NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

Yea Denver's winning this series tbh. MIN doesn't have enough offensively to overcome not having Ant and Donte. Hopefully Denver comes into the next series with tired legs and the Spurs lock in and take care of business this time around (assuming we advance of course).
 
Denver lucks out again with Reid going down. Have they beaten a 50 win team at full strength yet?
 
Bill Brasky said:
Denver lucks out again with Reid going down. Have they beaten a 50 win team at full strength yet?
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Naz Reid returned to the game last night and looked okay tbh. But yea obviously Ant an Donte going down are going to be the reason why Denver comes back from 3-1.
 
scott said:
Just two homies catching a basketball game after a long day at Epcot Center or something

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048920220476023054
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Jaren Jackson SR- failure to do his job as a dad...

first thing i'd teach my son - is to stay away from thugs like morant who will land them in jail with their thug/irresponsible behavior...
and their wannabe gangsta criminality...
 
I want Denver, i think we beat them pretty convincingly and end that narrative that they are a better team than the spurs
 
Kick-Stand said:
Thought DWhite said Mazzula told him he believed the same shit
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D White also said Mo Bamba has an 36 ACT score. It's possible, but it's also possible D White is just a serial troll. No way someone with a forehead that big be that nuts.
 
I'm not particularly worried about the Nuggets given Gordon's gimpiness.

But the Wolves without Edwards/Donte are by the far easier matchup. I hope they pull out Game 6 tbh.
 
Spurminator said:
I know it's a bad series but they are still the defending champions with the probable MVP of the league, and the Thunder are still relegated to the Ocho network while Pistons-Magic and Nuggets-Wolves get prime time.
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I believe that’s mostly because the round against Phœnix wasn’t interesting and doomed to end with a sweep
 
Mugen said:
I'm not particularly worried about the Nuggets given Gordon's gimpiness.

But the Wolves without Edwards/Donte are by the far easier matchup. I hope they pull out Game 6 tbh.
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I am worried about the Nuggets but less so given how they have looked against the Wolves and they are beat up.. Tonight is critical for the Spurs to get some rest.. Denver is def going the distance outside of Minny playing way above themselves in game 6 with all their top scorers out..
 
Yea Spurs are actually currently leading the Playoffs in Team 3PT% at 42%. That number will come down a bit as we face better teams obv, but it's a good sign that we're shooting it well from deep so far.
 
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ambchang said:
How is trading away the second or third most important player on. 62 win team a low cost?
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DAF86 said:
Whether people here want to admit it or not, Fox days as a Spurs are numbered. He will sooner or later get moved to make room for Harper. The more we wait to make a move, the less we're gonna get for him. I hate to bring this up right in the middle of a championship push, but it is the truth, and I doubt my word has any relevance within the Spurs players and organization. :st-lol:
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What does any of that has to do with trading for Durant? I am having trouble following your logic.

The Spurs should trade Fox for Durant because Harper should start? Just to show my stance, Fox has played well this year and gelled well with the team, while he is no where close to a max level player, he was a key part of the Spurs over-achieving and getting 62 wins.

Durant on the other hand, played about as well, but with significant locker room issues. He makes a little less than Fox but did not live up to his contract either, while at the same time was a key reason why the Rockets underachieved this season.

First, Harper didn't express he must start, there have been no indications him not starting is stymied his growth. He may be unhappy in the background, but I am not sure if there are any indications whatsoever, of this. So I am unsure of why we have a solve a problem that doesn't exist, especially when it has a high likelihood of creating another bigger problem.

Second, Harper is still inconsistent. Yes had brilliant games, but he also had stinkers. How he should be handed the keys to a team with title aspirations is beyond me.

Third, you say, Durant would be the one in place of Fox, not Harper. Well, Durant had very comparable per 36/per 100 stats as fox this year, with Durant having significantly more scoring, and Fox more assists. The rest is pretty much a wash. Durant is a way better shooter and creator, which means that he would take the ball away from Harper anyways. Of course, there are those risks about being a locker room cancer, of which you are for some reason, sure would not be an issue with the Spurs, of which I just cannot understand why, which leads to,

Fourth, let's look at how the teams Durant left and joined did before and after he left/joined.

Team FromTeam To
From 2015-16 OKC
To 2016-17 GSW		55-27, WCF appearance to
47-35, 1st round
Clearly got worse		73-9, Finals lost to
67-15, Champs.
I'd argue the Warriors would have won regardless.
From 2019-20 GSW (Durant injured)
To 2020-21 BRK		15-50, Missed playoffs to
39-33, Missed playoffs.
N/A as Durant was injured the entire 19-20		35-37, lost in 1st round to
48-24, lost in 2nd round.
Got better, but getting Kyrie healthish, a bit of Harden had a hand in this. Overall not really that big of a change.
From 2022-23 BRK (mid season trade)
To 2023-24 PHO		45-37, 1st round to
32-50, missed playioffs.
Got worse, but then the Nets got a whole sale change. That said, 13 decrease isn't that big of a deal		45-37, 2nd round.
49-33, 1st round.
I'd argue they got worse.
From 2024-25 PHO
To 2025-26 HOU		36-46, missed playoffs to
45-37, 1st round.
Got better.		52-30, 1st round
52-30, not yet determined, but likely 1st round.
Break even on paper, but I'd say got worse.


Compare this to De'Aaron Fox. We know the Spurs improved drastically from last year, and clearly it wasn't just De'Aaron Fox, Wemby got better and healthier was the clear #1 reason. Castle improving, Vassell and Keldon getting clearly defined roles, getting Kornet, having actual coaching are all obvious reasons, but having Fox on the team is undoubtedly one of the major reasons for a 30 game improvement, and going from missing the playoffs to being the 2nd best team in the league.

Sacramento? They went from 40-42 to 22-60.

I admit there are all kinds of noise and other factors comparing year to year record changes, but I would say the numbers are relatively consistent for Durant. Even in his MVP days his impact to winning isn't all that significant, and since BRK his impact is just non-existant.

Finally, you say Durant wanted to be here? Fox did as well, and according to some reports, defied the wishes of his wife to do so.

At this point, I would rather have Dillon Brooks than Durant, and I am sure most would say we would lose in that trade. So why would we worse trade to solve a non-existent problem? By the time Fox's contract becomes a problem, we can then revisit the issue, if it was an issue to begin with.

All this talk about Fox's contract being terrible is just overblown. How is worse than, say, Devin Booker's? or Giannis? Embiid, Unibrow, Paul George, Kawhi, LaVine, Trae Young, even Markkannen. All tradable contracts even those many are significantly worse than that of Fox's. I just do not understand the urgency of getting rid of Fox, at all. Let alone for Durant.
 
Man, Pistons are about to give Duren a massive extension tbh. When frankly, Beef Stew is the guy I want when I'm heading into big playoff games.
 
brazil said:
It is an unpopular opinion for a good reason tbh...
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Yeah, because Spurs fans tend to be way too overzealous with "mah, culture". Getting CP3 was an unpopular opinion back then and that turned out to be just fine.
 
The Wolves need one or two of their remaining players to catch fire in one of the next two games to pull this off. The Nuggets defence is not strong so players like Donsumu, or Bones have non-zero chance of doing it. It's not highly likely, but it is possible.

The other part is, without Edwards coming in to disrupt the Nuggets offence by playing the passing lanes, the Nuggets offence can flow better. Let's see Donsumu can fill that role and make life tougher for the Nuggets.
 
DAF86 said:
Yeah, because Spurs fans tend to be way too overzealous with "mah, culture". Getting CP3 was an unpopular opinion back then and that turned out to be just fine.
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I don't recally any trepidation regarding bringing in CP3 tbh. His "locker room concerns" are also completely different than Durant.

CP3 grates veterans with his perfectionism and leadership style. But I thought most Spurs fans thought it'd be a good fit with the super young Spurs core.

He also had prior experience of being a good leader to young guys in OKC and Phoenix. Durant has NEVER had that on his resume tbh.
 
Mugen said:
I don't recally any trepidation regarding bringing in CP3 tbh. His "locker room concerns" are also completely different than Durant.

CP3 grates veterans with his perfectionism and leadership style. But I thought most Spurs fans thought it'd be a good fit with the super young Spurs core.

He also had prior experience of being a good leader to young guys in OKC and Phoenix. Durant has NEVER had that on his resume tbh.
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Hell to the Naw on CP3 coming here. He's a totally washed vet that wears out his welcome wherever he goes. I fully expect this team to make the playoffs next year without him. Not the play-in, the playoffs. The Spurs will be smart to get some veteran help in to start the winning now. A nice mix of young and experienced players. i wouldn't judge the Spurs based on last season. It was an intentional effort to lose as many games as needed to have a chance at #1. They rested guys with paper cuts and other fake injuries.

Wemby
Sochan
Vassell
Johnson
Collins
McDermott
Jones

Those guys provide a good base. I wouldn't trade the top 3 but everyone else is expendable for the right deals. Bring in a veteran Big like Poetl or Lopez to allow Wemby to play 3 or 4. Get another Pg in too.
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Just one of similar replies I got when I made a thread about acquiring CP3 a couple of years back.
 
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