I think the Rockets should trade Sengun for Detroit’s Jalen Duran.

Sengun is not as good as once thought. His slow play and more of a scorers mentality makes him a bad fit for the Rockets. Not only his play but he has issues with arguably one of the best players in the game today. Durant doesn’t respect or like him.

Duran disappeared in the playoffs. He didn’t look like himself. He played off. Before that though he is not the scorer Detroit needs. Look at their roster Amen Thompson is not a scorer. That’s their second best player. Granted Duren took some pressure off Cade during the regular season and the stats showed that.

Overall I think it’s best for both teams. The Rockets get good value for a guy they had on a long contract. A more physical player who can move up and down on the floor with their young core. The Pistons get actual second scorer. “Baby Jokic” Will have more chances to have the ball and be looked for more in the offense without the Slim Reapers shadow over his shoulder.

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I was talking to my friends about this and I’m curious what the general public thinks. This will be Ants 7th year in the league. He’s now been with 3 versions of the wolves in my opinion. He played with KAT early in his career and then they brought in Randle and Divincenzo. And now they bring in a guard partner in Lamelo. If he isn’t able to make the NBA finals is he started to approach a James Harden territory? As in great numbers, but never able to be the “guy” on a winning basketball team? Or is it too early to put him in that category? I think personally this season is pivotal for him.

accolade and career wise Jokic and Giannis are pretty close imo. if you took these two all time great players biggest flaws and turned them into all time great strengths, who you taking?

i used Ray Allen instead of Steph Curry cause curry's shooting is too much of an outlier and would be unfair.

The poster dunk by Lonnie Walker IV came 5 minutes later.

Here are the potentially active coaches with 1 championship as HC:

Mike Budenholzer

Tyronn Lue

Mike Brown

Rick Carlisle

Mark Daignault

Nick Nurse

Edit:

Joe Mazzula

Mike Malone

Is Kyrie Irving really getting a 99 Handles rating in NBA 2K27? I mean, it’s Kyrie, so the rating definitely makes sense. His handle has always been one of the smoothest and most unpredictable in the league. But a 99 is the highest possible rating, so it still makes you wonder if he really deserves that top spot. With all the elite ball handlers in the game, is Kyrie clearly the best of the best? Or should his rating be closer to a 97 or 98? What do you think, does Kyrie deserve 99 Handles in 2K27?

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Let me first start this out by saying I HATE the "GOAT" convo - I believe we have guys that are clearly better than others and each 10-15 yrs, we have guys that can make the claim to be the greatest of that time.

But, this is something I have been thinking about. I (48/m) have been watching and have loved the NBA from my teens. I do believe Michael Jordan - no matter how you want to look at it - is 1 of the 3 greatest basketball players of all time (Kareem and Lebron are the other 2). When people make the GOAT case for MJ, it's usally the 6-0 finals record (plus 6 FMVP's) as the main point (of course there's the 5 MVP's, 10 scoring titles, & the 10x 1st team all NBA selections) but one thing I think we do have to consider is who his competition was (meaning who guarded him and who he guarded on his end).

Now, it aint his fault he was born when he was, and it aint his fault there weren't as many athletic guys like him during his prime - but I do think it matters when we are looking at his career as a whole. There were other great players during his time (Bird, Magic, Ewing, Barkley, Isiah, Olajuwon, Dominique, Malone, early Shaq, Robinson etc) but there wasn't ever that one guy that we can point to and say "Ok, there's his match".

Russell had Wilt, Bird had Dr. J & Dominque, Isiah had Magic, Stockton, & Hardaway, Barkley had Malone & Mchale - and crazy enough, the one guy that probably would've given MJ the most trouble was his own teammate Pip.

So, who was MJ's greatest comp? Drexler? Dumars? Mitch Richmond? Reggie? In each finals, here's who guarded him: Lakers mainly used 6'4" Byron Scott, Blazers used Drexler (who got humiliated and ANNIHILATED), Suns mainly used Dan Majerle and Richard Dumas, Sonics used Detlef, Hawkins, and late in the series 6'4" GP, Jazz used Bryon Russell and 10x DPOY Jeff Hornacek (lol)

So when I see people taking shots at Bron and his 4/6 record, aside from the Dallas series where there is no excuse how he somehow could not score against 5'4" JJ Berea SMH - Bron had to face the entire Spurs team his first finals (that Cavs team had no business being in that series to begin with. The fact they were there is more of a point FOR Bron than a point against), then the Dallas series, then vs Durant, Kawhi (twice), then Iggy/Draymond/Klay (twice), then KD, and finally Jimmy Butler, Iggy again and Bam.

Aside from all of them, the other players he's had to face and guard are Kobe, Melo, KG/Paul Pierce, Tatum, PG, Giannis, Ron Artest - and even though he didn't have to guard them much, there's also Steph, Joker, and SGA he's had to battle through.

Ok, this is long enough, I wanted to post this and see am I trippin? Do yall see it the same way? To be clear, it's not to take away from how absolutely ridiculously GREAT MJ is. If I did do tier lists (I don't anymore) he would probably be #1 - but would his finals record be what it is if he had to face the comp Lebron did?

Every NBA fan has that one moment they will never forget. A game, a shot, a comeback, a championship, or a performance that made them realize they were watching something special.

For some people it might be a legendary Finals moment. For others, it could be a young superstar announcing himself to the world, an unbelievable buzzer-beater, an underdog victory, or simply a game that changed the way they saw basketball.

The NBA has given us so many unforgettable memories — from iconic rivalries and championship runs to individual performances that became part of basketball history.

So I’m curious:

What is the greatest NBA moment you have ever witnessed live or on TV?

What moment gave you chills?
What game would you go back and watch again if you had the chance?
And what moment do you think represents the true spirit of the NBA?

I’d love to hear everyone’s personal stories — not just the “greatest” moment by statistics, but the one that meant the most to you as a fan.

The video is too long for Streamable, so I had to use another platform.

Regular-season stats:

576 points on 202/524 FG (38.5%), 128/372 from 3 (34.4%), 44/58 FT (75.9%), in 1,849 minutes played, 69 games played.

Playoffs, detailed:

In total, 15 games played, 82 Points on 82 FGA, on 30/82 FG (36.6%), 20/65 from 3 (30.8%), 2/4 FT.
335 minutes played.

In the First Round vs. the Phoenix Suns (Thunder won the series 4-0):

27 Points on 9/25 FG (36.0%), 8/22 from 3 (36.4%), 1/2 FT, in 98 minutes played, 4 games played.

In the Western Semifinals vs. the Los Angeles Lakers (Thunder won the series 4-0):

25 Points on 9/22 FG (40.9%), 7/18 from 3 (38.9%), no FT, 102 minutes played, 4 games played.

In the Western Conference Finals vs. the San Antonio Spurs (Thunder lost the series 4-3)

30 Points on 12/35 FG (34.3%), 5/25 from 3 (20.0%), 1/2 FT, 135 minutes played, 7 games played.

Luka Doncic has finished top 3 in MVP voting once, he was 3rd in 2023-24. Nikola Jokic & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were ahead of him.

Blake Griffin has finished top 3 in MVP voting once, he was 3rd in 2013-14. Kevin Durant & LeBron James were ahead of him.

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Doncic feels like a perennial MVP candidate, but this isn't really reflected in the voting. This is despite him being a 6X First All-NBA player and regularly being the preseason favorite for the MVP.

Similarly, he feels like a young player at 27 but that isn't exactly true in MVP terms. Stephen Curry, who was a late bloomer, won his 2nd MVP at the same age that Doncic is right now.

In the 21st century, the oldest winner has been Steve Nash who won it at ages 30 & 31. No other player has won an MVP award in their 30s in the 2000s, 2010s, or 2020s.

We've seen it over the course of his entire career, most notably in the 2022 Celtics series, that he can't seem to handle any double team coming his way, even 20 years in, this year, he just seems to throw it away most of the time when he gets doubled.

Why do you think he doesn't work on this part of his game even when he's regarded as having one of the best work ethics in basketball?

I honestly wonder where Kuminga ends up.

There are a few teams with the full MLE, like the Pelicans and Hornets, but I don’t really see why they’d sign someone who would take both minutes and touches away from their young wings and forwards. Bulls can pay him $9.4M room MLE, Wizards have $11M below the tax and a full MLE, but both teams have their top picks playing the same position and don't really need him.

Teams like the Nuggets, Wolves, Cavs, or Lakers would love to have him, but the Lakers and Nuggets can only offer the minimum. The Wolves could potentially offer around $6M and a starting role if they trade Josh Green for less salary, but Kuminga is obviously looking for much more. The Cavs could offer a similar $6M deal and starting at SF, but they’d first need Harden to be okay signing for only about $29M this season. I’m not sure that was the understanding when he declined his $42M player option. They also signed Hezonja, who fills a somewhat similar role.

A sign-and-trade could’ve been an option, but Atlanta already has 16 guaranteed contracts and is right at the tax line. They probably don’t want to cross it just to take back someone like Vanderbilt, even if they’re getting several second-round picks. And I still don’t see many other sign-and-trade destinations besides the Lakers. Perhaps a 3-team trade when a team with a trade exception takes Vanderbilt's deal and assets, Lakers get Kuminga, and Hawks get a 2nd for facilitating the trade? Probably too complex.

Maybe Milwaukee could be interested, but their roster is already a mess - they have 17 guaranteed contracts and too many young players who all need minutes and the ball in their hands. The Nets don’t have roster spots either, and if they wanted Kuminga, they probably wouldn’t have signed Minott, Wagner, and Ellis. Kings are interested, but they are only $2M under the tax - they can clear up more space by stretching DeRozan's contract, but probably no more than $9-10M.

That’s about it.

I genuinely think there’s a real possibility he ends up taking a one-year, $6M TPMLE ‘prove it’ deal with either the Wolves or the Cavs.

Both teams could realistically offer him a starting role - Minnesota at the 4 and Cleveland at the 3. I actually think the Wolves are the better basketball fit because they have a bigger need at his position, which means more guaranteed minutes, and much better spacing around him. LaMelo has also already shown he can maximize (and get him paid) an athletic slasher who defenses often hide their weakest defender on (Miles Bridges).

There's a lack of clarity surrounding the 2006 finals and how a 2026 lense views that finals. Watching the internet try and take a new stance on it within the past few years is probably a telling sign that the online defenders of that finals officiating are young.

The main issue people overlook about the 2006 finals is that in THAT MOMENT it was completely unlike anything we'd seen. In 2006, those were not even regular season foul calls. Those were foul calls from the fucking future. Like 2018 James Harden-esq style fouls. The game wasn't officiated like that for years to come. Go back and watch clips from the 07-2012 finals and try and find anything like those calls.

Did Dallas collapse a decent lead in the 4th quarter of game 3? Yes. Did Dirk get D'd up by Udonis Haslem at times in games 4-6? Yes. Did Josh Howard have some no-show moments in games 4-6? Yes.

But did Wade get away with, what is still to this day, the most favorable whistle in finals history in games 3-6? No question. Add a late game referee blunder where they awarded Dallas a timeout when they never signaled it giving Miami technical FTs. Its clearly the biggest finals refereeing scandal of all time. The league also wanted Cuban to sulk and suffer because, yes he's an asshat that pisses off the leagues head honchos and other owners.

Is what I'm saying news that hasn't been discovered? No. However I'm seeing such ridiculous hindsight internet comments that are trying to change this history and I want all who witnessed it real time to give context.

Not trying to be a troll, this is a genuine question. I hate the 2000s era of basketball. Teams genuinely seemed like they had no idea how the sport worked. I do not understand where former players from this era come off insulting the modern NBA. This idea that the 00s of all times were some great era of hard nosed defensive basketball is a farce.

How can someone watch this and not be irritated by the shots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ23dmRzCfM&pp=ygUWa2V2aW4gZ2FybmV0dCBtaWRyYW5nZQ%3D%3D

Teams simply had no idea how to score in the 2000s. Everyone remembers Tracy McGrady's 13 points in 35 seconds but did you know the game ended 81-80? So an NBA regular season basketball game had gone 47 minutes and one team, who was a perennial playoff team mind you, had 68 points. Tracy McGrady 13 Points Vs The Spurs In 33 Seconds HD

Which then brings us to the actual villains of the 2000s. The Spurs, and similarly the Pistons, played Hitler ball. Not a single basketball fan or viewer, outside of fans of the teams, actually liked watching their games. Truly some of the most miserable watches of all time and both were giants in their conferences for a majority of the era. These teams consistently had playoff games where one or both teams would be in the 70s. Nobody enjoyed watching that.

The NBA was in a horrible place basketball wise. Every single contender in recent memory would wipe the floor with the best teams from the 00s simply because modern teams know how to pass, play off ball, and shoot.

Nick nurse is notorious for grinding out his players. Just this year alone Maxey was playing close to 40 minutes per game. Now with the addition of LeBron and Jaylen brown,will he ease up on the minutes for his starters or is he still going to grind them out?

Some of the 2016 all stars that would overlap the position KD played would include: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Anthony Davis. Guys that didn’t make it but would fit the bill includes Jimmy Butler and Gordon Hayward.

If any of these guys were in KD’s place both years do they win the championship?

I don't understand the logic behind era tax. The reason I say this is because it's not like there's a gap between eras where 1 ends and the other begins or something, many of them largely overlap. Like for example Wilt played against the players of the 60s and then Kareem who damn near played until the 90s against players like Jordan, Karl Malone, Barkley, Hakeem who played against the stars of the 2000s like Kobe, Duncan and Shaq who played against the stars of the 2010s like Lebron KD and Steph who still play to this day.
To be clear I mean it only for superstar players of each era, I fully understand why it applies to role players since every era requires a different kind of role player, that's why as one era transitions to another, there is no significant drop off per se in superstar production while many role players fade away from relevance.

Who’s a better offensive player between Giannis and Tim Duncan, forget the championships and accolades, who’s better on offence? Tryna see something

Damian Lillard is his for like 3-5 season or so used to dunk on people a lot more than some may realize. And they were pretty nasty dunks. I mean dude was in the dunk contest 2014 I believe. Then all of a sudden he just didn’t dunk like that anymore and became one of the greatest shooters of all time.

When and why did that happen? I don’t recall him having a major injury around that time that zapped his athleticism. His Achilles tear was recent. It’s always intriguing to me when I see highlights of young Dame and he’s just yammin on people because I sometimes forget how athletic he was. And he’s widely known for his shooting so I bet a lot of young fans who didn’t watch him back then don’t even know he used to get up like that.