'25-26 NBA Thread

[JWags85]

Castle is gonna be an all-star - otherwise not much star power. Jaren McClain is solid and Kolek may end up being a top 5 guy from this draft.

Yea, Castle is the star so far, he's gonna be really dangerous if he figures out an outside shot.  And to be fair, Sarr is a very bright spot on an otherwise terrible Wizards team.  And Sheppard is really young and still developing but I don't know how much he'll be other than a lights out shooter.

But otherwise in the top 10, Risacher is just a guy, Clingan is a nice 10/10 guy but I don't know how much more ceiling he has, Edey puts up decent numbers but is unplayable in certain lineups and you'll never win a title with him as one of your top 3 guys.  Then Holland, Dillingham, and Williams all stink to varying degrees.  Saluen doesn't do much on a Hornets team begging for contributions.

Agree about McCain, but even out of the lottery, it doesn't get much brighter.

[MuggsyB]

I didn't realize how good Avdija is.  That dude is balling. 

[JWags85]

I didn't realize how good Avdija is.  That dude is balling. 

The trade to get him out of purgatory in Washington was big for him.  He had a good year last year, but man, he's exploded so far this year.  And the scary part is that he's got some upside still with his shooting, he's lost a bit of his efficiency with the larger volume as his role expanded this year.  And he's only 24, he's gonna be a problem for awhile.  Hope the Blazers figure it out or add some pieces so we can see him in meaningful games.

[MU82]

Jokic hurt his knee last night. Update expected from the Nuggets later today.

[wadesworld]

Jokic hurt his knee last night. Update expected from the Nuggets later today.

Hyperextended knee, out at least 4 weeks.  Giannis had the same injury in game 5 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals and played game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals.  Definitely thought he tore his ACL when it happened.

[MU82]

Hyperextended knee, out at least 4 weeks.  Giannis had the same injury in game 5 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals and played game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals.  Definitely thought he tore his ACL when it happened.

Sucks for Jokic and the Nuggets. The world's best basketball player was having (another) historically great season. I hope he comes back as strong as ever.