pointguard22 | Pistons

560 | 14 hours ago

So much talent in the league right now

Kerbonaut2019 | Kings

215 | 13 hours ago

Seriously, this era will someday be looked upon as one of the golden ages of basketball. A lot of HoFers floating around out there right now.

BenAfflecksBalls

70 | 11 hours ago

It depends on if you like the current CBA. I do think it’s good for Valenzuela that it’s incredibly hard to be a dynasty under the current rules but I also am a bit off put by the clear inability of teams to retain even their drafted players given how restrictive it is.

Trading 20m salary saves you almost $160m?

It is both good and bad that the way salary is functioning with the aprons and luxury tax.

vbsteez | Pelicans

81 | 10 hours ago

Its good for what now?

LuminaTitan | Cavaliers

46 | 8 hours ago

Ritchie Valens of La Bamba fame aka Ritchie Valenzuela.

coffeebeamed | Celtics

11 | 8 hours ago

Valenzuela city

Halfonion | 76ers

14 | 7 hours ago

You heard the man

titandude21

22 | 9 hours ago

I think a simple fix is to cap a player’s cap hit at the max (not supermax) for every year of the deal if his team has his Bird rights. An extension off a rookie contract has a max first year of 25% (if no honors) or 30% (if honors like All-NBA, All-Defense, etc). A player who gets honors like Wemby should get paid 30% of the cap in year 1 of an extension but his cap hit is only 25%.

This rewards players who achieve honors without punishing the teams they play for that try to re-sign them. I wouldn’t want a situation where I secretly hope that Wemby doesn’t win DPOY or hit 65 games so I can get $8m+/year more room against the second apron. External teams won’t get that cap hit deduction during free agency because they won’t have Bird rights.

Same logic applies for veteran extensions. Max salary 30% first year without honors and 35% with honors, but limit the cap hit to 30%.

I don’t want to expand this benefit beyond supermax players because players get rewarded up to the max based on past/expected future performance, while supermax eligibility is dependent on voters.

Sportsfan369 | Lakers

11 | 5 hours ago

The CBA was designed for teams to not have a big 3, but rather a big 2. It has spread out the superstars. And it’s a new era for how to build teams. We haven’t seen back-to-back champions in the 2nd apron era. Even the “blueprint” the Thunder of this era look to be doomed.

stickeymantle | Thunder

10 | 4 hours ago

Doomed is excessive. They were right there to make it back to the finals and match up better against the Knicks than the Spurs do. If OKC washes out this season, you can say this.

OrganizationWeary317 | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

Y’all not washing out. He’s talking crazy.

stickeymantle | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

If SGA gets injured, I still think the team gets to the 6th seed.

OrganizationWeary317 | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

What teams in the west are better than the SGA-less Thunder. Spurs, Nuggets, Wolves? 4th seed IMHO

Weary_Restauranter | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

Portland maybe? I think they’ll have a breakout season.

OrganizationWeary317 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Could be, tho mostly just player development. No players drafted this year.

itsshifty7 | Bulls

4 | 2 hours ago

OKC took the Spurs to 7 games without their second best player. They’ll be back.

bruhstevenson | Warriors

2 | an hour ago

Doomed is crazy. They’re still incredibly loaded and one of the favorites to make it to the finals again. If JDub and Mitchell weren’t hurt, the outcome of this season might look drastically different

1850ChoochGator | Trail Blazers

3 | 4 hours ago

We need to wait until all the deals signed under the old CBA cycle out.

As always. There is zero inability for teams to keep their own players, drafted or not. The fault is on the teams for choosing to trade them or let them walk.

The new CBA forces teams to pick between keeping their team as is, or having flexibility on the FA/trade market. You no longer get to load up on contracts and then trade them out for better players. You are forced to choose.

Additional-Pie-6765 | Spurs

9 | 10 hours ago

I think because of this, the league expansion worldwide will be inevitable in the future.

ewokninja123

2 | 2 hours ago

NBA Europe has already been announced and is planned to start in the ²⁷⁄₂₈ season

Matt32490 | Lakers

2 | 6 hours ago

Be serious man. Theres good amount of HoFs every year. The golden age has just been the last 40-50 odd years.

Titronnica | SAS

3 | 5 hours ago

It’s been a golden age since at least the start of the decade.

Basketball players keep getting better and better, and we have parity that has never existed before. The game’s future is as bright as can ever be.

KidAardvark24 | DEN

0 | 2 hours ago

I don’t think it will hold a candle to the last decade 2010-2020

LBJ: potentially the GOAT
Steph: top 10 all time
KD: Top 15 all time
Jokic: Top 15 all time
Giannis: Tope 15-20 all time

And then plenty of top 25-50 players all time. Harden, Luka, Westbrook

Glum-Professional925 | Knicks

7 | 9 hours ago

I’ve been trying to tell people who claim basketball is dead, we are entering an GOLDEN age of basketball. I really firmly truly believe this

Ecstatic-Display-436

6 | 7 hours ago

It’s just going to get better and better as it gets more global. The talent now is insane but in 30 years it will be leveled up big time I’d thjnk

BlueHundred | Knicks

3 | 4 hours ago

I feel like every age was a bit of a golden age but people just prefer hating on things online. I loved the 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s. I loved seeing dynasties and having someone to root against each year, but this might be my favorite era.

You never know who’s going to win the title. We’ve had 8 unique champions these past 8 seasons and have seen 13 unique teams make the Finals. The only repeats have been Heat (2020&2023), Warriors (2019&2022), and Celtics (2022&2024). Obviously, we still need to see what happens when the off season really starts but I think there are like 10 (maybe more) teams that wouldn’t completely shock me if they made a run to the Finals next year.

brandnameb | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

As a fan for all these eras post jordan through the Heatles wasnt great. Of course there were moments but like 02-07 were probably the nadir

BlueHundred | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

The deadball era had a lot of charm for me. I mean, the 2000s was by far the most miserable time for us as Knicks fans but I enjoyed watching the league and stars. Definitely the weakest of the 4 decades though.

Exciting-Barracuda49

1 | 2 hours ago

Well I’ll say this is an old head from the 90s era, I stopped watching around 2012 and last year I was so intrigued not just with one team or player that I bought league pass! Took me a minute to adjust to no post game style but man I’m looking forward to next year!

Coops sophomore season, seeing the rookies next year, my guys from Michigan especially! Giannis + Bam, how is Herro going to do, Detroit, can New York duplicate that run, how is Wemby coming back to add what to his game, Harper starting, Thunder grabbing Michigan center for being deep vs Wemby, wtf the Lakers gonna do, Ant and Lamelo maybe Ja? Charlotte going to make playoffs? It’s a lot of stuff I’m missing lol

d_wib | Timberwolves

4 | 5 hours ago

One of the reasons I’d be cool with expansion - there’s enough current and incoming talent to continue the parity we’ve been seeing lately.

Also I want the SuperSonics back

Whippi_Dip13

542 | 14 hours ago

Get rid of the god damn body bump fouls on drives and we just might have a legendary season 🙏

DarkCrystal34

107 | 14 hours ago

I really wish the refs let players be more physical. I don’t want 85-81 scores like the mid 90s, but games just flow so much better when theres less start/stop.

My vote would be to keep the no handchecking rule, but allow more physicality in the paint and mid-post.

Literally anytime the refs call whistles less, the tension of the back and forth builds so much more for each possession, and the pace increases from missed shots with fast breaks.

aiden3buckets | Hornets

60 | 14 hours ago

People just complain about the no calls like they did these playoffs

No winning

EverGreatestxX | Knicks

51 | 13 hours ago

People will always complain about the refs. Miss calls, soft calls but we can all agree a smoother game with some complainers is the better scenario.

Wonderful-Storm-1332

7 | 8 hours ago

But it’s not smoother though. When the refs ignore fouls, it gets too rough, the game devolves into a grind, and there is little player/ball movement. And then the fans complain because their team can’t run plays.

lurkingtonbear

2 | 6 hours ago

More like I have to defend my players when they’re being attacked all series and they finally give into their frustrations.

Prudent_Fish1358 | Spurs

25 | 13 hours ago

It’s incumbent upon the refs to SET THE TONE of the game.

Allow some contact but be consistent. If a player is being overly physical and disrupting the other player’s movement or ability to shoot a NATURAL motion shot, that needs a call. These are world class athletes and they can adapt. Above all, be fucking consistent. Letting one team play football and calling touch fouls the other way is such a shit viewing experience.

On the other hand, you gotta let em bang, bro. Let some physical play go.

And for FUCK’S SAKE call techs on the flopping. I don’t mean embellishing contact a little. That’s usually a play-on or a conditional foul. I mean inventing contact out of thin air. I’m actually in favor of a yellow/red card system like soccer. Two obvious flops in a game and you’re tossed.

If they did that for ONE SOLID MONTH the worst part of professional basketball would evaporate. But Silver won’t ever support it. Wonder why.

Endlessssss

7 | 13 hours ago

Consistency is key that’s why there’s complaints about no calls or too many calls because the line is too blurry. Everyone understands it’s subjective in most cases but they gotta narrow down the gray area

chirpin_loud

1 | an hour ago

Why wouldn’t silver support it? Its not obvious to me.

nokarmawhore | Spurs

12 | 11 hours ago

The league has pretty much made it known by now that the season is too long to allow physical play outside the playoffs

ctownwp22 | Cavaliers

2 | 6 hours ago

I think im the last person on the planet who wants lower scoring games. I miss when hitting 100 points was a lot. It made every basket more important, more exciting, more meaningful….now points are just too common and easy…I know im in the minority here though

richmond33 | Celtics

2 | 5 hours ago

100-90 scores are a good middle ground imo. Like when a basket actually matters.

When i see a game went 120-125 i instantly know there were a ton of meaningless baskets.

DarkCrystal34

2 | an hour ago

Agreed!

125-120 can also mean a lot of threes, or most often, free throws as well.

I think the 7 seconds or less Suns teams cracked around 105 ppg? And the Webber/Peja/Divac Kings 102 ppg or so, likely Nash/Dirk/Finley Mavs around that mark too. Those are the days!

StrawberryItten | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

I don’t want 85-81 scores like the mid 90s

I do!

JustPruIt89 | Pacers

9 | 13 hours ago

Body contact shouldn’t be a foul unless it’s egregious

lurkingtonbear

1 | 6 hours ago

The amount of times they’ve done this and stopped doing this in the last 30 years is unreal.

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

And start teeing up obvious flops

jawid72

1 | 5 hours ago

Brunson/SGA are both enraged.

Aidanator800 | Hornets

413 | 14 hours ago

I was excited for the Hornets this season until about 2 days ago lol

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

75 | 13 hours ago

RIP my brother.

They gonna name the half court behind the back no look lob into reverse two hand slam the “bobcat” in y’all honor.

ToTimesTwoisToo | Pacers

40 | 12 hours ago

K’nipple about to pop off next season, Klay 2.0

The_Captain_Planet22 | Celtics

20 | 6 hours ago

Unless his stats drop back down to his without balls stats

ReDKiD3 | Mavericks

2 | an hour ago

Hornets are gonna be bottom of the east and there is no amount of cope you can do

DarkCrystal34

1 | an hour ago

They will take a step back, but this take is pretty extreme. They’ll be around the 35-38 win range i think.

Nets, Bucks, Bulls will be the cellar teams in the east.

Charlotte and Washington above them.

JustToTalkJack

22 | 13 hours ago

Season might have less wild plays but more fundamental basketball and more wins

Just need to trade bridges

Aidanator800 | Hornets

53 | 13 hours ago

I seriously find it hard to believe that this team is going to have more than 44 wins (what we had last year) after trading away its star player and offensive engine for a role player

JustToTalkJack

17 | 13 hours ago

I believe you I don’t watch Hornets

but still rooting for y’all to have a good season mostly cuz I like the coach

Mg29reaper | Celtics

22 | 13 hours ago

Hornets offense was kings level without lamelo and jokic on nuggets level with lamelo. They are cooked

Ok-Protection2513 | Hornets

1 | 5 hours ago

Because our backup PG was Collin Sexton and Sion James for the majority of the season lol. The offense without Melo was good as soon as we got Coby.

kayknox_ | Kings

6 | 11 hours ago

Honestly I was shocked you got 44 wins in the first place.

How much better do you think Lamelo was going to get, and do you think he was going to make the team any better than it was? I think now was as good a time as any to get back a decent return for someone that wasn’t going to drag you along any further.

But check my flair and take those comments with a grain of salt.

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

4 | 6 hours ago

They started 4-14 but really turned it around.

BlueHundred | Knicks

3 | 4 hours ago

Part of it was injuries, which is a common story with Miller and Ball. Miller missed 14 of those games (1-3 when he did play) and Lamelo missed 7 of those games (2-9 when he played and 1-3 when both played).

But they were also still figuring out the team’s identity. I think the big change was Moussa Diabate as the defacto starter and that really cleaned up their defense. They were giving up like over 120 a night I think until he started getting the starts around the start of January or end of December.

DharmaInitiative4815

-1 | 3 hours ago

Almost everybody who knows what they are talking about agrees Charlotte won that trade by a landslide. Reddit is the only place I hear people talking like it was a bad trade for them. Lamelo is trash, probably already peaked, and will probably be injured for a good chunk of every one of the next few seasons. High chance at least one of those swaps ends up being a lottery pick.

You will 100% be a better team this year than last.

Super_Ad5619

8 | 12 hours ago

More fundamental basketball ❌ More wins ❌ Gonna be a whole lotta iso and hero balls and bricks coming from the Hornets. Even if you don’t watch, I don’t know how you thought they’d have more wins. They literally don’t have a playmaker and their Centers are so reliant on getting served with a dish to score. Even Bridges was reliant on Lamelo for his slashing. They’re gonna score, but it’s not going to be pretty.

ViolentSpring | 76ers

1 | 8 hours ago

I think the trade is going to be great for both teams.

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

1 | 5 hours ago

They were a fun watch during their hot streak, I’ll be curious enough about Naz as a full time starter and Kon’s sophomore season to watch at least one non-Heat Hornets game, also the best broadcast team in the league makes them watchable by default

FyouinyourA | Bulls

1 | 5 hours ago

Nah you have Coby as #1 now dudes gonna fucking eat

BlueHundred | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

The offseason hasn’t really started yet. Don’t lose hope yet.

Alone-Impact-7944 | Pacers

0 | 5 hours ago

On the upside, you never have to root for LaMelo now. Got a buddy whose fav player on the Wolves was Naz Reid. Imagine your favorite player gets traded for fucking Lamelo. Woof

Extreme-Site-8496 | Lakers

180 | 14 hours ago

Can’t wait

Zigxy | Pacers Bandwagon

50 | 13 hours ago

There are shitty teams that are going to be extremely fun to hate watch as they fall into bottom 3

evertrue13 | Knicks

11 | 12 hours ago

There are so many stud rookies that some teams that think they’re safe are about to be bottom of barrel.

Some new playoff teams no one sees coming this quickly.

I think Caleb Wilson is gonna make the Bulls a must watch.

zucchinibasement | Spurs

111 | 14 hours ago

Wait why is Brooklyn worth watching?

FirstTribeElder | Spurs

299 | 14 hours ago

I got two words for you: Julius Randle and MPJ ISO Ball, must see TV.

FromChicago808 | Bulls

33 | 14 hours ago

The Vortex! Randle spinning and MPJ ending the possession

Lavaswimmer | Lakers

12 | 13 hours ago

Alright fine two words, RANDALL AND MPJ

DrHuxleyy | Mavericks

13 | 6 hours ago

That’s still three words chuck!

buttsoup_barnes | DET

1 | 2 hours ago

Brooklyn Nets MEGA BOWL

pagny77 | Timberwolves

41 | 14 hours ago

I honestly have no clue. Maybe he means cause its like a Julius Randle revenge game? But who cares about that lol

ComputerPractical748

44 | 13 hours ago

The revenge game will consist of him scoring 35, but the Wolves winning by 40.

pollinium | MIN

17 | 12 hours ago

I kid you not: Julius Randle’s career high came in MSG while losing to the Wolves (who were without KAT and Ant that night) (it’s known as the Taurean Prince game) (I had to listen to it on the radio while driving to Tulsa)

I guess that game was the prevenge game

fps129 | Knicks

3 | 6 hours ago

Taurean Prince was Steph Curry that night.

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

25 | 14 hours ago

Watching two ball-hogs try to share the ball without a true PG is gonna be hilarious

Twism245

7 | 14 hours ago

Mpj is efficient tho.

KashMoney941 | Nets

2 | 3 hours ago

Watching two ball-hogs try to share the ball without a true PG

One second we’re getting criticized for drafting too many PGs, the next we’re getting criticized for not having a PG. Cant make this up lol.

Milly-the-Kid | Timberwolves

11 | 14 hours ago

Brooklyn vs Minnesota specifically because Randle was salary dumped there

AwareWriterTrick158 | Knicks

10 | 14 hours ago

MPJ is a guilty pleasure ngl

latman | Nets

5 | 6 hours ago

Mikel Brown Jr

Emotional-Stay-4009

2 | 14 hours ago

They aren’t until they prove otherwise. NJ has been a hot mess since Kidd/Kittles/Kenyon. Once they were purchased by the Russian, it became a free for all with big salaries and no expectations to win. Look at the names they’ve had, and nothing to show for it. They are like the prerequisite stopping place for a ring chaser who needs a layover.

Expulsure | Nets

1 | an hour ago

Mikel Brown Jr and Egor are a fun young duo

SickSaricDario | Warriors

68 | 14 hours ago

flattening the lottery odds might do wonders for the product

BJ-Enthusiasts

64 | 14 hours ago

I wasn’t so sure it would be a good idea until I see the majority of this sub seems to hate it.

legend023 | Pelicans

11 | 14 hours ago

Slightly below average teams throwing away their season in February is a good thing

They will never be able to build a good roster. Please ignore the six players that are “injured”

JumboHotdogz | Thunder

19 | 14 hours ago

And the fight to get out of the relegation zone will really be interesting too.

LakerBlue | Lakers

3 | 12 hours ago

I heard a podcast say this maybe the first season we see every one actually trying to win (like in the NFL) and that’s an exciting thought. Especially if the rookies turn out as impactful as believed.

Edit: I was talking about the entire season and how there’s no version of “The Process”, not saying they *literally* never tank games.

Troll_Enthusiast | Wizards

6 | 8 hours ago

Even in the NFL teams rest starters when they have nothing to play for

No_Dependent2297 | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

Everyone doesn’t try to win in the NFL, it’s just a much shorter window of tanking games

LakerBlue | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

I was talking about the entire season and how there’s no version of “The Process”, not saying they *literally* never tank games.

brandnameb | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

Lol every team is not trying to win in the NFL

salmon10 | Pistons

6 | 14 hours ago

Along with better collegiate players coming in due to nil

Dunlocke | Bulls

3 | 14 hours ago

It’s a great change and I’m tired of pretending it isn’t

BomberManeuver

1 | 14 hours ago

The fact that small market teams can compete for the play-ins will make the product better. A team gets lucky and they should have a decent roster already built for their star player. Teams also appear to be wanting to take shots at a title because the league is so wide open.

BlueHundred | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

I think it also helps that next year’s draft isn’t projected to be that great while this past 2026 draft was hyped as being an all timer.

Icy_Walk1022

66 | 14 hours ago

Finally a positive post. OP is a good lad.

HoxHound | Bucks

26 | 14 hours ago

It’s gonna be the most competitive season ever. Teams will not be shutting down players. It’s gonna be lit.

Troll_Enthusiast | Wizards

9 | 8 hours ago

Teams will still be shutting down players though

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

Amen

Varrocks_Finest

1 | 4 hours ago

Teams will 100% still be shutting players down, especially on b2bs and closer to the playoffs

SaveHogwarts | Celtics

26 | 13 hours ago

Utah is going to be a league pass frequent watch for me

I’ll always have a soft spot for Ainge, but love what they’re building regardless. Can’t wait to see Peterson against top level defenders.

Just_Drawing8668 | Celtics

1 | 3 hours ago

The first halves of their games last year were pretty good usually

FERFreak731 | Jazz

22 | 14 hours ago

Even Memphis, Sacramento, and Chicago will be must see TV every night too, due to Boozer, Acuff, and Wilson

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

15 | 14 hours ago

Don’t forget Utah & Washington, feels weird saying i would actually tune into a Jazz-Wizards game

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

5 | 14 hours ago

Even crazier, it’s what I’m hyped about the most besides the Knicks-Spurs rematch.

Spooky

Prudent_Fish1358 | Spurs

5 | 13 hours ago

At the very least, I’m interested to see what the Wizards look like.

Definitely hyped to see if Ball and Ant have chemistry too.

BlueHundred | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

It’s also weird to say that I think both teams could honestly make the playoffs next season.

joomla00

1 | 4 hours ago

Utah and Washington was sandbagging last year for this draft. It’s unfortunate they got such high picks while truly dreadful teams like the Kings were still trying.

TheCupOfBrew | Supersonics

3 | 14 hours ago

Us Grizzlies fans deserve this happiness

ShotgunStyles | Kings

2 | 12 hours ago

Kings are winning 40 games this year!

GeneralTheSurvivor | Bulls

1 | 12 hours ago

Ig Boozer Acuff and Wilson will each play 82 games

mrstretchb4ureach | Spurs

16 | 13 hours ago

Speaking from the perspective of a Spurs fan, I am looking forward to Dylan Harper’s improvement and how Wemby responds to the Finals loss. The experience of the team always loomed over last year’s playoffs for me but now with that monkey of their backs I am far more confident for their chances next year.

As an NBA fan, Minnesota’s offense is going to be explosive and I want to see how much of an impact Dybansta has with the Wizards in his first year.

Plus we haven’t even hit free agency yet. A lot of questions to be answered.

onefootback | Raptors

16 | 14 hours ago

this is how i feel every offseason, there’s always new things to be excited about

No-Flounder-9143 | Celtics

9 | 13 hours ago

This era has been so much fun. 8 different champions in 8 years or whatever, it’s fucking awesome.

I really thought this year was the year we get a repeat but no. I’m having a blast.

Shaymuswrites

1 | 5 hours ago

Yeah, I know the league could tweak some things with officiating and gambling ads and late-gane timeouts, but all in all the last 5ish seasons have been pretty incredible. The league is a ton of fun, with a lot of different play styles and approaches to team building. The talent level is off the charts. The player movement keeps things really exciting and interesting.

Basketball is in the best spot, as a sport, that I can remember.

Ok_Instruction7642

9 | 14 hours ago

most excited to watch Peterson and Acuff ball out. I think they’ll be the two most exciting players year one to watch

DarthGringotts | Celtics

7 | 14 hours ago

I watched so much jazz on league pass last season. I wonder who my league pass team will be this year

sho0bydo0by | Bucks

2 | 10 hours ago

watch us

TomatoSecure192 | Bulls

6 | 14 hours ago

I finally have a reason to watch bulls basketball

Pitiful-Quantity4956

5 | 11 hours ago

This might be the first season where every matchup actually feels worth tuning in for.

kellydayscruff

2 | 14 hours ago

nba peaked in 2016 and then again in 2026. you’ll have to wait another 10 years before shit gets really lit again

Dunlocke | Bulls

22 | 14 hours ago

It only peaked in 26 for Knicks fans. Watching a shit Eastern conference and an injured Western conference wasn’t fun

conglomerate99

4 | 14 hours ago

i quite enjoyed watching the western conference this year honestly

Prudent_Fish1358 | Spurs

3 | 13 hours ago

It was a little of column a and a little of column b.

Fans deserve to see healthy teams make the playoffs.

Troll_Enthusiast | Wizards

2 | 8 hours ago

Then you didn’t watch basketball, both conferences were fun to watch.

kellydayscruff

1 | 3 hours ago

the east was wide open and had more 500 teams than the west but youre a casual bulls fan so I get it

someroastedbeef

2 | 8 hours ago

heat 2023 and pacers 2025 miracle run was pretty peak tbh

and as a diehard warriors fan, 2022 is very special to a lot of us

kellydayscruff

1 | 3 hours ago

none of those seasons had the collective talent AND competitiveness of the 2026 season.

from the play in all the way to the last game of the finals, and every 7 game series in between was absolute cinema

someroastedbeef

1 | 3 hours ago

that’s just your subjective opinion, but i respect it!

Over_Use_8474 | Lakers

4 | 13 hours ago

Lol I will NEVER understand people defending tanking and being mad the lottery rules were changing

Ok-Constant-4740

1 | 4 hours ago

For me it’s not so much a defense of tanking, just what is the point of an amateur entry draft except to distribute the best talent to the worst teams? Instead of randomizing the draft, just let teams sign rookies in free agency. The valedictorian at MIT or whatever doesn’t have to go to the worst company in their field… they get to take whatever job they want because of the skills they showed off in college.

Over_Use_8474 | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

If we were going to compare sports to traditional jobs, there would me a whole lot more problems than just the draft

CraigCartonNYC | Knicks

4 | 13 hours ago

Seriously the parity is so high I love it

jakobkh0407

3 | 14 hours ago

Yay nba games

Anthraxus

3 | 14 hours ago

Pre season/off season everybody thinks they could be good.

prettymuthafucka | Wizards

2 | 13 hours ago

What do you know? You never watch anyways

Fair weather fan.

noseonarug17 | Timberwolves

3 | 12 hours ago

For some reason I read the second sentence eith the banana bread at work cadence

Minnesota vs Brooklyn, dude? MIAMI vs DALLAS, dude? Fuckin’ WASHINGTON vs UTAH, DUDE????

someroastedbeef

3 | 8 hours ago

every season’s playoffs has been a banger this decade. we’re spoiled tbh

but this upcoming regular season is shaping up to be one of the most competitive

lackofwindshipsails

3 | 4 hours ago

Halliburton coming back too

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

Facts. I hope everybody come back healthy and ready to go.

todi41 | Knicks

2 | 14 hours ago

Im stoked every year tbh. This last season was kd on the rockets, full season if fox+ healthy wemby + other young guys taking a step, magic with bane, full season of butler with gsw, ad and cooper on mavs, etc. and lastoff season season wasnt as juicy as some others. Honestly i love the positivity of ur post but it kinda makes me feel like ur new to basketball lol. Sorry, i know i sound like a dick I just dont think this off season was particularly crazy.

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

Not sure why I gotta be new (def not) but aside from Knicks, OKC, Spurs, Lakers, Mavs.. I genuinely did not think about any other teams during the regular season. You were really excited about KD and Sengun? Desmond Bane?

Not saying the rest were trash or unwatchable, just that I wasn’t super excited about those teams/didn’t think they legitimately had a shot.

I genuinely can’t wait to watch the Wizards, Heat, Wolves, Jazz, Thunder, Spurs, Knicks, Mavs (healthy) play individually. Just the teams themselves. And the off-season isn’t even over yet. Bulls, Lakers, Pistons, Celtics still got big moves to make.

bagon-ligo

2 | 13 hours ago

A good eyar to buy a league pass as well.

AllAmericanBJ

2 | 13 hours ago

How much is Adam paying you?

Danibear285 | Clippers

2 | 12 hours ago

I’m pulling for the Hornets. Their fans deserve the world for what they’ve been put through

SaulPepper | Hornets

2 | 8 hours ago

kinda hard since we lost our offensive lead but who knows, maybe Christian Anderson is the second coming of Magic Johnson and Charles Lee turns us into 2014 Spurs

Cosmic_Shit_

2 | 12 hours ago

Breaking news: NBA fan finally starts watching nba games

GuessTraining | Nets

2 | 12 hours ago

Mikel (nets) vs Acuff (kings) is something I’m looking forward to. Actually, you can include Wagler and Flemings and probably Peterson in there as well.

This_Cable_5849

2 | 5 hours ago

Sounds like you just found out about the sport

newfoundpassion | NBA

2 | 4 hours ago

Honestly I’m kinda sad bc Charlotte was an incredibly fun League Pass watch this last season. Eric Collins on the call, LaMelo on the ball. I’m not even a team fan, but I was always entertained. While I agree Minny is gonna be incredible to watch, they won’t have Collins decorating the experience with his energy.

frederick_the_duck | Timberwolves

2 | 4 hours ago

I maintain that this is the best the NBA has ever been. In a few decades when the league is dominated by superteams again, the 20s will go down as the peak.

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

People are hating but there’s already a good 12 teams that have a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ shot at the finals as we speak. You right.

Stogor

1 | 13 hours ago

Only team that will never EVER change is Brooklyn. Always gonna be a dumpster fire.

Top-Noise-7375

1 | 13 hours ago

Lmfao you aren’t watching any of these games, why would a jazz-wizards game interest you this year if thunder-pistons wouldn’t last year?

hypermog | Timberwolves

1 | 13 hours ago

+LeBron retirement tour?

Positive_Place7719

1 | 12 hours ago

What’s special bout Miami vs Dallas?

WonderSnorlax | Bucks

5 | 12 hours ago

new giannis team for miami and second year flagg + healthy kyrie for dallas i think

onionnurve | 76ers

1 | 12 hours ago

We don’t have a team yet so I’m not quite excited but we’ll see 😪

rumblegod | Thunder

1 | 12 hours ago

I think will be a great season for sure.
I can’t wait for summer league. Parity era has made the nba more fun than ever.
Social media and athletes gaining NIL has made them more household names and notable than before. Because of this we have more starts than ever.

JeanMichelGaming | France

1 | 12 hours ago

Not to sound like a party pooper, but Lebron’s retirement tour and glazing all year is gonna get old extremely fast. I am no Lebron hater, and I can appreciate his legacy. But its gonna be THE Lebron year all around and I am not excited for that at all.

cquale55 | Spurs

1 | 12 hours ago

AND THEN GLASS SHATTERS, Stones Cold style - Seattle and Las Vegas come out out of the tunnel with Black and White NWO shirts (for Vegas, obviously, green and gold for Sonics) and mix the whole thing up. Kevin Durant comes down from the rafters in a Rockets mask protecting his team, but pulls it off and it’s his OG Sonics Uni somehow. Chef’s kiss, people finally like Durant since 2016.

blinx0rz | San Diego Clippers

1 | 11 hours ago

clippers tho?

Bulky-Ad-200

1 | 11 hours ago

wait, you only usually watch Knicks and Spurs games?

as in, before the Finals? you must have had a time this season then lol

segson9

1 | 10 hours ago

This will be true for first month or two. Then some players will get injured, some teams will.just be bad, some players will load manage…

At least there won’t be any tanking (hopefully)

rocket_beer | Celtics

0 | 9 hours ago

Yeah load managing is horrible.

Flopping is horrible.

Refs interfering so they can win their bet is horrible.

Knicks fans are horrible.

discussionandrespect | Knicks

1 | 10 hours ago

I wanna see Knicks spurs and Celtics lakers as the first 2 games

EntireStatement1195

1 | 10 hours ago

The NBA is back.

Stopped watching a lot after 2019 and the bubble season.

Got into the Knicks 2021 playoff run when Trae iced them. Same for Jimmy Butler and the Heat in 2023 when the Knicks lost again.

Got super into Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry Warriors one last ride taking out the young Rockets last year and thought they had a real chance make a run at the Finals.

The Knicks getting eliminated by the Pacers back to back seasons were the final nail. Never thought they were good enough to win a championship, and Brunson was too small and slow to win in the playoffs.

Those guys went through years of hell and adversity to win the ring this year.

Teams are loading up again and I don’t remember a free agency or trade offseason like this since 2010.

ANT and Melo, Bam and Greek Freak, the Spurs no doubt coming back and the Raptors and Pistons are real threats in the East.

Knicks will always contend with Brunson, KAT, OG, and the crew.

Only question is where LeBron will land.

swentech | Timberwolves

1 | 9 hours ago

I’ll be honest I was kind of out on the NBA the last few years. Didn’t like the direction it was going. I watched most of the playoffs and finals and that was some of the best stuff in years. I am back in next year.

Fit-Setting9033

1 | 7 hours ago

Call me pessimistic but until Adam silver fixes flopping Im just gonna be highlight watching and following the storylines.

He literally said this on the pat mcafee show :

“Even as I sit in the stands at games, players may be falling down, players may be reacting to a call,” Silver said. “But to me, if they’re not fooling the referees, it’s OK. Players are taught to sell calls these days.”

Pathetic lizard man running this league into the ground. It’s embarrassing.

SnooDonuts9227 | Spurs

1 | 6 hours ago

Hey u/Carl-Poppa-Grimes when you say that you usually just watch Knicks and spurs games, does that mean you’re a fan of both? If so, what a great season this past one was for you

Carl-Poppa-Grimes [OP] | Knicks

0 | 6 hours ago

So I’m from Queens, been a Knicks fan my whole life since high school around Melo times. So I always had to pick a team to watch that wasn’t the Knicks because we wasn’t winning. D Rose Bulls, Kobe Lakers, KD and Russ, Lebron teams, etc.

It’s been cool watching the Knicks be good again these past seasons, but I still didn’t like the way it was Brunsonball or nothing last season.

When Wemby had the two blocks and then hit that logo 3 at the start of the season I knew I had to watch the Spurs. Then you got Castle, Vassell, Harper, Champaigne, Keldon Johnson hooping for real.

Then the Knicks switched it up and became one of the best multiple offensive threats in the NBA?

NBA Cup, then we run it back for the finals?

Yeah this season was a movie. I’m gonna remember it for life.

DaSkoomaConsuma

1 | 6 hours ago

Flop button is going to be a great addition

Service-Fickle

1 | 5 hours ago

Using this thread to shout out the nets is just weird.

Low_Succotash5073 | Knicks

1 | 5 hours ago

the meat riding is insane

DigTheDunes

1 | 5 hours ago

I can’t wait for the magical day when the bulls break up their team again for 2nd rounders and cash considerations.

Krazy_Kane | Wizards

1 | 4 hours ago

I’m telling myself Dybantsa vs Peterson is the new Magic vs Bird

Legitimate-Elk8595

1 | 4 hours ago

I still don’t think there’s a reason to watch Brooklyn

anemic_royaltea | Supersonics

1 | 3 hours ago

Needs more Sonics.

malcifer11 | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

It’s gonna be an awesome season

Ceejae_

1 | 2 hours ago

Mentioning Miami when they couldn’t win 1 out of 7 games against injured “little brother” Orlando last year… let them win some in-state games first.

idrinkcement | Charlotte Bobcats

0 | 13 hours ago

Who’s excited to watch Pelicans vs Kings?

Relevant_Elk_9176 | Bulls

0 | 13 hours ago

Everyone else will be fun to watch, but I’m more excited for this bulls season than I have been in a long time. Cannot wait to see how our team does, even though I’m sure we won’t be good, hopefully the athleticism will make the team exciting.

Can we take a second to appreciate how lit NBA ‘26-27 is about to be?