2025-26 NBA

[Cusefan0307]

This is friggin awesome. The best thing the NBA has done recently is go back to NBC.

 

[Melancer46]

I feel like there’s a pretty reasonable chance (as much as there can be) that wemby is going to be the greatest player of all time

He is truly something we've never seen before, which is saying a lot. I do think he has that potential but obviously an extremely long ways to go. Feels like it'll be a huge what if if for some reason he doesn't end up a top 30ish player all time.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

There is always a guy we haven’t seen before. It started with George Miken. Then there were Wilt, Jabbar, Ralph, Ming, Bradley. Giannis, etc. It’s the teaching of all basketball skills at an early age, rather than just big man skills, as well as early overall physical training and nutrition, that is changing the skill levels of these physical anomalies. Still, he is amazing.

 

[Knicks411]

He is truly something we've never seen before, which is saying a lot. I do think he has that potential but obviously an extremely long ways to go. Feels like it'll be a huge what if if for some reason he doesn't end up a top 30ish player all time.

Obviously it's going a little overboard to say the guy is going to be the greatest player who ever lived, but its fun! and i think anyone can see the path there.

But if you want a more realistic (and also kinda insane statement), at this point I do think the median outcome for Wemby is the guy is like one of the 10 or 15 best players ever.

 

[DoctahLexus]

He is truly something we've never seen before, which is saying a lot. I do think he has that potential but obviously an extremely long ways to go. Feels like it'll be a huge what if if for some reason he doesn't end up a top 30ish player all time.

I have to imagine this is as close as it gets to how people felt watching Wilt Chamberlain in his first NBA years.

 

[Melancer46]

Obviously it's going a little overboard to say the guy is going to be the greatest player who ever lived, but its fun! and i think anyone can see the path there.

But if you want a more realistic (and also kinda insane statement), at this point I do think the median outcome for Wemby is the guy is like one of the 10 or 15 best players ever.

Yeah, I think that is basically the expectation at this point but man, the accolades you have to rack up to actually get there are so crazy.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I watched less NBA last year than I have in my life. Probably won’t watch a lot this year except for good prime time games especially if Wemby is on. I’ll watch playoffs when it truly matters.

Hell of a start to the year though. I’m more intrigued now than I’ve been in years with this gambling stuff.

Billups is absolutely screwed. Tbh he should be concerned for his well being if these reports about mafia involvement are true.

This is like a gangster movie.

Just for the quality of the product, it doesn't get much better than OKC vs. Houston a couple nights ago. And then the Wemby Show. San Antonio hasn't lost yet, I believe.

 

[IthacaMatt]

But they tell me that Jalen Brunson is a foul merchant. SMH.

Well, he kind of is. Some guys are good at drawing fouls.

 

[Knicks411]

Every night Wemby has a 3 or 4 possession stretch where he does complete alien stuff.

I just looked at his numbers, 34 MPG, he's averaging 30 and 14 with almost 5 blocks a game! Maybe even more crazy, he averaged 3.7 TO per game as a rookie, 3.2 last year, and down to 1.8 so far this year. Obviously its only 5 games, but still.

 

[Melancer46]

Every night Wemby has a 3 or 4 possession stretch where he does complete alien stuff.

I just looked at his numbers, 34 MPG, he's averaging 30 and 14 with almost 5 blocks a game! Maybe even more crazy, he averaged 3.7 TO per game as a rookie, 3.2 last year, and down to 1.8 so far this year. Obviously its only 5 games, but still.

Lol go look at Giannis' per 36 numbers for this season. It is so absurd.

 

[Knicks411]

Lol go look at Giannis' per 36 numbers for this season. It is so absurd.

He was unstoppable against the Knicks this week.

 

[Melancer46]

He was unstoppable against the Knicks this week.

That might have been his worst game of the season lol

 

[Knicks411]

That might have been his worst game of the season lol

Lol. Well I’d like to think the Knicks are pretty good!

He was 16-21 from 2 against the Knicks, which is just insane.

 

[cuseattle]

Is Ja Morant more trouble then he's worth?
Just heard about his suspension.
He's 26 now and sill manages to get himself noticed for making bad decisions.

Grizzlies suspend Morant for detrimental conduct

The Grizzlies suspended star point guard Ja Morant for one game because of conduct detrimental to the team.

www.google.com

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Is Ja Morant more trouble then he's worth?
Just heard about his suspension.
He's 26 now and sill manages to get himself noticed for making bad decisions.

Grizzlies suspend Morant for detrimental conduct

The Grizzlies suspended star point guard Ja Morant for one game because of conduct detrimental to the team.

www.google.com

He’s not. If he wasn’t a 6-2” guard, maybe the juice would be worth the squeeze.

 

[Eric15]

What a turnaround by Detroit.

2023-24 14-68 worst team in the league
2024-25 44-38
2025-26 7-2 best record in East currently

 

[IthacaMatt]

I have to imagine this is as close as it gets to how people felt watching Wilt Chamberlain in his first NBA years.

Yes, the way Wemby is exploding is "must watch TV".
San Antonio is suddenly way ahead of schedule in their rebuild.

 

[Newhouser]

What a turnaround by Detroit.

2023-24 14-68 worst team in the league
2024-25 44-38
2025-26 7-2 best record in East currently

Monty Williams should be embarrassed.

 

[Eric15]

Cade Cunningham attempted 45 shots in 45 minutes last night.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Cade Cunningham attempted 45 shots in 45 minutes last night.

He's on my fantasy team. His shooting percentage killed me. But, he's having a very good season.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Yes, the way Wemby is exploding is "must watch TV".
San Antonio is suddenly way ahead of schedule in their rebuild.

I just checked their box score from last night. I didn't realize they had De'Aaron Fox. I see Harper is hurt. When the Spurs get healthy they could challenge OKC in the West

 

[CuseTG2003]

The Heat's game-winning alley-oop off an inbounds w/ 0.4 seconds left last night was thing of beauty. Just perfect basketball.

 

[phillydad]

The Heat's game-winning alley-oop off an inbounds w/ 0.4 seconds left last night was thing of beauty. Just perfect basketball.

And the Magic also won on a buzzer beater. So according to ESPN researchers, this was only the second time in NBA history that multiple games were won on buzzer beaters in the same state!
Nothing against the researchers, they do a great job and many maybe SU grads. But is this really something we need to know?

 

[Melancer46]

The Heat's game-winning alley-oop off an inbounds w/ 0.4 seconds left last night was thing of beauty. Just perfect basketball.

Really beautiful play. I will say though, defense never should have fallen for the elevator screen in the first place. With 0.4 seconds left, do you really think Miami is designing a play to get their shooter with the ball with his back to the basket at the 3 point line? Normal basketball instincts killed Cleveland there.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

And the Magic also won on a buzzer beater. So according to ESPN researchers, this was only the second time in NBA history that multiple games were won on buzzer beaters in the same state!
Nothing against the researchers, they do a great job and many maybe SU grads. But is this really something we need to know?

Planting the seed for a Magic-Heat buzzer-beater parlay special, only on ESPN Bet! $20 and a swift kick to the groin from Kevin Hart if you lose!