'25-26 NBA Thread

[GB Warrior]

Will OKC or SA go after Jaylen Brown?  I don't think the Spurs will part with Castle or Harper. 

SA should not part with their cost controller assets. And OKC is in financial hell themselves that I don't see a trade for JB that makes them better

[WhiteTrash]

SA should not part with their cost controller assets. And OKC is in financial hell themselves that I don't see a trade for JB that makes them better

The exceptional Bulls' management never will be in financial hell.

[MuggsyB]

SA should not part with their cost controller assets. And OKC is in financial hell themselves that I don't see a trade for JB that makes them better

SA should not part with their cost controller assets. And OKC is in financial hell themselves that I don't see a trade for JB that makes them better

Say what you want about Brown, but he's arguably a top 5-8 player.  Or at least he was last season.   And he's also consistently healthy.  That said I'm wondering what team has the package to get him and absorb his contract?

[wadesworld]

Say what you want about Brown, but he's arguably a top 5-8 player.  Or at least he was last season.   And he's also consistently healthy.  That said I'm wondering what team has the package to get him and absorb his contract?

He is not that.

[MuggsyB]

He is not that.

You don't think he's a top 10 player?  Top 20?  He was 3rd in MVP voting i think.  But I guess he did flame out in the playoffs. 

[MU82]

The Spurs don't need Brown, or any other expensive player currently outside their organization, to win the title next season.

They already are a great team, and they will be a year older and more experienced. I wouldn't mess with what they've got.

[MuggsyB]

The Spurs don't need Brown, or any other expensive player currently outside their organization, to win the title next season.

They already are a great team, and they will be a year older and more experienced. I wouldn't mess with what they've got.

I don't necessarily disagree but people seem to neglect the fact that Brown has won more games than any other player the past 5 seasons and has a Finals MVP.  He took a team no one thought would be competitive to 56 wins.  The guy is a heck of a player regardless of his silliness off the court.  And he's durable and plays both ends of the floor.

[cheebs09]

Giannis endorsing Trojan now. At least he used protection when he had us over a barrel.

[MU82]

I don't necessarily disagree but people seem to neglect the fact that Brown has won more games than any other player the past 5 seasons and has a Finals MVP.  He took a team no one thought would be competitive to 56 wins.  The guy is a heck of a player regardless of his silliness off the court.  And he's durable and plays both ends of the floor.

I have utmost respect for Brown's game, and my previous post neither said nor suggested otherwise.

The Spurs, as constituted, made it to the NBA Finals and then had a double-digit lead in every game of the Finals. They were young and didn't know how to close out games. Next season, they will be a year older and their great young players will be a year greater.

As a bonus, those players are still getting paid on their rookie contracts, giving the organization the kind of financial flexibility that's rare for a genuine championship contender. Blowing that up to make a splash move would be unnecessary and foolhardy IMHO.

[MU82]

Hornets trade Miles Bridges to Phoenix. Not that surprising in that Naz Reid and Bridges have similar games, and Bridges is scheduled to be a free agent after next season.

It's kinda funny that the Hornets are stockpiling 2033 first-round draft picks, though. They must be counting on BCHoopster's grandson being NBA-ready that year!