Official NBA General Discussion 2025-26 V1.0

[JB7]

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Dead weight contract…

[ATLTimekeeper]

Paul George is going to wear this, but injuries happen. He got paid because Morey reneged on an agreement with Harden, and then had no way to reclaim that talent loss. George is blameless for chasing the bag here. Morey should have been fired, but he got bailed out by the lottery gods.

[djsunyc]

[Raptorfan2012]

Pretty sure the Raptors take it. This Lakers team was basically Kobe & Gasol with scrubs. Our 2019 team was way deeper.

[tsherkin]

I like our chances with that squad. Kawhi was better than Kobe, our defense was excellent and we had considerably better scoring distribution. Also, Kobe's shooting tended to suck a great deal in the Finals, which would leave us a lot of room to punish LA in a fashion very similar to how Boston rooked them in 2008 (and nearly again in 2010, at that).

[OakleyDokely]

Clippers new lineup.

Zubac
Collins
Kawhi
Beal
Harden

They'd win the title for sure if the year was 2019.

[Kingsway_fan]

Clippers new lineup.

Zubac
Collins
Kawhi
Beal
Harden

They'd win the title for sure if the year was 2019.

Lol. True... but the West in 2025 is stacked... very stacked.

[tsherkin]

Clippers new lineup.

Zubac
Collins
Kawhi
Beal
Harden

They'd win the title for sure if the year was 2019.

They might still if they're healthy come the playoffs. They gave Denver a tough time, and give or take Harden having a few more good games or them going to Zubac more, they might win that one if it's replayed a few times, you know? With some extra spacing from Beal, they're a dark horse contender, particularly if Kawhi finds a rhythm.

Obviously not my first choice and not as dangerous as they would have been 7 years past, but not a team to ignore.

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[Pointgod]

Clippers new lineup.

Zubac
Collins
Kawhi
Beal
Harden

They'd win the title for sure if the year was 2019.

They might still if they're healthy come the playoffs. They gave Denver a tough time, and give or take Harden having a few more good games or them going to Zubac more, they might win that one if it's replayed a few times, you know? With some extra spacing from Beal, they're a dark horse contender, particularly if Kawhi finds a rhythm.

Obviously not my first choice and not as dangerous as they would have been 7 years past, but not a team to ignore.

Harden would have to shed the playoff choker moniker before he could ever be taken seriously and there’s no way in hell that Beal and Harden should start in the back court unless you want Zubac to foul out by end of the first quarter

[tsherkin]

Harden would have to shed the playoff choker moniker before he could ever be taken seriously and there’s no way in hell that Beal and Harden should start in the back court unless you want Zubac to foul out by end of the first quarter

They certainly have their issues, but that's a talented team even in 2026. Not to be taken lightly.

[Psubs]

Is Beal any good anymore. He has nice shooting splits but his defense is a minus. He's probably as effective as Barrett at half the cost.

[tsherkin]

Is Beal any good anymore. He has nice shooting splits but his defense is a minus. He's probably as effective as Barrett at half the cost.

He can shoot. He can't/won't defend. He isn't much of a playmaker. He's small. "Good" is relative, I suppose. He can still be a very dangerous scoring threat, particularly in reduced volume, but there are a lot of questions about him.

[Pointgod]

Harden would have to shed the playoff choker moniker before he could ever be taken seriously and there’s no way in hell that Beal and Harden should start in the back court unless you want Zubac to foul out by end of the first quarter

They certainly have their issues, but that's a talented team even in 2026. Not to be taken lightly.

I like the team a lot better if Beal comes off the bench and Dunn starts. He can be the POA defender in the back court along with Kawhi on the wing and Zubac on the interior. I think they’re still on a lower tier than OKC and Denver.

[tsherkin]

I like the team a lot better if Beal comes off the bench and Dunn starts. He can be the POA defender in the back court along with Kawhi on the wing and Zubac on the interior. I think they’re still on a lower tier than OKC and Denver.

That would make a lot of sense, yes.

And of course OKC is still a higher-tier team. Health alone guarantees that you can't look at LAC as a first-tier contender. Denver looks pretty interesting, so we'll see, but yes, I'd rank them ahead as well.

[Dr Positivity]

Teams like the Clippers and Grizzlies have been super competent and may not even make a finals. What we did was hard.

[ForeverTFC]

Lillard to Portland is just bizarre. Guess the sale is imminent.

[James_Raptors]

Beal was a net negative on both sides of the court last season, and barely above replacement player value status at 0.4 with a mind numbing 0.68 win shares. Thank goodness he's never played more than 60 games since '19, oh wait... Collins and Beal on the same court together will result in some tough defensive lapses. If Bradley could ever be convinced to play more of a niche, 6th man role, it could, possibly, be a net positive, somehow, maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it.

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Dead weight contract…

How will this affect his podcasting?

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Referring to what? Beal? Dame?