NBA Season 2026-27

[BudweiserCeltic]

I haven't followed Zion (outside of basketball) much, but I kinda feel like he's cancer and lazy. If my perception is wrong, then more than welcome, but otherwise I'd avoid. Always has health issues too. He's barely played at all in his 6 years in the league... and that's as a younger dude. Not sure how his health is sustainable or just had a lot of freak bad luck.

Not even sure who'd we part with to make it happen for it to make sense.

[Goldstar88]

I haven't followed Zion (outside of basketball) much, but I kinda feel like he's cancer and lazy. If my perception is wrong, then more than welcome, but otherwise I'd avoid. Always has health issues too. He's barely played at all in his 6 years in the league... and that's as a younger dude. Not sure how his health is sustainable or just had a lot of freak bad luck.

Not even sure who'd we part with to make it happen for it to make sense.

There have never been reports that Zion was a cancer in any locker room. He was lazy/out of shape  earlier in his career, but turned things around the last year or so. Lost about 40lbs and played in 60+ games last season.

[Vermont Green]

Big win for MIA with Giannis and Adebayo both scoring 37 pts (74 pts combined).  The conventional wisdom, including my own, has been that these two are a bad fit.  I have thought that they will figure it out to some extent and play better than it has looked to start.  I was curious so did some stat diving:

                                                 Last        Season
Giannis without Adebayo              -11           -66
Adebayo without Giannis             +10           -90
Giannis with Adebayo                  +13           +2

Last game, they did well with them both on the floor and on the season, I was surprised by how well they do together relative to how they do when it is only one one of them on the floor.  This data does not support the "they are not a good fit together" theory.  I am not sure how to explain it.  Portis seems like the main 3rd big:

                                                  Season
Portis + Adebayo                            +14
Portis + Giannis                              +3

Giannis wo Adebayo or Portis           -69
Adebayo wo Giannis or Portis          -102
Portis wo Giannis or Adebayo          +55

The second set of data shows that Adebayo and Giannis are fine with Portis, but not so much when it is just Giannis or just Adebayo.  They are also fine when Portis is playing without Giannis or Adebayo.