over 48 hours. Can’t be mad at that. I hope the Spurs are able to get fully recovered by then. I imagine they’re all probably getting massages all day today.

There's a better advantage on the Knicks though for the game 1 because of how long they were able to rest.
But, a few days of it for the Spurs are enough and the momentum is there.
Everyone starts to like Spurs even if they're not a fan of it before. We all have that one team to cheer during the finals.
And from being a fan of other teams, they're shipping to cheer for the first ever championship of Wembenyama.

The spurs will have no problem resting, at the same time its their homecourt the knicks are the one who needs to adjust for this series, as the pressure is on their side playing at the spurs homecourt, although they were early in winning the conference.
With the spurs we know how they are pump up for this series just like the knicks and we can see this in game 1, thinking this is a close game 1 for them, but who will be the one to pull away, is not yet to be known as they will do some adjustment every game.

That makes sense, the first two games are with Spurs so the travel time saves them.
So, I guess there are those advantages and disadvantages for both of the teams.
But I think that it's more with the Knicks for having their better condition for their preparation on this one.
While the Spurs has lesser time yet, the crowd is theirs for both game 1 and game 2.

[Oasisman]

Game 1-2 are going to be at home for Spurs. It is a perfect opportunity to make a good start.

However Knicks will be well-rested before the series started. Because they finished their series on May 26th already! It took Spurs 5 more days to end it.

They will also have around 4 days to rest and prepare so we will see. I expect a start with a win for Spurs. 1.49 odds given for their win.

Sometimes having a long rest will back fire on a team. As they are a bit rusty going into the finals. While the Spurs doesn't have that luxury but still, just a little rest is what they needed to re focus on the Knicks.

Rusty how? I mean, it's not a year-long rest. In fact, it is what all the teams are after, to have enough preparations on the upcoming finals, the most important game of the NBA season.
Another advantage of the extra rest time for the Knicks, is that they got to watch the games on their potential matchup, which eventually are the Spurs. The Knicks probably has seen everything they want to figure on how to beat the Spurs, after that long series.
There's no way a team with enough rest will get rusty.
If they're gonna lose the finals, most likely it's not because they got rusty from the rest, but it could be that the Spurs outplay and out-talented them.

[Yaunfitda]

Game 1-2 are going to be at home for Spurs. It is a perfect opportunity to make a good start.

Yes, they should embrace having the homecourt advantage. Although it might not have been a factor unless the match is not that even. Knicks has been steam rolling everyone in the East leading up to the finals. But it's going to be a big test for them against the San Antonio Spurs.

However Knicks will be well-rested before the series started. Because they finished their series on May 26th already! It took Spurs 5 more days to end it.

Again, it won't be a factor if they are well-rested, of course they body are not that bang as compare to the Spurs. But when the blood starts to pump because of the adrenaline and pure excited of game one, everything evens out.

And they could have been preparing already and there could be no rest for them as scouting the Spurs throughout the series in the West.

[Russlenat]

There's no way a team with enough rest will get rusty.
If they're gonna lose the finals, most likely it's not because they got rusty from the rest, but it could be that the Spurs outplay and out-talented them.

They will only be rusty if they are not training hard while waiting for the result. I don’t think the Knicks will really be rusty because before they faced the Cavaliers, they also swept the Sixers while the Cavaliers came from a Game 7.

But even with that rest difference, it still ended up as another sweep by the Knicks.

I think the hype is just on the Spurs right now, but I still believe the Knicks are the better team, although the betting odds say otherwise.