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Quote from: ingiltere on January 22, 2025, 09:38:57 AM

LeBron James made history for one more time. After turning 40, he became the second player to record a triple-double, after Karl Malone. LeBron had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists as the Lakers beat the Wizards. Also, his poster to Valančiūnas was legendary. This athleticism at this age is really incredible. LeBron is one of the greatest athletes in history, not only in basketball but for all sports.
Here's the poster he made: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HbooSpDOZKo

It feels like LeBron is making triple-doubles more often this season than he did last season. And in terms of performance and achievements, he is certainly a unique player in NBA history.
As for the poster, that dunk didn't look energetic, but it's still impressive, considering LeBron's age.
However, it's worth noting that most players his age can't do that anymore, except for Vince Carter, who I think will make dunks even at 50+ years old.

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Quote from: boyptc on January 22, 2025, 06:47:14 PM

Alright, here goes the saga about Jimmy Butler's transfer and potential trade. It seems that it's about to happen soon. Look, he just missed his flight and he gets suspended for 2 games.

--> https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10151891-report-jimmy-butler-to-be-suspended-2-games-by-heat-after-missing-team-flight

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jimmy Butler gets traded. Things aren’t looking great for him right now and maybe the Miami Heat are considering letting him go—but only if the trade benefits them. I’ve seen a lot in facebook comments of people suggesting he might end up with the Suns, which I think would be a win win for both teams. Anyway where would you like to see Jimmy Butler play? Me personally, I’d love to see him back with the Bulls or Wizards so I could at least enjoy watching Wizards games. lol

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Alright, here goes the saga about Jimmy Butler's transfer and potential trade. It seems that it's about to happen soon. Look, he just missed his flight and he gets suspended for 2 games.

--> https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10151891-report-jimmy-butler-to-be-suspended-2-games-by-heat-after-missing-team-flight

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Quote from: danherbias07 on January 22, 2025, 06:03:10 AM

Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

That's true. He plays below 25 minutes and his schedule is still broken. He sometimes doesn't play but whenever he can, you will definitely feel his presence on the floor. The Clippers are still in a good spot at rank 5 of the West but they are just 1 win away against the other teams underneath them so they must still be careful and try to win every game.

The Orlando Magic are now on their 4th losing streak. Banchero cannot do it alone. He needs his wingmen. Cole Anthony, Suggs, and the Wagner Brothers. If they still want to enter the playoffs they need to hasten their recovery and prevent injuries. Franz Wagner is coming back near but his brother Moritz won't be playing for the remainder of the year. They are not in a bad spot. From 4 - 8 of the East have just a 1 or 2-game win difference.

Orlando Magic this year is also a big surprise to us. I mean they have played like half of their games or even more without Paolo and then Franz Wagner but still manages to win even in the road. So the mentality of this team is very different although we can only wish that everyone is healthy so that they can go and compete in the East.

Still plenty of time for them, we are not even half of the season so hopefully Franz at least will come back later to help Paolo. The bench is doing good, however, it's not enough to get wins in bunch and keep that good standing.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on January 22, 2025, 06:03:10 AM

Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

That's true. He plays below 25 minutes and his schedule is still broken. He sometimes doesn't play but whenever he can, you will definitely feel his presence on the floor. The Clippers are still in a good spot at rank 5 of the West but they are just 1 win away against the other teams underneath them so they must still be careful and try to win every game.

The Orlando Magic are now on their 4th losing streak. Banchero cannot do it alone. He needs his wingmen. Cole Anthony, Suggs, and the Wagner Brothers. If they still want to enter the playoffs they need to hasten their recovery and prevent injuries. Franz Wagner is coming back near but his brother Moritz won't be playing for the remainder of the year. They are not in a bad spot. From 4 - 8 of the East have just a 1 or 2-game win difference.

Agreed. Even as a knicks fan its good for all of basketball when teams are at full strength. Nothing against bench players but when top talent isnt on the court the product gets diluted. Orlando is definately a team pn the rise. Agree as well with kawhi. One of those players who could have been one of the greats but injuries held him back

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Quote from: ingiltere on January 22, 2025, 09:38:57 AM

LeBron James made history for one more time. After turning 40, he became the second player to record a triple-double, after Karl Malone. LeBron had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists as the Lakers beat the Wizards. Also, his poster to Valančiūnas was legendary. This athleticism at this age is really incredible. LeBron is one of the greatest athletes in history, not only in basketball but for all sports.
Here's the poster he made: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HbooSpDOZKo

I mean he is literally carrying that team, at 40 years old as well. Right now he is the second highest scorer of that team, and not like he is doing at terrible efficiency neither, he has nearly 40% three pointers, and he has 51%+ field goal too, while going with 7.5 rebounds and 9 assists per game, which is insane. I have to say, I have never seen anyone even remotely be this good at 40 years old, and probably not that many after 35 neither.

This is a wonderful situation Lakers are in, they still have a great leader, and they are sixth place right now, they made some moves, who knows maybe they will actually have a good season. Can't say what playoffs will look like, but I am pretty sure they will have a chance to go far.

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LeBron James made history for one more time. After turning 40, he became the second player to record a triple-double, after Karl Malone. LeBron had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists as the Lakers beat the Wizards. Also, his poster to Valančiūnas was legendary. This athleticism at this age is really incredible. LeBron is one of the greatest athletes in history, not only in basketball but for all sports.
Here's the poster he made: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HbooSpDOZKo

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Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

That's true. He plays below 25 minutes and his schedule is still broken. He sometimes doesn't play but whenever he can, you will definitely feel his presence on the floor. The Clippers are still in a good spot at rank 5 of the West but they are just 1 win away against the other teams underneath them so they must still be careful and try to win every game.

The Orlando Magic are now on their 4th losing streak. Banchero cannot do it alone. He needs his wingmen. Cole Anthony, Suggs, and the Wagner Brothers. If they still want to enter the playoffs they need to hasten their recovery and prevent injuries. Franz Wagner is coming back near but his brother Moritz won't be playing for the remainder of the year. They are not in a bad spot. From 4 - 8 of the East have just a 1 or 2-game win difference.

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Bradley Beal is reportedly now open to joining the Milwaukee Bucks according to NBA Central. That is pretty big news if true. It gives the Suns another option to acquire Jimmy Butler instead of trying to rely on the Lakers as a trading partner. The fact this news is even coming out makes me think they’re close to making a deal.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 21, 2025, 10:47:25 AM

Zion is an interesting gamble for teams. He has the potential when healthy to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal, but he hasn’t been able to put together a single healthy season yet. His teammates obviously are tired of waiting for him and want out. It’s just one of those things. All you can do is appreciate him when he’s on the court.

Yep, Zion can be interesting to teams because of his dominance on the court. However, the only option for Zion to become less injury-prone is to reduce the load on his legs, i.e. lose a lot of weight. But this sounds like a hopeless situation for him because if Zion did lose weight, it would be very difficult for him to continue to dominate on the court.

It could be the only solution, but I do think that there were seasons that he really look beef up and lose all that weight and make it to muscle. But still though, he got easily injured so we're not really sure on what's going on with Zion, and it could be a combination of him being unlucky every time or really pushing himself hard on the floor that's why he got injured too often. But I do agree that he is a very interesting gamble on teams that really see him or thinking that they can developed more and help him a lot to be not that injury prone. I do not think though that his team are tired on waiting on him, they know the real issues so they might as well go and play ball thinking that he might not be on the floor. Or can play today but the next game, he will be out.

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Quote from: OgNasty on January 21, 2025, 10:47:25 AM

Zion is an interesting gamble for teams. He has the potential when healthy to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal, but he hasn’t been able to put together a single healthy season yet. His teammates obviously are tired of waiting for him and want out. It’s just one of those things. All you can do is appreciate him when he’s on the court.

Yep, Zion can be interesting to teams because of his dominance on the court. However, the only option for Zion to become less injury-prone is to reduce the load on his legs, i.e. lose a lot of weight. But this sounds like a hopeless situation for him because if Zion did lose weight, it would be very difficult for him to continue to dominate on the court.

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An interesting statistic about Anthony Edwards and LeBron James…

“Anthony Edwards is now 0-12 on go-ahead/game-tying FGAs in final 5 seconds of 4th or OT, per @mikecwright.

LeBron’s the only other player with more attempts without a make (0-19) since Ant was drafted.”

This is what sets Michael Jordan apart from the rest of basketball. I’m a big LeBron fan and a big Ant fan, but they are no Michael Jordan when it comes to the clutch.

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Quote from: Fredomago on January 21, 2025, 03:07:20 PM

Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

Yup, if he can stay healthy then the winning chances is far better though we can't tell if how long he can play this way we can only hope that he'll continue doing his best to prevent getting any additional injuries or any events that will trigger his current injuries, we all know how good Kawhi was and his impact to his team when he's playing decently he can provide both good offense and defense so hopefully he will continue playing.

We can't conclude it yet as of this moment we just need to enjoy watching him playing with his team, the rest will be dictated by time if he'll keeps improve playing healthy.

Yeah, but last night they've lost to the visiting Bulls, and it was really a trap for gamblers to bet on them as we think that they are on a winning streak and can beat the Bulls as Chicago is not a good road them. However, it was just a ugly game for the Clippers, this is that kind of game that they really need to win because they are the favorite and have a better record that the Bulls. They just let Zach Lavine takes over the game in the second half. Now the Clippers will have to face the defending champion in Boston in their next game. Now, that is a very difficult task for them. It's only Zubac that didn't play on the side of Clippers and of course, we don't expect Kawhi to play that much minutes.

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Quote from: Fredomago on January 21, 2025, 03:07:20 PM

Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

Yup, if he can stay healthy then the winning chances is far better though we can't tell if how long he can play this way we can only hope that he'll continue doing his best to prevent getting any additional injuries or any events that will trigger his current injuries, we all know how good Kawhi was and his impact to his team when he's playing decently he can provide both good offense and defense so hopefully he will continue playing.

We can't conclude it yet as of this moment we just need to enjoy watching him playing with his team, the rest will be dictated by time if he'll keeps improve playing healthy.

I saw a funny moment in the Clippers vs Lakers game where the crowd was shaving the unibrow off an Anthony Davis cutout while he was at the free throw line shooting free throws. It made me laugh. These guys are getting pretty creative trying to disrupt player routines. I'm sure the athletes are too locked in to the game to even notice anyone in the stands or what they're doing, but it's still a funny moment. The NBA needs stuff like this if they're going to get fans back after the bubble debacle with all the woke nonsense.

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Quote from: Japinat on January 21, 2025, 02:33:14 AM

I’m really liking the Clippers now, especially with Leonard back. Even though he’s still on limited minutes, you can see his consistency in shooting especially that deadly mid-range game. Just hoping he stays injury-free, if Leonard stays healthy, I think the Clippers have a real chance to make it to the NBA Finals.

Yup, if he can stay healthy then the winning chances is far better though we can't tell if how long he can play this way we can only hope that he'll continue doing his best to prevent getting any additional injuries or any events that will trigger his current injuries, we all know how good Kawhi was and his impact to his team when he's playing decently he can provide both good offense and defense so hopefully he will continue playing.

We can't conclude it yet as of this moment we just need to enjoy watching him playing with his team, the rest will be dictated by time if he'll keeps improve playing healthy.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on January 21, 2025, 10:08:34 AM

Quote from: Emitdama on January 21, 2025, 09:59:01 AM

Zion being traded now is not a possibility, because he would have a low value. Dude just gets injured over and over again, so any team who would trade him, would know that it is likely that he would be injured again, so they are not going to really assume that he is going to stay healthy, hence they won't be willing to give much for him, doesn't make sense.

However, if they ever want to trade him after he stays health for a season, then we could see him do better, it is not going to be that much of a hard time at all, it would make sense and we could see him get a lot more value. The rest of the team should be open to trade, depending on what offer they get, it is not about rebuilding, it's about trading away someone to get someone better, they could give picks and players to get someone better.

Well, this is a risk that the Pelicans must take. You are right, he will have less value because of his injury history but there will be teams that might have better trainers that could come up with something and change his method. I really doubt it could happen in the Pelicans because he is being spoiled there. Yes, they input a clause in his new contract but there's really no change that is happening.
About if ever he is traded or not. The Pelicans could come up with a new plan and they could do what the Cavaliers or the Jazz did. Restarting their roster.
Input some veterans and focus on new players. The Pelicans could trade for draft picks and I am sure that will be a gem in the future.

Zion is an interesting gamble for teams. He has the potential when healthy to be the most dominant player since Shaquille O’Neal, but he hasn’t been able to put together a single healthy season yet. His teammates obviously are tired of waiting for him and want out. It’s just one of those things. All you can do is appreciate him when he’s on the court.

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Quote from: Emitdama on January 21, 2025, 09:59:01 AM

Zion being traded now is not a possibility, because he would have a low value. Dude just gets injured over and over again, so any team who would trade him, would know that it is likely that he would be injured again, so they are not going to really assume that he is going to stay healthy, hence they won't be willing to give much for him, doesn't make sense.

However, if they ever want to trade him after he stays health for a season, then we could see him do better, it is not going to be that much of a hard time at all, it would make sense and we could see him get a lot more value. The rest of the team should be open to trade, depending on what offer they get, it is not about rebuilding, it's about trading away someone to get someone better, they could give picks and players to get someone better.

Well, this is a risk that the Pelicans must take. You are right, he will have less value because of his injury history but there will be teams that might have better trainers that could come up with something and change his method. I really doubt it could happen in the Pelicans because he is being spoiled there. Yes, they input a clause in his new contract but there's really no change that is happening.
About if ever he is traded or not. The Pelicans could come up with a new plan and they could do what the Cavaliers or the Jazz did. Restarting their roster.
Input some veterans and focus on new players. The Pelicans could trade for draft picks and I am sure that will be a gem in the future.

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Zion being traded now is not a possibility, because he would have a low value. Dude just gets injured over and over again, so any team who would trade him, would know that it is likely that he would be injured again, so they are not going to really assume that he is going to stay healthy, hence they won't be willing to give much for him, doesn't make sense.

However, if they ever want to trade him after he stays health for a season, then we could see him do better, it is not going to be that much of a hard time at all, it would make sense and we could see him get a lot more value. The rest of the team should be open to trade, depending on what offer they get, it is not about rebuilding, it's about trading away someone to get someone better, they could give picks and players to get someone better.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on January 20, 2025, 05:53:43 AM

Suns need someone like marcus smart on their team. Doesnt need to score to be an impact and can focus on defense. Suns are built around scoring and it just doesnt work long term. They will always be better than average but will have a difficult time in long series where teams can scheme defense against their shooters.

Currently, Defensive team is the one that leading the NBA when it comes to winning. Most of the team now has strong 3 points shooting capability after the GSW era use this strategy to dominate the league.

But right now having a strong offensive skills is already not enough to win the game if the opponent defense is strong that makes shooter missed while can still score at the same time.

Suns need to rebuild their Roster and start adding players with D rather than pure shooting that sometimes has low accuracy,

Hard to image the Suns need to rebuild when the have Booker and KD, but I think they rushed things to get them help with Beal who turned out to not be so great. Their last hope is to somehow offload Beal to the Lakers and pickup Jimmy Butler. Otherwise I think they might need to blow up the roster and start over.

They have those good players that supposed to be could able to help their team to win. But result shows different since they are struggling to win. I also doubt that getting Butler on their team will bring good result to them since for sure that ball rotation will be limited and they might sacrifice those good role players on their team.

Maybe Suns should explore to have 2 stars in their team and let them surrounded by hard working role players then see if they can get more better result with that. Since if they push to get Butler there's huge chance that their chemistry might also get affected which provably give them another bad result.

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Quote from: Dave1 on January 20, 2025, 03:46:23 AM

The Suns though will need to be consistent, they have one of the best scorer in KD and Booker, but it seems the something, like a good role players. Maybe they can make it to the playoff, but still there's no guarantee for them as the West is loaded.

Kings, after firing their head coach, seems to be doing good, perhaps it was a breathe of fresh air for them.

For the Warriors, Curry is getting older and so is Draymond, and the team is build differently when Klay left them, to be honest. When we thought that Buddy Hield could be a good addition to them, it's worst though.

We can't really blame Buddy Hield for that, Klay played with that team for so long, they really got used to each other, not only Klay memorized what the plays are, but also they memorized how they play together as well, so when he left, nobody would replace him, even a superstar, because it would take time to get used to each other, and to be fair Curry and Draymond do not have that much time left. So it is not Buddy issue, but more about how Warriors didn't want to max contract Klay, which was a mistake if you ask me.

I believe that we are going to see this changing soon though, they are getting more and more used to each other, this season could be bad, but next season could be a lot better for them without a doubt. At this point, they are not really going for a title, I do not think they could win one, it looks like a far fetch situation, they will probably just focus on doing as good as they can until Curry finally retires from basketball all together.

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