Around the NBA (Part Four)

[KGdaBom]

Without LaMelo and Knueppel

Fair and they were also missing Coby Williams. Let's see where that number goes with them back in. Maybe they will climb up to 29th.

You are really obsessed with Coby Williams. I don't think CHA wants him. They rather play Coby White

Yeah. I knew that, but somehow said Williams.
All joking aside I don't get Neeva's obsession with Brook Lopez.

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Fair and they were also missing Coby Williams. Let's see where that number goes with them back in. Maybe they will climb up to 29th.

You are really obsessed with Coby Williams. I don't think CHA wants him. They rather play Coby White

Even if the whole forum worked together to mistake names, you’ll never catch the record number of goofs I’ve done here!

[TimberKat]

Fair and they were also missing Coby Williams. Let's see where that number goes with them back in. Maybe they will climb up to 29th.

You are really obsessed with Coby Williams. I don't think CHA wants him. They rather play Coby White

Yeah. I knew that, but somehow said Williams.
All joking aside I don't get Neeva's obsession with Brook Lopez.

Lopez seems like still can play, can hit 3s and FT, at reasonable price. If I had to give up Gobert to sign Kuminga, keep DDV, and have Lopez as starting center next year. I may just do it.

[Neeva]

Lopez is perfect for this offense with Lamelo and Ant IMO he will be cheap and is proven in the playoffs. will definitely help a contending team after he is bought out.

[Neeva]

You are really obsessed with Coby Williams. I don't think CHA wants him. They rather play Coby White

Yeah. I knew that, but somehow said Williams.
All joking aside I don't get Neeva's obsession with Brook Lopez.

Lopez seems like still can play, can hit 3s and FT, at reasonable price. If I had to give up Gobert to sign Kuminga, keep DDV, and have Lopez as starting center next year. I may just do it.

I only trade Rudy if wolves get a decent overpay though.
Like a quality center (on a much cheaper deal) like Wendell Carter, a bench piece like Da Silva and a first and some seconds.

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MIN is now #1 in point differential

[minimus]

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Can MIN get Cardwell? Please TC

[TimberKat]

It is unbelievable OKC is still 8-2 and Lakers beat DET without Luka stay in 9-2. Walker is playing nicely for them.

[KGdaBom]

Everybody piling on Charlotte. Tonight they're leading Cleveland 80-64 Halfway through the 3rd Quarter. Will they hold on?

[Klomp]

Everybody piling on Charlotte. Tonight they're leading Cleveland 80-64 Halfway through the 3rd Quarter. Will they hold on?

We have a Naz Reid Game going on!

[KGdaBom]

Everybody piling on Charlotte. Tonight they're leading Cleveland 80-64 Halfway through the 3rd Quarter. Will they hold on?

We have a Naz Reid Game going on!

Naz 24 points on 10-20 with 4 3s and 12 rebounds. HUGE game. Unless the Hornets blow an 18 point lead with 9 minutes to go it's a Hornets W.

[Devilzsidewalk]

Everybody piling on Charlotte. Tonight they're leading Cleveland 80-64 Halfway through the 3rd Quarter. Will they hold on?

We have a Naz Reid Game going on!

Naz 24 points on 10-20 with 4 3s and 12 rebounds. HUGE game. Unless the Hornets blow an 18 point lead with 9 minutes to go it's a Hornets W.

Apparently the Cavs did give them a run for their money with their bench including that traitor Norchad Omier.

[KGdaBom]

We have a Naz Reid Game going on!

Naz 24 points on 10-20 with 4 3s and 12 rebounds. HUGE game. Unless the Hornets blow an 18 point lead with 9 minutes to go it's a Hornets W.

Apparently the Cavs did give them a run for their money with their bench including that traitor Norchad Omier.

I'm glad the Hornets held on. I wish them no ill. I'd love to see Naz have a great season. Meleek Thomas who many on our board complain that we drafted Evans instead of him had 18 on good shooting and 4 stocks. The complainers are probably right.

[TimberKat]

The West had been insanely competitive so far. The 9th place team is playing .636. That would be 52 win season. DEN is at 10th. I do expect GSW, MEM, and DAL to drop off a little. Ty Jerome is playing out of his mind. Is DAL going to build on Kyrie+Flagg or sell high on Kyrie? Is LAL for real and how long can OKC stay hot?

[FrenchMinnyFan]

This year is really different as incentive to tank is not appealing ! West is just so packed, compared to East where there is only 5-6 good teams.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Look Celtic’s kick Philly ass! Sixers use all their money to get 6 good players the starters and Simons. Their bench is really light compared to Boston or Wolves benches.

[BlacJacMac]

The wildest part of the Myles Turner saga in Milwaukee isn’t the jarring drop-off in production. That almost felt inevitable.

And it’s not even the $83M he’s still owed.

It’s the fact that the Bucks executed the largest waive-and-stretch in NBA history — $113M — to make the Turner signing possible, and Damian Lillard is still a really, really good basketball player.

We’re just entering year two of Milwaukee’s five-year stretch of Dame’s contract, and he’s back in Portland averaging 20 PPG in under 30 minutes a night for a Blazers team that’s won 7 of its first 10 games.

Meanwhile, Turner is averaging 6.7 PPG on 32.9% shooting, while Milwaukee continues to carry a $22.5M annual cap hit for a player producing elsewhere.

The Bucks are effectively carrying nearly $50M against the cap this season between Turner and a player who isn’t even on their roster.

And perhaps the most damning part? The writing was already on the wall regarding Giannis’ future in Milwaukee before they ever signed Turner.

Given that context, this has to be one of the biggest front-office fumbles in recent NBA history.

Not sure it reaches Nico Harrison gifting Luka to the Lakers territory, but it deserves to be in the conversation.

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[Neeva]

Dejounte Murray has been a disaster on every team except the Spurs.

[BlacJacMac]

Caleb Wilson out 4-6 weeks with a fractured right hand.

That's 3 fractures/breaks to his hands in 10 months. Really hope the kid is just unlucky.

• Wilson suffered a fractured left hand on February 10, 2026, during the Tar Heels' loss to Miami at the Watsco Center, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

• On March 6, it was announced that Wilson would require season-ending surgery to repair a broken thumb suffered while dunking a ball during practice.

• On November 11, 2026, Caleb Wilson suffered a right hand injury during the Chicago Bulls' 124–119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Wilson sustained the injury in the third quarter when his right hand struck the ball while attempting to knock it out of Victor Wembanyama's hands. On November 12, it was reported that Wilson had suffered a fracture in his right hand and would undergo surgery.