Next games:

Knicks home vs Pistons

Heat away vs Hawks

Nets away vs Celtics

Pelicans home vs Nuggets

Kings away vs Spurs

Source: https://sportando.basketball/en/euroleague-final-four-to-return-to-abu-dhabi-in-2027-and-2029/

AE was ballin out man 💔💔💔💔💔 this franchise just cannot catch a break. And they're maybe the most fun team in the NBA to watch as well

Preface this with I do not follow the knicks at all. The only games of theres I watched was when I was hatewatching the spurs in finals. At that time Brunson was great obviously. But so far this season KAT has outplayedw him every game (According to box score I havent watched). So for knicks fans or whoever. Is Brunson just like a super playoff riser or is he just off right now?

Jayson Tatum stats vs Brooklyn nets today

40 points
8 assissts
5 rebounds
0 turnovers
50 percent field goal

Buzzer beater.

0 turnovers again.

Some people said he is so great at defense to the point that his lack on offense is overlooked.

Some said he doesn't even have the same level of offense of KAT. Heck, some even say he is not as good in offense as prime Kristaps.

Is it true? KAT/Kristaps are both known as good shooter and scorer in their position. Wemby plays more in the perimeter too. But what does he lack right now?

Is it just exprience since Wemby is very young. And not yet in his prime?

Ant already had an initial leap from a young rising player into an all nba second team level player.

Do you think he will leap into an MVP/Top 5 contender in the league?

He already had two 40+ pt games in his first week this season.

PS: He is arguably the best SG in the league. But can he be a legit MVP Contender?

Point differential is more predictive than raw W-L.

Pretty interesting how everyone thought that El Cheapo would ruin the Blazers. But it turns out they are doing just fine after 1 week!

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50287529/los-angeles-lakers-sale-mark-walter-iger-kushner-luka

WALTER WAS ON a ranch with spotty cellphone service on Aug. 9, when he got a call from a friend, asking whether he'd consider selling the Lakers, according to three sources with knowledge of his whereabouts and thinking.

The first conversation was short. The Lakers weren't for sale, Walter told his friend, who relayed the message to Kushner and Iger. But the two businessmen had reason to persevere in their efforts.

Two days earlier, on Aug. 7, they had called a well-connected financial industry source who was close enough to Walter to suggest he might be looking to restructure some of his business assets amid federal investigations of alleged fraud within his sprawling $365 billion financial empire, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversations.

They figured it was worth dropping a line in the water, baiting the hook at a number that would make him think about it.

The only catch was they needed an answer within 24 hours. There was no time for a long negotiation or intermediaries.

Kushner made the next call to Walter, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiation, and Kushner offered to buy Walter's shares at a $12.5 billion valuation -- a 25% increase in 14 months.

It was the kind of staggering "Godfather offer" Walter had presented to Jeanie Buss when he convinced her to sell him the majority of her family's shares a year earlier.

Walter decided to cut short his weekend trip and get to a place with better cellphone reception. They had his attention.”

From the media talking heads to the majority of r/nba posters, this is supposed to be the season where the East finally overturns the historic west dominance. As of today:

East overall is 24-29, .453; West is 28-23, .549

5 undefeated teams in the West ((Rockets, Thunder, Grizzlies 4-0, Lakers 3-0, Blazers 2-0) and just 1 (Pistons at 3-0) in the East.

West vs East head to head, 7-2 West.

Sorry East fans, but it looks like it might turn out to be just like always, with the West being stronger overall.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/east_vs_west.html

What a game. Rookie on the nets hit a clutch shot, thinks he's him and proceeds to miss 5 straight in clutch lol. Tatum yelled kobe ftw maybe 😭

Wemby standing reach: 9’7 (maybe half an inch or inch higher since I believe he has grown since rookie?)

Vertical: websites tell me 32 inches which feels reasonable, he didn’t take place in combine though

That gives him an estimated 12 foot 3 max touch, enough to poke the ball sitting on top of the backboard.

Why does Wemby want to be so lazy and use a broom?

He’s made a significant impact in every game he’s played so far for the warriors which is staying true currently against Denver.

Averaging over 18 ppg on 43% shooting. 8 rpg and 4 apg too. Solid defense. Knows how to run the floor and create his own shots as well as set up plays for others.

Playing with a ton of confidence too. Not afraid to drive straight to the basket regardless of who’s in the post. And he’s getting to the line and nailing free throws.

Obviously wayyyy too early to say for certain, but I could genuinely see this man compete for rookie of the year if he keeps this up.

The Belt goes to the team that is holding the most current winning streak. Coming into the season the Knicks held the belt, but lost it immediately to the Sixers. Now it is being held by the Pistons.

The Pistons will face off against the Knicks tomorrow evening.

I listen to MLB Morning Lineup, which is "everything you need to know about baseball in under 10 minutes." I'm looking for a similar podcast for the NBA. Any suggestions?

He misses a 28 footer from 3 in OT, he misses another 3 with 1:05 left, he misses another 3 with 45 seconds left, blows a open layup with 5 seconds left, and decides to shoot a layup up 1 instead of holding it then missing

Think tanking is dead? Not quite.

First, the good news: The NBA’s recent reforms to the draft lottery should massively shift the priorities of the bottom 10 to 15 teams in the standings each season. As a refresher, under the new system, 37 lottery balls will be divided among 16 teams. The teams with the three-worst records will get two ping-pong balls each in the drawing, while teams with the fourth- through 10th-worst records will each get three. The four teams finishing ninth and 10th will receive two balls each, and the losers of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 Play-In Tournament matchup will each get one ball.

If we assume, for argument’s sake, that the primary goal of a failed season is “maximize odds of a high draft pick,” most losing teams will find it more imperative for them to compete to the finish and add enough wins to avoid one of the league’s three worst records, rather than to chase additional L’s with fake injuries to their best players and joke lineups.

Now, for the fine print: Most losing teams, in most situations.

One thing the NBA did in its otherwise unassailable reform was leave a back door open to tanking situations that, while likely far less egregious than those of recent vintage, would nonetheless not completely cure the tanking scourge. While they’re generally relieved that the tanking abomination is out of play, multiple executives I’ve talked to since then, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the topic freely, wondered why the league left the door open a crack for a couple of scenarios.

Read the rest here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7718356/2026/10/27/nba-draft-lottery-rule-changes-tanking/?unlocked_article_code=1.L1E.svXG.hNpiIvF2HSA7&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta