NBA Season 2025-26

[Phantom255x]

Uh oh, Giannis left with an injury. Looks like it could be a calf injury

[Moranis]

Giannis may want to be a Knick, but a team like the Spurs or Mavs makes far more sense

I agree with the Spurs but why do you say the Mavs? Do you mean from his perspective or the Bucks?

I think he would have a better chance to win with the Knicks because of the East than with the Mavs. If you think from the Bucks perspective then that is only the case if the Mavs trade Flagg and salaries for him but then I am not sure how good the Mavs will be if that makes sense to try and win with this team.

It would take a fair amount of players to make it work so they'd probably need a 3rd team but a general framework of something like this

Giannis, Prince for Flagg, Christie, Lively, Gafford, Marshall, Martin, couple of 1st

Post-trade that would leave the Mavs - Davis, Giannis, Washington, Thompson, and Irving once he is back as the starting unit.  They have D. Russell who would start now until Irving is back and then be a solid 6th man.  Hardy, Powell, Exum, Prince, and Williams is a decent enough bench.  The real question on that trade is how well can Giannis and Davis play together.  If they can, the talent is definitely there with Irving for them to win the title.  Health obviously a huge issue with that team though.

[Moranis]

Giannis may want to be a Knick, but a team like the Spurs or Mavs makes far more sense

Or the Celtics.  I like Giannis and Brown or Giannis and Tatum more than I like Brown and Tatum.

That is fair, but I'm not sure the Bucks would want an injured Tatum who is inferior at his best or a much more inferior Brown as the main piece coming back.  Boston simply doesn't have the young player assets or high level draft picks that it would typically take in this sort of trade. 

[Who]

R.I.P. Elden Campbell.

Bummer.

He played some fun teams to watch.

* 1991 Lakers with Magic Johnson. Old Worthy. Young Vlade Divac. Prime Sam Perkins, AC Green, Byron Scott. Elden as a young rookie and deep bench player.

* Showtime II 1994-96 with Nick Van Exel, Cedric Ceballos, Eddie Jones and Vlade Divac. The Magic Johnson comeback in 1996.

* Early Shaq Lakers-era 1996-99. Horry, E Jones, young Kobe, Van Exel.

* Those Eddie Jones Hornets teams with Anthony Mason 1999 & 2000. Bobby Phills, David Wesley, David Coleman, JR Reid.

* The Baron Davis & Jamal Mashburn 2000-03 Hornets. Along with PJ Brown. David Wesley. Great starting 5. Not much of a bench. Could have been a title contender with a better bench.

* The 2004 & 2005 Pistons teams as a deep bench player. Chauncey, Rip, Tayshaun, Sheed, Big Ben.


Spent almost his entire career on some of the most fun teams in the league. Always enjoyed watching him play.