NBA 2025-26 NBA Thread

[Kefka]

Austin Reaves w/ 33 points in 20 minutes on 80% shooting rn

 

[LeBowen]

Been thinking about it, the levels of tanking have reached an all-time embarrassing level.
Hinkie got cancelled for the process, but at least he created rosters that were incapable of winning, even if they tried.
Meanwhile this season we have teams blatantly tanking even though they're way better than their record.

Jazz being the worst offenders.
When Markkanen plays 33+ minutes: 14-13
When he plays less than 33 minutes: 1-10
When he doesn't play: 1-13

Everyone keeps talking about changing the lottery system, for me it's really simple.
Make it so that 30 wins is the threshold. Everyone with less than 30 wins gets the same odds, keep everything the same for teams with 30+ wins.
Very few rosters in the NBA are that bad to be incapable of winning 30 games.
We won 22 with point Sochan and blatantly throwing like at least a dozen games.
It's just a horrible product.

 

[mo7888]

Been thinking about it, the levels of tanking have reached an all-time embarrassing level.
Hinkie got cancelled for the process, but at least he created rosters that were incapable of winning, even if they tried.
Meanwhile this season we have teams blatantly tanking even though they're way better than their record.

Jazz being the worst offenders.
When Markkanen plays 33+ minutes: 14-13
When he plays less than 33 minutes: 1-10
When he doesn't play: 1-13

Everyone keeps talking about changing the lottery system, for me it's really simple.
Make it so that 30 wins is the threshold. Everyone with less than 30 wins gets the same odds, keep everything the same for teams with 30+ wins.
Very few rosters in the NBA are that bad to be incapable of winning 30 games.
We won 22 with point Sochan and blatantly throwing like at least a dozen games.
It's just a horrible product.

The Jazz are the worst. They way they 'managed' that game coming down the stretch in Atlanta may have been the worst example of tanking I've ever seen. Even after they in intentionally gave away the lead every time they had an out of bounds play with a chance to tie/win the drew the most difficult play for the most mediocre shooters. It was a league embarrassment in my estimation.

 

[LeBowen]

Jazz started Keyonte/Bailey/Markkanen/JJJ/Nurkic and are beating the Magic.
I expect a lot more DNPs from them before the season ends, they're already too good to tank.

 

[scott]

Jazz started Keyonte/Bailey/Markkanen/JJJ/Nurkic and are beating the Magic.
I expect a lot more DNPs from them before the season ends, they're already too good to tank.

Still managed to successfully tank at the end.

 

[scott]

Kangz understood the assignment, blowing a 7 point lead to fall to the Cavs

 

[spurraider21]

this clip had me DYING

 

[inagra]

BREAKING: An unidentified Dallas investor group is interested in partnering with Mark Cuban to buy the Mavericks back from Patrick Dumont.

A source close to Dumont told me “the family remains excited about the future of the franchise and the Cooper Flagg era.”

 

[scott]

Those Adelson fuckfaces about to make a cool 300 million or more on a quick flip.

 

[LeBowen]

Those Adelson fuckfaces about to make a cool 300 million or more on a quick flip.

Make 300 million while losing their franchise's most valuable assets and turning it from a top contender into a lottery team.
NBA really is dumb money.

 

[scott]

Make 300 million while losing their franchise's most valuable assets and turning it from a top contender into a lottery team.
NBA really is dumb money.

Miriam Adelson probably doesn't even know who Luka Doncic is or even know she owns a basketball team.

 

[Kick-Stand]

Miriam Adelson probably doesn't even know who Luka Doncic is or even know she owns a basketball team.

I'm not convinced fatfuck Dumont knew who Doncic was either

 

[NASpurs]

Holy shit at the fight of the Pistons and Hornets game lol

 

[NASpurs]

Diabetes was pissed

 

[LeBowen]

An actual fight in 2026, unexpected.

Diabate went full Malice Artest.

 

[scott]

Full on brawl in CHA. Hornets chase for the playoffs about to be upended by half their squad getting suspended for a month

 

[LeBowen]

Duren is actually a pussy, tbh.

 

[scott]

Dang, Diabate still fired up as they escort him into the tunnel... show the replay already you bums

(My feed is about 20 seconds delayed I think)

 

[NASpurs]

At least 4 dudes have to be ejected for sure

 

[scott]

Duren, Diabate, Bridges suspensions incoming. Did Beef Stew get in there?

Duncan Robinson rolling his eyes like "these stupid motherfuckers" lol

 

[NASpurs]

Duren, Diabate, Bridges suspensions incoming. Did Beef Stew get in there?

Duncan Robinson rolling his eyes like "these stupid motherfuckers" lol

Stewart came off the bench onto the court. Easy suspension

 

[scott]

Stewart giving thumbs up with a big smile on his face when it's announced he's been ejected he lives for this shit

 

[NASpurs]

Brandon Miller talking mad shit to Tobias during those free throws lol

 

[NASpurs]

I never thought in 2025 that I would actively seek to watch a Pistons Hornets game.

 

[LeBowen]

I never thought in 2025 that I would actively seek to watch a Pistons Hornets game.

2026!

This is why we keep Biyombo, who else would fight on our team?