2025-26 NBA

[jncuse]

#4. Can they select their own pick?

I assume no, otherwise it defeats the purpose.

 

[jncuse]

I just came up with a problem for #4.

Say Toronto in June 2026, chose Sacramento for its 2027 pick. The projected #1 pick is "Victor Wemby Jr". Sacramento is struggling in 2027. Its January 1, 2027, Toronto trades 2 future first rounder to Sacramento for 3 crappy second round picks to encourage Sacramento to tank.

 

[Knicks411]

I think both the wheel and abolishing the draft are kinda cool ideas that I would love to see in a simulation but probably would suck and/or have no real chance of happening.

When you think about how much of the league is driven by the transaction windows, the idea of removing the draft and not having teams able to make blockbuster deals is probably a no go.

Maybe they go back to the old way, where every team had equal chance of winning the lottery.

Its wild, I am looking at the first ever lottery; Warriors were tied for the worst record in the league and ended up with the last pick in the lottery!

 

[MikeSU02]

Just kill the lottery and go by record and kill pick protections on trades.

That way at least you'll know who is outright trying to tank from game #1 because no one that tries for half a season would then be able to get a top 3 pick because it would be too late.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

The NBA and Adam Silver should be embarrassed by the way the hockey game went down yesterday. Yes, it was for a gold metal but hockey players regularly reinsert themselves into games after getting stitched up or lose teeth. The NBA either needs to fix their back to back issue or fix their tanking issue. The better players need to play. Not sit, just because they have two games in a row and your team is angling for a better draft pick.

 

[Knicks411]

Not sure how you can compare the gold medal game to nba regular season?

 

[jncuse]

Not sure how you can compare the gold medal game to nba regular season?

I'll use the example of FVV (Fred Van Vleet) - he got hammered a few times in the NBA final back in 2019, was bloodied, and kept playing.

 

[Knicks411]

Tyrese Haliburton played on a bad calf in the NBA finals and ended up blowing his achilles. It was pretty famous! and it happened within the last 12 months!

I'll use the example of FVV (Fred Van Vleet) - he got hammered a few times in the NBA final back in 2019, was bloodied, and kept playing.

Klay Thompson also tore his ACL in those finals and was trying to come back into game 6.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Tyrese Haliburton played on a bad calf in the NBA finals and ended up blowing his achilles. It was pretty famous! and it happened within the last 12 months!



Klay Thompson also tore his ACL in those finals and was trying to come back into game 6.

NBA prolly needs more bloody injuries to the face. Spit out the chiclet and move on.

This leg injury stuff doesn't cut it.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I'll use the example of FVV (Fred Van Vleet) - he got hammered a few times in the NBA final back in 2019, was bloodied, and kept playing.

Yes, ok, but that's a normal Tuesday in the NHL. You should know more than anyone. As a side note, I would love to be in Toronto if the Maple Leafs ever win the Stanley Cup. That's going to be a celebration.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Not sure how you can compare the gold medal game to nba regular season?

I'm not. I'm embarrassed for the NBA for the direction the league has been going in regards to tanking. Hockey players are much tougher. Whether it's a regular season game or the Gold Metal game. And, like you guys, I'm a huge NBA guy.