NBA 2025-26 NBA Thread

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979608416613277879

 

[scott]

@scott in shambles

BRING HIM HOME

 

[bozhemoi]

Bassey has no knees left, he's lucky he even got signed this summer.
I think he should give Europe a shot. If not, get the bag in Asia.

Grizzlies looking like a lottery team with all those injuries.
All three of their point guards are out for the opening night.

Memphis was falling apart at the end of the year and canned a pretty good coach. Then they lost Bane. Morant's best days may be behind him. I think they're sinking.

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979641149737562239

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979669286223229294

 

[pad300]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979669286223229294

Does the G-league team get rights to all those gusy?

 

[timtonymanu]

No surprises there.

 

[mudyez]

Game Theory talking Spurs

 

[NASpurs]

 

[RC_Drunkford]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979669286223229294

if all those guys go to Austin, which I assume, our G-League squad is gonna be stacked. DJG, Ingram, Minnix and Bryant will be playing a lot down there as well.

 

[Bruno]

Austin Spurs getting back Bouyea is a good news. He was with a two way contract with Bucks but they waived him to sign Alex Antetokounmpo...

Spurs have put a lot of effort this summer to have a competitive gleague team:
- They traded all their 2025 and 2026 draft picks to get players.
- They have only added proven gleague vets.
- They hired a promising new coach.
- They gave 8 "exhibit 10" contracts. They have given that financial bonus to basically all the players.

Biyombo is making the roster but will they keep him once Olynyk is back?

 

[BankShot21]

Just glad the season is nearly underway! Awesome our first game is with our great rival Mavericks. Hopefully Victor and Coop bless us with a decade long rivarly like the Dirk and Duncan era gave us.

Nice to meet you all. Pumped for good health and an epic season!

 

[OK Computer]

Kevin Durant Agrees To 2 Year/$90 Million Contract Extension With Player Option in 2027-2028​

So the idea was that he would be a bad fit because he would only sign a max extension. Now that we know that’s not true, would it have been better if we traded for him? (Provided Harp and Castle weren’t included)

 

[LeBowen]

Kevin Durant Agrees To 2 Year/$90 Million Contract Extension With Player Option in 2027-2028​

So the idea was that he would be a bad fit because he would only sign a max extension. Now that we know that’s not true, would it have been better if we traded for him? (Provided Harp and Castle weren’t included)

It would've been a good deal for a combination of Devin/Keldon/Barnes/Jeremy, but it was never happening.
Green and Brooks had more value than any of our available players and #10 was obviously better than #14.

I guess it would've taken something like Devin/Barnes/Jeremy, #14 and two more FRPs.
Then it's about if you think that offer is worth it.

 

[Shmurs]

Just glad the season is nearly underway! Awesome our first game is with our great rival Mavericks. Hopefully Victor and Coop bless us with a decade long rivarly like the Dirk and Duncan era gave us.

Nice to meet you all. Pumped for good health and an epic season!

Extra fun with the rookie class coming in. There’s almost always going to be someone interesting to watch on the bad guys this year. And the Houston and OKC games feel like they’re going to be extra spicy.

 

[Ice009]

I just watched that HEB commercial (cool commericlal), but that's not the reason for my post. There was a link to a new Robert Horry podcast with Byron Scott and it was very interesting (I was still about pissed about his comments about Tim a few years ago, but decided to watch some of it). I watched about half of it, and Bryon asked him about the culture on the Championship teams and how different is was between the teams as Byron was very interested to know (Rockets, Lakers, Spurs), and he said surprisingly, it wasn't that much different between all three teams. He mentioned that they all played defense and had that as a top priority (not sure if new school fans think the same due to the Curry era, but I still 100% believe defense wins championships). He said off the court, they were all pretty close to each other on those Championship teams (they'd go to restaurants together, stuff like that), and that translated to on the court defensively (where they were cohesive/almost played as one on the defensive end). The other host (I don't know his name as I don't normally watch Byron's podcast), he also mentioned that a common thing is that the teams usually had an enforcer.

I'm thinking about this current Spurs team, and I can already see some of those traits/good habits developing (focus on defense, team closeness, hanging out together etc., so I hope that can translate on the defensive being more cohesive), so it's good that they're finally prioritising defense which I've wanted them to do for the past couple of years now, but I still feel they might be lacking an enforcer. Would you guys say any of the current players can be an enforcer? Does Bismack have the traits to come in a knock someone around if someone on the other team gets out of line? How about Kelly Olynyk?

An interesting thing that Byron wanted to know about was his time at the Suns and what happened, why he wanted out. He said he hated the culture there. They weren't practicing hard. He said in Houston they used to practice hard, harder than the games, so when it came to the games, it was in a way almost easier. He said guys at Phoenix didn't even want to practice at all (some guys/players) were just sitting out with cigars. He said he tried to bring up to the team about playing defense, but they didn't care to focus on that, and that pissed him off. Then Ainge said some shit to him during a game and he flipped out. He said Ainge called him up after he traded him and said something like "I've probably just won you another championship, but I've traded you to the Lakers." Horry said he got in his car straight away and started driving to LA. He wanted out of there bad.

Interesting that he also said Tim didn't talk to him much for almost 2 years. Most likely due to all the battles they had where they had to go up against each other, and usually the stakes were high, where either the Lakers won the Championship or the Spurs won the Championship during that time. He said the fans were also against him too when he first got to SA, said they were looking at him like he's a spy. Thinking back, I felt the same way. I didn't start trusting him until half way through his second season with the Spurs (2005 season). He also said the year before (2003) he missed a shot that could have won the Lakers the game, and then in 2004, he missed a shot from the same spot that could have won the Spurs the game. Said he tried to never shoot from that spot again on the AT&T Center floor. Didn't like that spot. He said he tried to shoot from anywhere else but that spot. I remember both those misses. Really could have turned the tide for either team in both those series.

 

[absoloot66]

I'm thinking about this current Spurs team, and I can already see some of those traits/good habits developing (focus on defense, team closeness, hanging out together etc., so I hope that can translate on the defensive being more cohesive), so it's good that they're finally prioritising defense which I've wanted them to do for the past couple of years now, but I still feel they might be lacking an enforcer. Would you guys say any of the current players can be an enforcer? Does Bismack have the traits to come in a knock someone around if someone on the other team gets out of line? How about Kelly Olynyk?

David Jones-Garcia

 

[Ariel]

I guess it would've taken something like Devin/Barnes/Jeremy, #14 and two more FRPs.
Then it's about if you think that offer is worth it.

I think probably an extra FRP could have done it, and in a world where Spurs hadn't traded for Fox but still landed Harper, then KD would have made sense as a cheap option to improve your competitive level while not being overly expensive. As it is, I think Spurs are better off using those assets for a player who can be a long term contributor, the goal should be maximizing their championship chances in the next 5-10 years rather than the next 2.

 

[LeBowen]

I think probably an extra FRP could have done it, and in a world where Spurs hadn't traded for Fox but still landed Harper, then KD would have made sense as a cheap option to improve your competitive level while not being overly expensive. As it is, I think Spurs are better off using those assets for a player who can be a long term contributor, the goal should be maximizing their championship chances in the next 5-10 years rather than the next 2.

I think it would've been worth it if Wemby didn't have DVT and we finished last season in the play-in.
Like this there were too many uncertainties to trade away multiple assets for a 37 year old.
Although considering the way we played during preseason, I can't help to think that we'd be deadly with KD.

 

[ace3g]

Sochan as well.

 

[scott]

Kevin Durant Agrees To 2 Year/$90 Million Contract Extension With Player Option in 2027-2028​

So the idea was that he would be a bad fit because he would only sign a max extension. Now that we know that’s not true, would it have been better if we traded for him? (Provided Harp and Castle weren’t included)

Dang, this is pretty much the EXACT contract that myself and others had pointed to as the one that would make sense for the Spurs and if he would do it, he’d be worth trading for.

 

[scott]

Sochan gives me “I’m gonna start a fight and then hide behind one of these female refs” kind of vibes

 

[Ice009]

Didn't realize DJG can do that. Sochan, I thought is more annoying than anything enforcer wise, but, the Spurs haven't been a winning team before so maybe he can fill that role? I've never thought of him as an enforcer, though. He always seemed more talk to me than someone that'd take action if pushed to that point.

 

[LeBowen]

Sochan gives me “I’m gonna start a fight and then hide behind one of these female refs” kind of vibes

I always wondered how would fans rate Sochan if not for his Rodman cosplay. If he looked like your average NBA player.
He'd be just another Stanley Johnson, tbh.

 

[ambchang]

It’s a pretty decent deal if we can get him for Devin, sochan, 14 (Carter) and maybe one more pick, them sign him for 2/$90, but I don’t think PHX will take that deal over the one th ey got from HOU. I felt the suns have always wanted to have a scorer and shot creator in their lineup next to booker, and Jalen green is better at that than Devin.

Also, I’ve never been a huge fan of what Durant brings to the spurs. I want wemby to be that big shot creator, and having Durant would lead to a lineup of fox, wemby and Durant, all three requiring the ball to be their most effective. It’s a problem we are thinking of with Harper and castle now, so imagine adding Durant to that recipe.

I’m not overly upset about it and felt the spurs are better off getting high level role players like the kornhubs of the world. Not in terms of skill set but in terms of the role and ability to work in a team environment without demanding the ball or shots.

The Spurs have enough shot creation now so it’s the other little role player things that should be improved upon. Also, we can create good shots but whether they go in is another matter.