2024 NBA Preseason Discussion & Game Thread! (October 4-18)

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[RapALot]

Cam Whitmore nice af

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[HadAnEffectHere]

The Jazz and Walker Kessler decided to have him put on a ton of weight this offseason and this managed to get rid of all of his athleticism, nice!

Love that the team and Walker decided to focus on putting on tons of weight instead of him learning how to shoot free throws even though his weight wasn't really an issue at all and he's the worst FT shooter in the league and was scared of being fouled.

[DreamTeam09]

S/o to Philly for actually assembling a team. Martin Drummond, EG, the Greek fellow, Reggie Jackson to a lesser extent. I've always been a Ricky Council fan, and McCain looks like a solid

[mademan]

Mavs look deep this year. Can they convince Luka to take it easy this RS so that he doesnt show up to the playoffs injured?

[76ciology]

S/o to Philly for actually assembling a team. Martin Drummond, EG, the Greek fellow, Reggie Jackson to a lesser extent. I've always been a Ricky Council fan, and McCain looks like a solid

Yabusele is French haha

Team looks good with a lot of depth so far.

[Chuck Everett]

The Jazz and Walker Kessler decided to have him put on a ton of weight this offseason and this managed to get rid of all of his athleticism, nice!

Love that the team and Walker decided to focus on putting on tons of weight instead of him learning how to shoot free throws even though his weight wasn't really an issue at all and he's the worst FT shooter in the league and was scared of being fouled.

They're ruining his career.

[XTC]

Soooo uhhhh Zach Edey was supposed to be a lumbering big guys, that's what these "draft experts" told us.

Kid has some of the quickest feet of any 7 footer I've ever seen, and he gets off the floor QUICK.

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[lethalizer]

I know it's only preseason but the Caruso and Hartenstein additions will be absolutely massive for OKC.

Love the playmaking capabilities of both. iHart will probably be used as a passing hub at the top of the key a lot, and Alex is a very smart passer with the ball. Not going to even start on their defensive contributions cause man that could take long. Deflection city all day.

Shai has to be pretty happy looking at this roster.

[zimpy27]

I'm only able to 'watch' via ESPN game cast and I love Castle already!

Didn't see him but box score watching and he had 6 TOs and 5 PTS, which looks awful. What did I miss from not seeing him?

[rockmanslim]

Castle looks slow to me. Maybe he's fast in a straight line when he has a clear runway in a straight line idk, but he doesn't look quick or fast with the ball in his hands, no wiggle. Possibly a function of weak handles, idk.

[sikma42]

Castle looks slow to me. Maybe he's fast in a straight line when he has a clear runway in a straight line idk, but he doesn't look quick or fast with the ball in his hands, no wiggle. Possibly a function of weak handles, idk.

Weird, he looks very quick to me and fast with the ball in his hands. That was one thing that stood out to me.


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[scrabbarista]

I know it's only preseason but the Caruso and Hartenstein additions will be absolutely massive for OKC.

Love the playmaking capabilities of both. iHart will probably be used as a passing hub at the top of the key a lot, and Alex is a very smart passer with the ball. Not going to even start on their defensive contributions cause man that could take long. Deflection city all day.

Shai has to be pretty happy looking at this roster.

I mean, yeah. The only team I'd even consider picking over them is Boston. It's one of the two best rosters in the league. Quite possibly the best.

[scrabbarista]

Just watched the highlights from Utah. If Sengun has fixed his three stroke (a tall ask, but the one he made looked obviously improved), Green continues his defense from the end of last season, and everything else merely goes according to schedule, this team can dream of fifty wins and home court advantage - this season. Exciting times for Rockets fans.

[Jadoogar]

Rockets look like a lot of fun. I had them as my #1 league pass team

[BlazersBroncos]

I thought Dillon Jones was 100% not an NBA player but he may prove me wrong. Looked like a slightly smaller Boris Diaw at times last night. Great middie, super advanced connector for a rookie non PG, moves his feet wildly well for a guy that looks about 10lbs overweight. Not sold but certainly not as certain as I was that he wasnt a NBA guy (Didnt really see him as a small-ball-PF like OKC was using him last night - think this is his only path to NBA minutes - wild that his NBA draft profile says he projects as a SG lol).

Mitchell for OKC looked like a guy you take in the top-20 as well. So crafty and smart for a rookie offensively getting to his spots.

Then Hart and Alex looked like the upper tier role players that all winning teams salivate to get their hands on.

OKC is going to be a problem. Cant wait to watch them and hope they can play the rookies a bit in the many early blowouts I presume they manage with their overall high talent level.

[falcolombardi]

I know it's only preseason but the Caruso and Hartenstein additions will be absolutely massive for OKC.

Love the playmaking capabilities of both. iHart will probably be used as a passing hub at the top of the key a lot, and Alex is a very smart passer with the ball. Not going to even start on their defensive contributions cause man that could take long. Deflection city all day.

Shai has to be pretty happy looking at this roster.

Dont forget a picks vault thst can be used for either, getting trades done or drafting cheap role players for roster flexibility in salaries

Is actually absurd how well set up okc is for years to come

[GeorgeSears]

The more I watch Bronny play the more egregious this stunt appears.