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This. Luka is a great general despite all his prima dona’s, but which superstar is not (not named Duncan)?
Turns out that while AD is a great defender in the half court, he is really slow and their transition defense is a lot better without him.
Also Lebron not having to orchestrate every offensive possession and just letting Luka be the primary ball handler lets him save a little energy for defense.
Honestly Re has done a good job.
This. Luka is a great general despite all his prima dona’s, but which superstar is not (not named Duncan)?
Joker with 31 pts, 21 rebs, 22 asts
Unreal.
But SGA will be the MVP
Jokic just needs to win a few more rings and he's in the GOAT convo tbh.
Joker is ing insane. We're witnessing one of the all-time great seasons in NBA history and a top-5 peak ever, maybe even top-3.
That is an unbelievable performance from Jokic. I don't know why I don't watch Denver games. I wonder if TD watches many of his games as he said shortly after he retired that Jokic is his favourite player to watch.
Jokic should be able to play till 40 (if he wants to).
His offensive output (individual and assist synergy with teammates) has already exceeded MJ tbh
Trump may sign executive order not to give MVP to CanadianBut SGA will be the MVP
Only salary cap can stop OKC for dominating this league for years to come
It’s just a matter of time before FO shuts him down and give more chances to Castle to further develop his game.
I hate to say it, but I've never seen a team so well positioned short and long term.
The notion that they're anything but overwhelming favorites to minimally make the Finals, is absurd and I'd argue they, not the Celtics, should be championship favorites.
People keep overlooking them (I do too), but they a positioned to make the finals and possibly win them. You are right, they're a darn legit team and unfortunately for us, they're positioned to be great for years to come.
Is there any way that the Spurs could have kept Sam Presti back in the day? He done such a great job rebuilding it all after the owner screwed up a possible dynasty by trading away Harden. They're quite possibly even in a better situation now which is crazy to say after they had KD, Westbrook, Harden, Ibaka etc.
It’ll do that quite effectively.
or he'll have to pay a tariff
I shouldn't say it, but it kinds of sucks for OKC that they'll get penalized for all their great work/trades with the second apron handicapping them. They're not going to be able to afford all the players they've drafted and worked with to help become good/great players.
Good for us,though. I think the NBA FO looked at the NFL and it’s popularity, and thought that maybe the super teams and dynasties weren’t a good thing.
I’m intrigued to see what happens with Chet and Jalen this offseason. They’re both extension eligible, but they’re already paying SGA the SuperMax. They’re going to have to make some hard choices in the next year or two.
Last edited by exstatic; 03-10-2025 at 08:08 AM.
You know what, I've already changed my mind on that just by going into the Spurs pick odds thread. So OKC could finish 1st and still get a higher pick than the Spurs this upcoming draft via that Philadelphia pick (that would suck). I'm glad they're not allowed to keep all their players and are going to have to trade or let some of them go.
How do you think they're going to do it? For example, Chet and Jalen Williams, if they don't want to pay one of them, are they just going to try and trade either of them for draft picks and keep doing that, or do you think some kind of sign and trade for another serviceable player that's not on a max contract? What would yield them better results?
And come to think of it, you're probably right about the NBA looking at the NFL model. This is much better giving other teams a chance. It's sucks that it's likely to cut OKC off a bit as they're not one of these big market teams (Lakers) that always seems to get lucky with free agents and trades. They had to work to put themselves in this situation with good drafting and trades. They're not a team like the Lakers that just somehow always manage to get a great player/have a great player fall into their laps without having to really build and work for it.
I think they'll try and trade one of them for good draft picks and use their more mediocre picks to add serviceable role players..
If they’re smart, they’ll keep turning over players into draft picks and young players, repeating the Paul George cycle. I’d honestly flip Jalen at this point, since that’s an easier archetype to fill. There are like 8 guys in the league like him, big scoring wings. There’s one guy in the league like Chet.
Concerns about OKC's cap are overblown. They'll easily be able to retain their big 3, and everything else is supporting pieces from a pipeline they are continuously replenishing. Chet's played in less than 50% of his available games, he's not getting a rookie max this summer. If you want to see OKC crumble, you should hope that OKC and Chet can't reach an extension this summer and then he balls out next year and becomes Rookie SuperMax eligible next year (though I don't see him making an All NBA team or winning DPOY is Wemby is healthy). Their next two highest paid players (IHart and Dort) roll off the year Shai's SuperMax kicks in, almost like Sam Presti's not an idiot and has been preparing for this.
If I’m Chet, I don’t sign for $1 less than the Max. Young players should never give a discount, because that carries forward to future contracts. I’d go into RFA and get an offer. 2026 seems to be the year when teams have saved cap room. He’s not Wemby, but he’s the next closest thing.
I gotta give it to Lu Dort - him turning into a deadeye shooter over the last two seasons while maintaining his defense is not what I would have expected of him just looking at his college numbers.
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