Official NBA General Discussion 2025-26 V1.0

[mihaic]

76ers are stacked

Maxey has taken that All-NBA leap

Oubre and Grimes are elite role players

Embiid is back

VJ is ROTY

McCain is back

Paul George will be back

That may be. But they had an easy schedule.

[mihaic]

Utah loses Walker Kessler for the season. Shoulder surgery

Really interrupts their chances at contention this year.

What? No, they have Filipowski

[djsunyc]

Maxey has taken that All-NBA leap

Has he?

You think he's going to keep shooting over 48% on over 9 3PA/g? Or that he's going to last being the first person in about a decade and a half to average 40+ mpg while leading the league in FGA/g? With a draw rate like 50% higher than his best to date?

All of that is going to regress at some point not too far from now. My guy has been under 100 TS+ in both of the last two seasons (his 25+ ppg seasons), and you believe he's going to be anything like a 109 TS+ guy on this kind of volume?

C'mon, man. This is early-season stuff based on, like, 3 games.

He's averaged 26ppg the last two seasons. So yes I do think it's possible for him to average close to 30ppg this year. That's All-NBA stuff.

nurse is playing him over 40 mins a night so far.

[MixxSRC]

Tyrese leads NBA in minutes per game. VJ is second

[GoRapstheoriginal]

Who was the Spurs 1st round draft pick? (Not Wemby/Not Castle).

[DreamTeam09]

calling oubre an elite role player is something..
Bane is struggling in order tho

[Madvillainy2004]

Nico Harrison needs to be arrested man lmao I cant believe the Lakers got a walking 40 point triple double for AD on his last legs.

[tsherkin]

He's averaged 26ppg the last two seasons. So yes I do think it's possible for him to average close to 30ppg this year. That's All-NBA stuff.

Sure. But he averaged 26 ppg on weak efficiency, and last year the Sixers were atrocious.

But keep in mind what I actually asked you, not what you want to answer. The volume is one thing. He won't be averaging 34 ppg at the end of the season when those percentages normalize towards his actual ability level. Then factor in the dozen or more games he's likely to miss this year.

Yes, there's a chance he gets selected to an All-NBA Team. But first, he needs to make his second All-Star team, and we need to see how good Philly will be. As his percentages drop, as he plays fewer games, as that exciting volume drops, his consideration will likewise decline.

[Los_29]

Philly got themselves a great player in VJ. But they aren’t a great team. They are in a tough spot because they owe so much money to Embiid and George. Very bleak future.

[LoveMyRaps]

Nico Harrison needs to be arrested man lmao I cant believe the Lakers got a walking 40 point triple double for AD on his last legs.

It's Adam Silver's doing.

Nico was forced to trade Luka to the Lakers.

NBA ratings were falling off a cliff and Silver had to right the ship. Pulled a couple strings, got Luka to LA to team up with LeBron and compensated the Mavs with Flagg.


It's not rocket science - you don't just trade a superstar under the table to the lone bidder and not survey the rest of the market.

[LoveMyRaps]

He's averaged 26ppg the last two seasons. So yes I do think it's possible for him to average close to 30ppg this year. That's All-NBA stuff.

Sure. But he averaged 26 ppg on weak efficiency, and last year the Sixers were atrocious.

But keep in mind what I actually asked you, not what you want to answer. The volume is one thing. He won't be averaging 34 ppg at the end of the season when those percentages normalize towards his actual ability level. Then factor in the dozen or more games he's likely to miss this year.

Yes, there's a chance he gets selected to an All-NBA Team. But first, he needs to make his second All-Star team, and we need to see how good Philly will be. As his percentages drop, as he plays fewer games, as that exciting volume drops, his consideration will likewise decline.

I did answer your question.

I agree he won't continue to shoot over 48% from deep on over 9 attempts per game. Hence why I believe he'll average closer to 30ppg (~28ppg), rather than 34ppg.


Also I wouldn't consider 20PER and 57TS% to be "weak efficiency".

Let's see how the rest of the season pans out, but I'm higher on 76ers, specifically Maxey, than most.

[tsherkin]

I did answer your question.

No, you actually specifically avoided addressing that component until this post. But you have now, so here we are.

I agree he won't continue to shoot over 48% from deep on over 9 attempts per game. Hence why I believe he'll average closer to 30ppg (~28ppg), rather than 34ppg.

It's possible that he'll maintain the volume, but you also haven't addressed the other elements discussed pertaining to an All-NBA berth.

Also I wouldn't consider 20PER and 57TS% to be "weak efficiency".

Then you need to re-evaluate your understanding of efficiency. First of all, PER is irrelevant. It's a box score aggregate and in no way actually measures efficiency. And Maxey's been slightly below league-average efficiency in both of his high-volume seasons to date, which is indeed "weak." Not terrible, but that's more of a stop-gap who should be a second option than a guy you really want rocking that level of shooting volume if you actually want to compete seriously.

[ItsDanger]

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[OakleyDokely]

It's happening this season...

Jaylen Brown: DNP (hairline)

[UnbelievablyRAW]

Tyrese leads NBA in minutes per game. VJ is second

To my friend Thibs. Rest now, brother. Nick Nurse has the watch. We'll see you at Valhalla

[Tripod]

It's also his 5 team in 5 years and the previous 4 didn't think he should play more than 2 NBA games for them.

I have no issue move off of higher pics for others showing more....like giving Battle more playtime than Dick or Battle, for example. I just don't think McClung is the best example...lol.

I get that, but he hasn't had much of an opportunity for extended minutes in the NBA and at the same time has been too good for the G League. Guys like this don't work out over 99% of the time, but there's been a lot more scrubs in the league that got more of a chance than he has in the league.

Indy only gave McClung 2:17 of playtime yesterday and was.-7.

But I am sure he gave effort.

And to put closure on the McClung talk, he has now been waived by Indy.

He lasted 9 days....and played 3 games.

[MiamiSPX]

Clippers are toast.

Kawhi "the healthiest he has ever been" Leonard has already missed 2 games.
Paul, Batum and Lopez are done.
Beal is terrible and has assumed PG13's role of "I will suit up for games when I feel like it".

IIRC, the Thunder have this year's LAC unprotected 1st.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Clippers are toast.

Kawhi "the healthiest he has ever been" Leonard has already missed 2 games.
Paul, Batum and Lopez are done.
Beal is terrible and has assumed PG13's role of "I will suit up for games when I feel like it".

IIRC, the Thunder have this year's LAC unprotected 1st.

Their best trade asset is Kawhi and he could have his contract voided.

Harden would probably be next, and then Zubac. They don't have a lot of options. It's playoffs or bust. I do think they'll win their 41-44 games or whatever because of that. Old teams sometimes creak into the regular season.

[tsherkin]

Their best trade asset is Kawhi and he could have his contract voided.

Even if he doesn't, isn't he a $50 mil expiring after this season? That's got to have some value as well. Harden as well, he has a $42m PO for next season, but it's only for the single season.

I don't think they're that badly screwed over, all told, because they aren't locked into these old, injured guys for too long. Beal's dirt cheap and has a single-season PO for next year. Zubac is locked up for a while at a good price. Collins expires after this season. Bogdanovic has a team option for next year.

Leastwise from a financial perspective, they'll be in pretty good shape going forward.

[PushDaRock]

I get that, but he hasn't had much of an opportunity for extended minutes in the NBA and at the same time has been too good for the G League. Guys like this don't work out over 99% of the time, but there's been a lot more scrubs in the league that got more of a chance than he has in the league.

Indy only gave McClung 2:17 of playtime yesterday and was.-7.

But I am sure he gave effort.

And to put closure on the McClung talk, he has now been waived by Indy.

He lasted 9 days....and played 3 games.

lol the most predictable outcome is worth pointing out?