The Official 2024-25 NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

[Kairi HoHo]

Caruso to me is a damm good Defender and good on the Offensive side as well so OKC won out on this Trade for sure.

 

[Doom]

I know it's late, but Congratulations to the Boston Celtics on winning their 18th championship!!! They deserved it.



The depth and the talent they got on that team was the factor of them winning it all. Great team, which they've been all season long. And plus, this is only Joe Mazzulla's second year with the team and only 35 years old. If they can keep all of the talent and continue to have that depth, they're gonna be right back in the Finals in no time.

 

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@Bobby Barrows

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

It's a big W for the franchise to finally have stability at the position. Best Timberwolves head coach since Flip Saunders' (RIP) first stint.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

4 First Round Picks Jesus Bridges is good but all those Picks for one Player as if he's on some elite level type of player right now. Still he's an upgrade over OG so now the Knicks are even more dangerous as a Team heading into next Season. Still the Nova Knicks are finally complete I wouldn't of mind my Sixers getting him in a Trade but for all that much I'll pass. You can get someone like Paul George who is better to me when healthy and not give no where near that in a Trade.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Holy overpay, Batman.

 

[Cwalker]

Mikal is my best friends cousin so I’m hoping he goes to the Knicks and continues to ball out.

He became an integral part of the Nets team after coming over in the KD trade

 

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[KingBoggs23]

As a Vols fan, Dalton Knect falling all the way to the LA Lakers because of his age of being 23 is just silly. The Lakers by far won the draft with that pick. He is a top 5 talent easily and somehow fell to them. I am glad that he got selected by a team like that though. The dude was loved in Tennessee.

He needs to work on defense but his offense is easily top in the class.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I'm not the biggest fan of Murray but they needed to split up Trae and himself because it was not working for the Hawks. It all comes down to Zion's health because if so they can be a mid level seed in the West.

 

[KingBoggs23]

Yeah I agree with you there. Makes you wonder if the Hawks move on from Trea. It seems like this trade will mean they keep Trea Young. I still don't see the Hawks going above anything besides a Play in team for quite some time.

Barkley and The Inside guys make good points about Zion basically as long as Zion comes into the season not overweight and not wating for the season to be underway before getting into shape they can actually do something. The Pelicans through the rumors are moving on from Brandom Ingram. So I can't see them actually making a deep run but they will at the very least be fun to watch.

 

[Cwalker]

It was either Trae or Murray. One had to go. I doubt they move Trae until they fully intend on building around their Number 1 overall pick.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Yeah I agree with you there. Makes you wonder if the Hawks move on from Trea. It seems like this trade will mean they keep Trea Young. I still don't see the Hawks going above anything besides a Play in team for quite some time.

Barkley and The Inside guys make good points about Zion basically as long as Zion comes into the season not overweight and not wating for the season to be underway before getting into shape they can actually do something. The Pelicans through the rumors are moving on from Brandom Ingram. So I can't see them actually making a deep run but they will at the very least be fun to watch.

Yeah I heard about Ingram possibly going to my Sixers and I'm not liking that move at all either. PG going to my Sixers sounds great but I'm like you're going to need more than PG or Ingram to stop the Celtics from representing the East again in the Finals next Season.

 

[KingBoggs23]

It was either Trae or Murray. One had to go. I doubt they move Trae until they fully intend on building around their Number 1 overall pick.

Yeah, I understand that. Kinda weird they couldn't work together but that's the NBA for you. The big thing is how good is that number 1 pick really? Some of these overseas players ball out but in this case. I can't think of a number 1 pick that had so much MEH since Anthony Bennett was taken 1 by the Cavs. He could be good, but I think Sarr from The Wizards will be the better of the two. Saw online that Frank Mason III was talking about playing against The Hawks and seemed like he wasn't that good. These overseas guys are so hard to get a feel for anymore. My prediction is that the Hawks will be in the lottery again next year.

I saw on Bleacher Report that The Warriors are going to make a play for PG as well. So who knows where PG ends up. It's wild that we are seeing the end of The Splash Brothers. I know Klay is FAR from what he was but it's just crazy to see. Now the reports are saying Klay is strong interest to land in Dallas.