Despite having the cheapest tickets in the league, the Memphis Grizzlies were dead last in home attendance
Deandre Ayton after finding out the Lakers were matched with Houston — “How did you know this?… I didn’t get a chance to go look at it man, you spoiled the surprise bro.”
LaMelo Ball recommended Kon Knueppel to Hornets GM Jeff Patterson before the Hornets knew what draft pick they would have
[Bobby Portis] Giannis is looking for a Mike Budenholzer type of coach to establish a culture. When you play the Heat, Celtics, OKC, and Toronto you know exactly how they’re about to play. We didn’t have a set style of fight
Bobby Portis says Doc Rivers didn’t tell the team he was stepping down as coach and left without saying goodbye
NBA delays awards voting as Luka Dončić’s Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge goes to arbitration
[Charania] GM Jeff Peterson says the Charlotte Hornets will continue with their “organic acceleration” as opposed to making an all-in trade. The Hornets have 7 first-round picks, 14 second-round picks, and financial flexibility moving forward.
Since the Trae Young trade, the Atlanta Hawks went 28-15 and graduated from play-in hell to clinch the 6th seed in the East.
[Charania] Rival executives say “it’s clear” that Pat Riley wants “his whale.” The Miami Heat are expected to be in the hunt again for Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason or whatever star they can find that they believe can be that number one guy.
Kawhi Leonard on facing Steph Curry in the Play-In: “He’s one of the greatest players to play this game… Just being able to share the floor with a player like that — being coached by Steve Kerr, also playing with Draymond, that unit over there of championship pedigree. It’s a great opportunity.”
[The Old Man and The Three] Deni Avdija: “The whole world thought Chicago will take me at 4 (draft pick). Like, it made the most sense, and when Chicago drafted Patrick Williams it was a surprise. Because.. I don’t know, nobody really thought about him going four… nobody really knew his name.”
Since the 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship, the NBA has seen a unique champion every year… will this random trend continue?
Victor Wembanyama has 3 blocks titles in 3 years. The all-time record is 4
Bub Carrington is -1544 for his career, the 20th worst in the 30 seasons plus-minus has been tracked.
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton “I see I’m being called Tyrese Haliburger on social media”
Dumars is asked if he ever talked to Queen about the trade and the pressure it added for the rookie. “He mentioned it once early in the season, and I remember telling him, ‘Don’t ever mention that to me again.’” He was also asked if he would follow where the Pelicans lottery balls land: “Of course”
Teenagers to score 20+ PPG in their first season in the NBA in 65+ games played: Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James, Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, Cooper Flagg
If the NBA wants its stars to be playing more games they should push the media to focus more attention on season total stats and less on per game stats
Colonoscopy prep vs. NBA Play-In Tournament — what would you do
The Denver Nuggets post a 20-5 record when all 5 starters play, good for 66 Win Pace. 27-9 when Aaron Gordon Plays, 27-19 without
Zion Williamson during his exit interview: “I want to experience the playoffs…It’s frustrating getting up here every year and not being in the playoffs. And I take my responsibility in that”
[Thinking Basketball] The invisible hand influencing NBA plays
Victor Wembanyama’s 3rd year in the league: 25⁄11.5⁄3.1/1/3.1 on 51/35/82 shooting splits (62.6% TS)
[OC] The main awards have been debated to death, so let’s award some additional players (and groups) for their performances in Part 2 of the 2026 Alt NBA Awards!
Thunder record when Shai plays since february 1st: 20-1 with a +15.5 Net Rating
Draymond Green: “To sit and say today that my defence is more impactful than Victor Wembanyama I think that would be a lie and I’ve never been one to not be honest. I wouldn’t put myself above him but I wouldn’t put myself below anyone.”
Joe Dumars on people saying Zion and Queen couldn’t play together: People said me and Isiah couldn’t play together and that Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum couldn’t as well
[Robbins] Anthony Davis still wants to hear what the Wizards’ front office is planning to do to improve the team for the 2026-27 season. Davis wants to speak to the Wizards GM over the next few months to make a concrete plan to compete for a championship either next season or the 2027-28 season.
Tyrese Haliburton: “I’ve been taking unbelievable amounts of medication to try to get rid of [shingles]. It hasn’t worked. It’s obviously caused me to gain weight … That’s been a topic of conversation through social media.”
NBA MVP vote tracker so far: SGA 7 first place votes, Jokic 3 first place votes, Wemby 1 first place vote
Donovan Clingan ends the season with the most total rebounds at 892, the fewest to ever lead the league in an 82 game season.
In the last 10 regular seasons, the Lakers have started 94 different players, the most in the league. The Nuggets have only started 54 players, the fewest in the league.
[Gulliory] Joe Dumars on the possibilities of a Zion Williamson trade: “We have no intentions of doing that. We look forward to working with him next year.”
[Stein] There is a growing anticipation in numerous front offices that Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and/or Giannis Antetokounmpo could land with new teams next season. There is expected to be “even more” interest in Leonard and Antetokounmpo this Summer than there was at the trade deadline.
Luka will be the first scoring champ to miss All-NBA since Bob McAdoo in 1976. Cade will be the first 23/9/5 statline ever to miss All-NBA. Ant will be the first player to score 28ppg on 57% eFG shooting to miss All-NBA since Adrian Dantley in 1982.
Luka Doncic becomes the Scoring Champion with the 3rd fewest points total to lead the league in an 82 game season in NBA History
Draymond Green: “We’ve seen Steph get guarded differently than anyone in the NBA. You’re talking people grabbing him, holding him, sending 2 or 3 people at him no one draws that type of attention in the NBA when they don’t have the ball.”
Jose Alvarado calls out players who rely on athleticism to make it to the NBA but don’t really love the game of basketball
This was the most lopsided season since 1997-98
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes the regular season averaging 31.1 points on 55.3% field goal shooting, which is the highest FG% in NBA history by a guard averaging 30+ PPG, breaking MJ’s record of 53.9%.
The NBA if league leaders were counted based on totals rather than per game
Jalen Williams asks the local media to sing him ‘Happy Bday’ before asking questions
The Bucks fired Bud after Giannis was injured & Bud had lost his brother. They have deserved all the failure they’ve had since that point for making that man the scapegoat. He was never the issue.
The secret to a deep playoff run is trading away Buddy Hield mid-season
[Lowlight] Charania gets in his feels and lashes out at Bucks during Pat McAfee Interview
Iztok Franko retracted his report that Luka’s injury was worse, confirming with the player’s circle that the original diagnosis and timeline remain.
This season, 64 players had a true shooting of 60%+. For some perspective: 10 years ago, only 14 players accomplished this. 20 years ago, only 7 players did.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on James Harden’s step back: “To change someone’s coverage to the point where they want to play at a disadvantage all game is an insane amount of gravity.”