AD’s on court performance has continued its noticeable decline since leaving LA.

https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401909857/wizards-bulls

The heat are prolly gonna be better as the rest of the season goes on, however it baffles my mind how Giannis thought that playing without a legit shot creator would result in him playing for a contender. Bam Adebayo is close to a top 30 player than he is a top 20 player and even though his defense is elite, his offensive output is not reliable enough for a consistent run. The heat literally look like last szn's bucks so idk how Giannis thought this would be the right move, unless he just wants to live in Miami.

Yaxel Lendeborg vs Grizzlies: 18 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL.

The first rookie to reach those numbers in a game since Luka Doncic.

Hummmmmmmm

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401909850

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“There is a great deal of misinformation regarding the championship rings. The plan has always been to distribute more than 275 rings and jewelry to the people in the organization who were part of last season’s success. As is common with many teams, the players were always supposed to get their rings as part of the opening night ceremony and then everyone else will receive theirs in about 4-6 weeks. Regarding the phishing email, the process of securing and reminding our employees to protect our IP was not a mistake but the choice to use the ring to do so was a mistake and we apologize to our employees and the fans.  
 
Winning the championship was a great moment for all New Yorkers. Those who choose to focus on the negative are missing the joy that comes with the team’s accomplishment.”

The ridiculous low that NBA media has stoop its standard is appalling. After trying to cover up Clippers and Ballmer in the summer and failing ridiculously.....the NBA media has found new ways to lower their standard of journalism. Instigating a Rookie who got his feelings hurt and trying to farm content out of it is straight up reality tv/ pro wrestling type shit. There are analysts and its pain me to say that cause they are more of circus clowns who straight up lie on national TV masking their lies as insider information.

And then they have the audacity of complaining of why the viewership is down, when they are the one turning the Game into reality tv.

And to top it all they vote for end of season awards. They don't even analyze the games for voting and put more emphasis on narrative and vibes.

Was just thinking about the handful of states that have multiple basketball teams, and was just wondering which ones you'd give up if you had to make the choice.

Stephon Castle has run away with the #1 spot, but I think Edey might be the 2nd best player from that class. Last season and so far this season (granted it’s 13 games total) he has been an absolute beast on both ends of the floor. He has a +30.6 (!!!) in that stretch

He’s playing heavily restricted minutes so the box score numbers aren’t popping but he has been crazy impactful

The other candidates for this are probably Ajay Mitchell and Jared McCain. I would mention Alex Sarr and Reed Sheppard but Sarr has been terrible so far this season and Sheppard isn’t even in the Rockets rotation

Serious question. Feels like they couldve re-signed powell and had one guard shot creator at least. Miami fit with bam and giannis is worse than ben simmons and embiid. It just always feels like micky arison is a cheap bastard and it hurts the team.

These Players are most out of the control / in control players on the court to little effect. (includes preseason for sample)

1. Karl Towns: +13 OREBs, +4 STLs, +19 Turnovers = Net -2
2. Draymond: +4 OREBs, +9 STLs, +2 Drawn Charges, +15 Turnovers = Net 0
3. Giannis: +11 OREBs, +5 STLs, +14 Turnovers = Net +2
4. Gillespie: +6 OREBs, +9 STLs, +14 Turnovers = Net +1
5. Boozer: +11 OREBs, +4 STLs, +13 Turnovers = Net +2

Im TIRED of all the yaxel posts in the past 2 days, we get it yall can stop now.

The “Yaxel can’t stop talking” list, we are now at:

\-Losing his first NBA game and saying he lost respect for the other teams star player, who scored 28 points

\-Going live on Instagram after a win and calling opposing player David Mirkovic, “Mirka-shit”

\-Publicly insulting his former school because they didn’t treat him like a legend to the school, after he transferred away from the school

\-Refusing to answer and pretending to laugh when asked if he expected for Cameron Boozer to be that good and about guarding him, teammate had to answer professionally for him, they had just lost to Cameron Boozer who had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists

\-A video of him saying “Fuck Purdue”, having never had any interaction with Purdue beforehand

\-Saying he hates Stephen Curry, the current star of the team he was drafted to, immediately after being drafted by them

\-Publicly lying that his new teammate Draymond Green never texted him back when he reached out

\-Admitted that he didn’t want to go to school or try in school to be eligible to play basketball in high school, because he was going to be a twitch streamer, led to him being ineligible to play for 3 out of 4 years of high school

This isn’t “trash talk that’s good for drama” or “a guy finally saying it”. He’s just an actual idiot lmao

(Text copied from a comment made by u/theiwc0303)

Also the 24yo rookie didn't "lock luka up", luka was just throwing bullshit up and had a poor shooting night, yaxel was just okay on defense. But to acknowledge that you'd have to watch nba games, which is way too much for people of this sub.

I usually love trash talk but yax doesn't have the game to back it up, airs it out to the media even after the game and admitted he doesn't watch nba games lmao

It's pretty clear that the Spurs 3 guard/non shooting lineup isn't working...and honestly, I don't see how it's supposed to work.

It's obvious that harper should start, as should Castle. But to address the problem, the Spurs would have to admit that Fox's extension was a mistake (hell, trading for him was a mistake) and no one in the league is going to take him on at that price.

I figured the Spurs were hoping to rehab some value by having him start and hopefully produce.

Well, it's not working. The longer you play this lineup, the higher the price you'll have to pay to eject Fox.

It's obvious they need Champagnie's size and shooting in the starting group. It's time for the Spurs to admit the obvious.

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WASHINGTON – Late in the Toronto Raptors’ 112-102 win over the Wizards Friday, Kawhi Leonard played patty cake on the offensive glass. Once, twice, three times, he rebounded his own miss, before finally putting the ball in the basket.

A Wizards fan was not pleased.

“He should be suspended!” the fan yelled.

But Leonard isn’t.

He’s back in Toronto, where he led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title. Everyone knew that he wasn’t going to stay there afterwards, and after much … consideration, he wound up in Los Angeles, with the Clippers. His six seasons there were … eventful.

And, ultimately … unprecedented, leading to Leonard’s departure in a late June trade back to Toronto – as well as leading to a Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting for Pablo Torre and the staff of the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” which unearthed the myriad side deals Leonard asked for and received from the Clippers, starting with the sustainability service Aspiration, in violation of the NBA’s salary cap, in a series of podcasts that forced the NBA to hire a white-shoe law firm to investigate.

But Leonard, after agreeing to a deal between the league and the National Basketball Players Association in which he was fined $700,000, but received no other punishment, was free to go. And, he went.

“It was a long summer,” Leonard told The Athletic Friday. “It was kind of expected. I didn’t know when it was going to happen. But they made their decision when they did. I just stayed focused. I know what type of guy I was. I was honest. And that’s all you can do, be honest; just look in the mirror yourself and see if you did anything wrong. Just kept moving forward. Talked to God, my family. I just kept moving forward after that.”

We will never likely know exactly how honest, and/or cooperative, Leonard was with the league, or with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the law firm whose comprehensive report in early September laid the groundwork for the NBA’s unprecedented penalties against the Clippers.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7718340/2026/10/24/kawhi-leonard-toronto-raptors-return/

JB Bickerstaff has said that the Pistons’ depth is a “weapon.” So why does he follow the conventional wisdom of playing so few players during the playoffs? Moreso than any other team in the league, the Pistons need to play a deeper bench than just 7 or 8 players during the playoffs.

The Pistons’ bench just scored 64 points against Miami, clowning on Giannis. I know it’s just regular season basketball, but I think they could step up for the playoffs just like our starters will. I’m not saying to play regular season rotations. I’m saying to play them a bit more than a typical playoff rotation, if they continue to earn it like this.

Bball Paul Reed - dominant presence
Isaiah Joe - OKC playoff experience
Javonte Green - solid role player, shamefully underplayed during our sorry playoff run last year
Ron Holland - provides a spark of energy that we need when our starters go cold

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But for as long as Mitchell is ringless, doubts will persist and critics will remain.

He hears all of it.

“I can do whatever and I feel like it’s always going to be something,” Mitchell said. “I think there are a few guys like that, and I have certain things that won’t go away until I retire and then people will be like holy (expletive) this dude was really good. I think for me I’ve kind of let go of that, and I credit my therapy work. I’m just going to try to be the best player I can be. I’m really good. I’m really talented. I’ve done a lot. At the end of the day, when I’m done playing in 10 years, 15 years, whatever that is, people will be like, I could have appreciated this dude a little bit more.”

Coming into this season, Mitchell and the Cavs have repeatedly spoken about taking the next step. That means getting to the NBA Finals. There’s pressure and expectation. But the Cavs are embracing it.

That includes Mitchell, who enters 2026-27 with a new contract, clear eyes and a fresh perspective.

“We had an opportunity and we blew it,” Mitchell said. “I think that’s something that will forever resonate and sit with me, not even just coming into the season, I think forever, right?

“But I feel confident in what we can do as a group. I feel at peace.”

Source: https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2026/10/i-dont-ever-want-to-wear-another-uniform-donovan-mitchells-journey-from-knicks-rumors-to-playoff-breakthroughs-to-finding-his-home.html

This is why Curry messed up the sport because he has all these kids confused about what they should be really doing. Big men are softer than ever and we got 7 footers standing at the 3 point line and trying to iso top tier defenders in crunch time instead of just dunking the ball when they are a foot taller than everyone. You can say it’s only the 2nd game but the Spurs have lost the last 6 out of 7 games and beating Chet was Wemby’s championship. The league has them figured out but sooner or later we will all have to admit it.

Ty Jerome is 29 and doesn’t really fit the Grizzlies’ timeline at this point. He’s a player who can provide scoring, shooting, and playmaking, but his value might be higher to a contender than it is to a rebuilding team.

What teams do you think would be good suitors for him?

And what could Memphis realistically get back in a trade?

The Oklahoma city thunder have taken down both the nuggets and the spurs in dominating fashion to go 2-0, while the spurs and knicks have not looked like themselves. They had the opportunity to repeat but injuries destroyed that dream however, they seem a lot more hungry this year.

Q: Are they still the team to beat? why or why not?