2020-2021 NBA Season discussion thread

Kayle_x_Morgana said:
I am predicting the same outcome. No one came close to the lakers on either side.
So unless some big dick trade happens, don't see much difference.

Also I would like to say, I don't watch games a lot but watching games with no crowds sucks balls and is boring as fuck. bring people back.

JFuji said:
After Giannis fizzled out in the playoffs once again...There is going to be a very special meeting this off season. Not too long into the next season.. there will be a trade request.


*****LEAKED IMAGE OF WHO WILL BE MEETING GIANNIS****

--ALEX-- said:
BIG NEWS!
Klay Thompson tore his Achilles, will miss ANOTHER FULL year!

baboon said:




That sucks. Was looking forward to the splash bros comeback this season.

Kaiz_ said:
It's kinda unfortunate that Klay Thompson will not be able to play this season, I really like that guy even though im not a Warriors fan.

n6ah said:
I'm calling it right now

Giannis will win MVP again and Edwards will win ROTY

ohml said:
@--ALEX-- damn miami lookin dangerous!!!!!

PDot19 said:
Magic, cavs, hawks, suns, and kings, all atop their respective conferences
Just as we all predicted
I had a feeling the suns were gonna be good but they're still exceeding my expectations. Adding Chris Paul only made them better too.


Its obviously bound to change soon, but as a kings fan its pretty nice to just have a week of hope before its all shut down again.
We just lost our front office and should be in a rebuild phase, so this was a nice surprise, if only for a week.

n6ah said:


I’m surprised w the cavs and Sexland. Dude has MJ mentality rn

Jiaozhi said:
At this point I'm afraid Simmons just isn't a good enough player to entice the Rockets with a Harden trade. The gap between him and the potential offers from teams like Boston and Miami really isn't as big as people thought before the season began. I hope it's only a slump, but he's having probably his worst start offensively, and it'll only be exacerbated by Curry's absence since he's the reason the team has been clicking. What a disappointing loss to the depleted Nets. I'm down bad for a Embiid + Harden duo, even if it takes Ben and 4 firsts.

Also RIP to Fultz's MIP chances.

Jiaozhi said:

7-2 against essentially all lottery teams, but yeah the Sixers looked great for the most part. Ever since Harden requested a trade I've been thirsting for him, so every bad performance from Ben gets me extra critical since it means the Rockets won't see him as highly. And it is disheartening that a lot of the young players that Ben was considered better than have since surpassed him, like Tatum and Ingram, while he's seemingly plateaued.

I think Harden is probably the best superstar to maximize Embiid's strengths, outside of like Steph or Dame who are obviously impossible to get.

Jiaozhi said:

I mean, 2018 Rockets was the greatest offense in NBA history if we don't count the KD Warriors cheat code. If CP didn't go down with an injury, they win the championship that year. The next year they were missing key pieces because Fertitta didn't want to spend into the luxury tax, and Chris Paul was playing injured throughout the playoffs. Westbrook was not top tier anymore and everyone knew he was not a good fit with Harden. Embiid just being able to rest on offense and not have to worry about the PG clogging up the paint would already be a huge improvement, and Harden is also a much better playmaker than Ben, who has shown many times he has great synergy with centers like Capela and Wood. Definitely the best team in the East imo.

Trae Young is basically Harden-lite right now, especially with Collins coming out with criticisms against how the offense is run. I would take either since both are better than Ben, but Trae is untouchable. The Hawks FO going braindead would be a dream come true lol.

Jiaozhi said:

2018 was Lebron carrying the lottery Cavs team. 2018 Rockets were up 3-2 vs a healthy KD Warriors before CP was out due to injury, I'd bet on them over the current Lakers tbh. Sixers with Harden definitely loses to the Lakers though unless everything goes right, but I'll take 2-3 Finals trips over floundering in the first or second rounds because Ben gets shut down in the playoffs for 10 years.

Either way, Maxey was fantastic today! 39/7/6 with no FTs and only 2 turnovers. RIP to the undefeated at home streak tho, I hope the covid issue doesn't get more serious around the league.

Netorase said:
4 unprotected first-round picks and 4 first-round pick swaps is a massive haul. The future is looking super bright for y'all. Gonna be feasting on the Nets like Boston did with Smart, Brown, and Tatum.

Fuck I was so excited for Harden coming to Philly and then the Nets really spared nothing on the table. I would've been fine if we traded Ben, Maxey, Matisse, and like 2-3 picks, but I guess that wasn't enough. I would hate it no matter who wins this year between the Lakers and Nets.

Netorase said:
They only get Harden. You guys got Oladipo, who will be available to be traded in March. The Nets actually don't have bench depth since they got rid of nearly everyone, and DeAndre Jordan is now their only viable center... Still absolutely terrifying team cuz of the starting lineup.

Full current trade:

PDot19 said:
The Nets just put 2 of the biggest headaches in the nba currently on one team. There is absolutely no way this ends successfully

Edit: they'll go far, but there's no way they're winning a championship with that amount of dysfunction