NBA Season 2025-26

[Moranis]

The NHL is the only comparable schedule to the NBA and even though they have larger rosters they still do load manage.  Not as much as NBA, but it does happen. 

Th3 schedule makes that a real issue with the back to back games.  You don't want players to load manage, dont make them play on back to back games and certainly don't make them travel in between those games.  You finish a game at 10, you get to the airport after midnight, fly somewhere, even close, and you aren't in bed until at least 3 am and then have to turn around and play again at 7 pm.   That is hard to do 10+ times a year.  Especially with a grueling sport.  The NBA is not MLB.  It is hard to do that.

[Phantom255x]

Ugh 

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2040187516754518125?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that.

It is a Grade 2 injury so he will likely miss the first round of the playoffs

I won?t cheer for injury, but I will cheer whenever, and for whatever reason, the Lakers are eliminated.  Soon enough they?ll replace LeBron with a superstar and they?ll have themselves another era of contention.  Glad at least they?ll need to get past Denver, OKC and SA. Still dumbfounded by the Doncic trade. Did that really happen?

Sucks for injury but agreed with cheering for LAL losing whatever means possible. Next thing u know LeBron will demand for Steph Curry to LA.

Can't believe Nico made that trade. Gross

I actually think Lebron's best bet is to join Curry in Golden State lol and try for a title push there. Bring back Porzingis and it's Butler-Curry-Lebron-Porzingis with some decent enough depth. 

[Moranis]

Ugh 

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2040187516754518125?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that.

It is a Grade 2 injury so he will likely miss the first round of the playoffs

I won?t cheer for injury, but I will cheer whenever, and for whatever reason, the Lakers are eliminated.  Soon enough they?ll replace LeBron with a superstar and they?ll have themselves another era of contention.  Glad at least they?ll need to get past Denver, OKC and SA. Still dumbfounded by the Doncic trade. Did that really happen?

Sucks for injury but agreed with cheering for LAL losing whatever means possible. Next thing u know LeBron will demand for Steph Curry to LA.

Can't believe Nico made that trade. Gross

I actually think Lebron's best bet is to join Curry in Golden State lol and try for a title push there. Bring back Porzingis and it's Butler-Curry-Lebron-Porzingis with some decent enough depth.

I don't see it.  I think if he isn't back in LA (unlikely) and doesn't retire he will be in Cleveland or New York..

[Moranis]

All NBA Team of ineligible players (only players either currently healthy or that played at least 50 games i.e. no Giannis, Haliburton, Butler, etc.)

1st Team
Cade, Edwards, Luka, Tatum, Embiid

2nd Team
Curry*, Reaves, LeBron, J. Williams, F. Wagner

Others
Herro, Giddey, PG13, Suggs/Black, Barrett, Poeltl

Not yet Qualified but still can
Jokic, Wemby, Mobley, Maxey, Booker, Zion, Wiggins