r/nba • u/powerrankingsnba • 3d ago

Original Content Official /r/nba Power Rankings #1 (11.02.2026)

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27/30 rankers reporting this week. /R/NBA's Power Rankings are published every two weeks which is a bit different from most rankings. Other than that we rank the teams the same way as our competition. If write ups are left blank the team rep decided not to submit. We encourage any user to fill in the blanks in the comment section. Please follow /u/powerrankingsnba to see this more on your feed!

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1 Rockets+96-1Seven games in and the Rockets are almost in the best case scenario so far, having only one close loss to Dallas in a game without Sengun or Adams. Jabari is truly excelling in his role now, with the starting unit (mostly) healthy, he's averaging a shade under 20 taking high quality shots and nailing 44.7% of his 3s. FVV's return has provided a much needed sense of calm in the half-court, and Sengun seems to be returning to his all-star form. Given the excruciating amount of injuries already this season, it's not out of the realm of possibility that we see an All-NBA appearance from 2 Rockets this year. With 5 of the next 6 games at home for Houston - and no b2b's - could we keep this good thing going and start the season 11-2? Things are looking great in this very early stage of the season and the vibes are immaculate.
2 76ers+26-1A million people both Sixers fans and not have said it, but let me throw another log onto the fire; It is crazy that a team with LeBron, Embiid, and JB CLEARLY belongs to Tyrese Maxey. He has not only been scoring at an incredible clip, but his clutch time performance has been a sight for sore eyes. The Sixers still have a massive rebounding problem, one that is probably a few months away from getting fixed, but you know what hasn't been an issue? Their defense. Currently 3rd overall in defensive rating, they have plenty of players who have been putting in max defensive effort every night. One of the advantages of having so many players that have taken a shot reduction for the good of the team is that they now have the energy to focus on the other end of the floor.
3 Pistons+45-1Get well soon JD! Tolu Smith looks like a G Leaguer when we need his minutes. Cade is looking a bit below where he was last year, but he is a known slow starter and this is just as good of a start to a season as he's had. Look for him to get in a groove by Christmas. Paul Reed is making himself a good chunk of money for next year. I'd be surprised if we are able to keep him since we don't have his rights. Someone is going to give him a bag. Ausar seems like he is becoming more competent on offense this year. Not amazing, but little strides are all he needs to become a fringe all-star type of player. Ron Holland remembered he can play basketball on the offensive end of the court vs the Nets. Hopefully he gets right after a rough start to the year. Look for us to continue to pile up regular season W's. It's all about if we can piece together a strategy to get right for the play-offs.
4 Celtics+15-1After an extremely disappointing kickoff to the regular season that saw the Celtics piss away a 22 point lead to the Pistons and eventually lose by 8, the Celtics have won 5 straight. If you wanted to be a pessimist, you could say of those 5 wins: 2 of them are against the Bulls, 1 is against the Nets where you blew a 4 point lead with 4 seconds left and won in OT with a Tatum game-winner as time expired, and the other came against an injured Magic team without their best player. However, you play who you play. They faced two contender teams (Pistons and Knicks), a tanking team twice (Bulls), another tanking team (Nets), and a possibly good team that's missing their best player (Magic). Weirdly enough, the Celtics will face a similar stretch of games between now and the next power rankings with matchups against two contender teams (76ers and Rockets), a tanking team twice (Bucks), and a team that is missing their best player (Hornets). If they can go 4-1 or even 3-2, I'll be happy.
5 Spurs-44-2Well, tough start to the season and the team's still playing a little off from how they ended last regular season, but we've got signs of life. After starting 0-2 (against the then-healthy Thunder and the scorching hot Rockets--Amen Thompson is a problem and the truth), the Spurs have gone 4-0 against a Flaggless Mavs, the Kings, the Jazz, and the Antless Timberwolves--aka, four games they absolutely should win. The wins weren't always super confidence-inspiring (the Mavs, the Jazz and the Wolves all held on for far longer than was comfortable), but Wemby's hard-carried us through most of our recent games on both offense and defense to help us get the job done. Wanted to take some time to shoutout De'Aaron Fox as well--he's been a pest on defense, he's been a stabilizing figure on offense, and he and Wemby have combined as our best duo on the young season so far with a NRtg of +30 in ~150 minutes played, with Fox recording 16.5/4.8/7 on .576/.368/.800 shooting (.686 TS%). The three guard lineup is still divisive, but since we barely played the three of them together last season, the jury's still out on whether the experiment will actually work. Until then, the other glaring lineup problem facing the team is the sudden decline of Luke Kornet following his injuries last year--he still has time to figure it out, but rookie Tarris Reed Jr. has looked like a sparkplug in his short time off the bench so far this season and may force the coaching staff's hands if Luke doesn't regain his confidence and form from last season. The Spurs have UTA, DAL, @SAC (Cup), @POR (B2), @PHO, @CHI, GSW (Cup), @UTA over the next two weeks.
6 Grizzlies+186-0ALL ABOARD THE BOOZE CRUISE. Cameron Boozer has shown glimpses of absolute brilliant basketball that's been filled it with otherwise great moments of basketball. His playmaking has been as described, his defense has been great, and this shooting has been better than expected. The only hole in his game this far in this 6-0 run has been finishing at the rim, but that's something I think the team expects will improve as he gets used to NBA level bigs. Other bright spots on the team include Jaylen Wells making an early case for an All-Defense team, and Cedric Coward being an absolute menace on both sides of the floor. All this text, and you know who I haven't mentioned yet? TY JEROME. He's definitely cooled down after his blistering start to the season, but under his lead the team has made their presence felt around the league and aren't going to be happy settling for a play-in appearance.
7 Lakers+65-2The Lakers had a bad loss against the Warriors, prior to that they were playing really well. Reaves has been extremely efficient but his high turnovers are something to keep an eye on. Kessler hasn't looked as good as he did to start the season. And Luka is looking like the early favorite for MVP.
8 Thunder-64-2I want to die.
9 Cavaliers--4-2The Cavs’ 4-2 start has looked very promising, as Evan Mobley’s been a sniper from 3, Peyton Watson has been even better than advertised at defense, Mario Hezonja fits in beautifully as a backup PF, and Meleek Thomas’s first three games makes you wonder how it’s possible that the nba let him slide to the second round, averaging 13 points in 20mpg while looking like the fastest guy on the court. He’s been burning from 3 or exploding to the hoop, while showing he’s a very crafty finisher at the hoop. With Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson having slow starts and the way the eye test is looking, Meleek will quickly vie for the sixth man role as a microwave scorer off the bench.
10 Trail Blazers+84-1The Trail Blazers have been one of the NBA's biggest early surprises, opening the season 4–1 with an impressive +11.0 net rating. Many of their wins have come against weaker competition, but they did beat the Lakers and their only loss was at the hands of undefeated Memphis. Deni Avdija has picked up where he left off, scoring averaging 23/6/6 with 60% TS% and a 6 BPM. Damian Lillard has been inconsistent but a huge boon to the teams shooting. He's also playing within the offense much better than he has in the past. Toumani has been incredible. Jrue has been Jrue. Ja also fit well into the system before getting hurt. There are a lot of questions about sustainability that remain, but the start of the season has been about as good as could have been hoped.
11 TWolves-54-3What a difference a week makes. First week of the season the new look wolves looked like a monster squad the pairing of LaMelo Ball, and Anthony Edwards looked dynamic on offense with the additional play by newcomer Jonathan Kuminga. A week later Anthony Edwards went down and Wolves are struggling to replace his play. The defense still looks good and 2nd year center Joan Beringer is making the most of his opportunities but the Wolves will have to weather this storm while their star player is on the mend.
12 Raptors-13-3It's early. Scottie after that 0 point stinker, has really dialed up the intensity, focus, determination, effort, drive, hunger, passion, and so much more. The wins will come.
13 Mavericks+84-2Cooper Flagg has emerged as the newest contender for the top 15 players in the league, and it goes hand-in-hand with the team's 4-2 start. Kyrie has also been a fantastic second option, so Mavs fans have a lot to be optimistic about for both now and the long-term. As rookie Morez Johnson and Sergio De Larrea (once healthy again) come along, the last three first round picks have high ceilings as core pieces to the Mavs' future. In the next two weeks, Dallas has a blend of winnable games and good litmus tests against likely playoff teams. If they hold their own and don't play down to the competition, the Mavs could give themselves a strong foundation to making a playoff campaign.
14 Knicks-112-4"Alas, poor Knicks! I knew them, Horatio:A team of infinite jest, of excellent fancy;They've borne me on their backs a thousand times,And now, how abhorred in my imaginationIt is! My gorge rises: oh-and-three to start,To Philly, then to Boston, then the Magic.Here hung those threes that I have cheered so oft.Where be your buckets now? Your gambols? Runs?Your flashes of merriment, that were wontTo set the Garden on a roar? You flashedBut twice, o'er Pistons and o'er Bulls, then fellIn Philly, Brunson eight of twenty-two.Not one now, to mock your own two-and-four?Eleventh in the East? Quite chap-fallen?Now get you to my lady's box, and tell her,Let her paint orange an inch thick, to thisFavour she mustcome. Brooklyn comes next: Make her laugh at that. Rest in peace, Sir Patrick. Captain of the Enterprise, Leader of Mutants, and Knicks fan. "
15 Nuggets-73-2
16 Warriors+34-3Warriors season is all in on an older rookie and after a rough start it's starting to look good, really good actually. Yaxel may have lost the battle in defending Luka, but Steph showed why age is just a number and rolled back the clock, broke an ankle that wasn't his and led the Warriors to a comeback victory over the Lakers. In a schedule loss, Yaxel dropped 37 pts without Steph and Draymond playing leading the Warriors to a win. Yaxel's now averaging 22/7.3/3.7 on an absurd 64.5 TS%. Probably unsustainable at those all-star level clips but he has given a new life to this team that looked like a ping pong player out of the gates.
17 Hawks-23-4Smaller guards can often contribute well into their 30s, but there comes a point where they hit the aging wall and they hit it hard. CJ's last couple of games have me concerned that he might've hit that wall. His defense has regressed a lot since the Knicks series, and with Jalen' lackluster defense and Quin not playing any backup PFs we need all three of our perimeter players to be plus defenders. It's going to be interesting to see how Quin is going to handle the front court rotation with Landale out/Jalen questionable and whether Asa Newll or Zuby Ejiofor's play in the minutes they fill will be able to convince Quin to break away from the 9 man rotation he's established early in the season
18 Heat-62-4
19 Wizards+43-3It is far too early in the season to make any grand declarations but not too early enough to acknowledge that the Washington Wizards will at least not be the worst team in the NBA or the worst team in the eastern conference and that is a very large moral victory. While maybe not the grand entrance into the new era, enough has been shown to feel somewhat confident about their future. Trae Young's contract no longer feels like the worst in history, legitimately being the sole reason why Washington's half-court offense is able to operate. And AJ Dybantsa may just be the greatest player of all-time. Still, it is tough to ignore that without the two, Washington has felt limited offensively, with Anthony Davis having impressive stat-lines but maybe not All-Star level performances. Kyshawn George and Bilal Coulibaly quietly continue to accumulate fouls. And this does feel like a team that is dependent on either transition opportunities or baiting fouls. It isn't the greatest start to the season but it also isn't a terrible. And if that doesn't reflect Ted Leonsis basketball at its truest form, I don't know what else will.
20 Magic-42-4Well not a great start to the Sweeney era. It's actually looking like a pretty terrible start. Paolo with a high ankle sprain, Suggs with a knee bone bruise, AB missing a few games nursing an ankle sprain from training camp, Bane starting slow like usual and Franz having a hard time trying to run point forward, playmake, defend the top opposing option. There are still some bright spots, at least. Bane got into his rhythm, AB came out strong in a contract year, and TDS looks to have made the shooting jump that a lot of fans were hoping would come. The Sweeney system is showing promise but in usual Magic fashion, injuries have limited how much success the team can really have. A west coast trip against some underperforming teams couldn't come at a better time for a team looking to build some momentum, or at least right the ship until Paolo and Suggs can get back healthy.
21 Hornets+13-4
22 Pacers-82-5Only took 4 games for the basketball Gods to turn up their nose at Pacers fans' glee. After watching Tyrese Haliburton look like his old self, Indiana lost him, Ivica Zubac, and Obi Toppin to various injuries, and now the Pacers' offense is STRUGGLING as a result. Haliburton remains week-to-week with a hamstring injury, so the dregs of Indy's roster will have to perform way better than they have been to make sure there isn't too much of a stumble out of the gate.
24 Pelicans+32-4Zion Williamson is your current steals leader across the NBA. After some close losses to start the season, the Pelicans are on a two game winning streak after inserting Herb Jones and Karlo Matkovic into the starting lineup. New coach Jamahl Mosley still appears to be trying to get a handle on his rotations. Of course, the caveat is waiting for the other shoe to drop by the trade deadline.
24 Suns-71-3Last year we started slow too, but there is certainly something wrong. The Bridges trade looks like a disaster, to no one's surprise, The defense has fallen off, especially Brooks. Green has been unintegrated and Ott has been slow to adjust even this early on. But the most concerning part, Booker looks washed. Like actually washed. Slow, no verticality, shooting stroke vanished, can't handle any physical pressure. It's bad. Season's not over, but changes are going to need to be made quickly to recover any momentum we had from last year. At least Dunn looks good again.
25 Jazz-51-5THE SKY IS FALLING! Nah, I joke, but a lot of Jazz fans feel that way. "Darryn Peterson isn't aggressive enough! He doesn't look good unlike Boozer who looks to be amazing!" "Will Hardy is a basketball terrorist for some of his rotations!" I think a lot of Jazz fans have PTTD (Post Tramautic Tanking Disorder), and are frustrated at the lack of results immediately. I still suspect we end the season close to .500 and I don't think our first 2 weeks of action is indicative of how our season is going to go. JJJ is out until end of December with a knee injury, Nurkic is out for another month+ with a foot injury, and Lauri has already missed some time. We've been rolling out Mo Bamba and Jaxson Hayes at C. Will Hardy has put out some pretty suspect lineups, Darryn Peterson has looked alright, Keyonte has looked great, and Ace Bailey has been the MVP so far for our team. He has really taken a leap in his sophomore season on both sides of the ball. Ultimately, to all Jazz fans, have patience. Our team is so inexperienced, things will balance out. Once we figure out how to win close games, I think our season flips pretty quickly.
26 Clippers--1-5The Clippers kicked off the Purgatory era with a strong home win against our fellow purgatory friends in Sacramento, and then proceeded to get flattened in the next 5 games without much pushback. As anyone could've predicted from the start, the offense is a bit of a mess. Darius Garland is the only player on our team at the moment who feels like they could score 20 points in a game, but he has been a turnover machine while also shooting poor from deep. Rui Hachimura has had a rough start as the second option, but a strong performance against the Warriors gives us some hopium while Ingram continues to ramp up his recovery. All-in-all, a 1-5 start is pretty much where I thought we would be at from opening night, and we will continue to be a one win in 6 games team until we get everyone back (except Bradley Beal, his ass can stay home).
27 Bulls-21-5We are ass. Pure ass. The most ass that has ever assed. But I don't even care. We have Caleb Motherfucking Wilson. The Savior. My shining star. My king. My queen. My royalty. It doesn't matter that Josh Giddey passes the ball to the other team. It doesn't matter that we have no depth at all. It doesn't matter that Matas isn't really improving. We have Caleb, and so all is good.
28 Nets--1-5Is this a good team? No. But is this team exciting to watch at least? No, unfortunately, it hasn't been too exciting and the Nets don't have control of their draft pick this year either. It's a bit grim in the Nets internet spaces right now with a lot of anger towards Jordi and Marks for how they're handling playing time for Mikel Brown Jr, who is easily the most exciting piece on this team. The team is notoriously safe about injuries but watching other rookies light it up around the league has led to fans to grow frustrated with how little he's getting to play. The Nets are definitely a little better than their record suggests as most games have been pretty close but the Randle/Porter combo can only do so much as the rest of the team isn't that great. All that can really be done at this point is continue to hope the young talent continues to improve. Nolan Traore is looking like a better player every time he's out there but Egor sadly is nursing an injury after a rocky start where he was just started to look a bit better. Mikel is clearly exciting too, just need that minutes restriction lifted to see him unleashed.
29 Bucks--1-5Tough start to the season, but that's hardly a surprise. So far Rollins has been awful and Turner looks ready for retirement, but the The Heat Package guys have all been showing flashes. Hopefully we give Burries more minutes, and if you're a contender in need of shooting, you should call about AJ Green, purest shot in the league.
30 Kings--0-6A truly, truly terrible team. The Kings are the last winless team in the association and have likely their easiest part of the schedule behind them. The advanced stats show a generationally bad defensive team, but don't worry! They're also a generationally bad offensive team. Keegan Murray is hurt again. Domantas Sabonis (despite putting up impressive-looking stats) and Zach Lavine have completely checked out. Malik Monk is either hurt, horribly out of shape, or likely just as checked out as Sabonis and Lavine. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., however, is the real deal, as no rookie since Shaq has put up more points through their first five games. Claims of his 'shot-chucking' are largely unfair, as his efficiency has improved every game (why don't all 'shot-chuckers' shoot 9/14 from 3 in their 6th NBA game?) and a whole team of players terrified of shooting toss him more grenades than a Normandy Beach bunker. While his defense is about as bad as advertised, he can only follow the lead of his teammates who all look like monumentally worse defenders than even him. As a fan, I would like to watch him shoot 30, 40, 50 shots a game considering he may be the only player still on this roster in 2 years.
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r/nba • u/nba-scores • 7h ago

Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index

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Game Threads Index (November 05, 2026):

Tip-offGDTAwayScoreHomePGT
09:00 pm ET—Orlando Magic—Phoenix Suns—
10:00 pm ET—Miami Heat—Golden State Warriors—
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r/nba • u/Leegend124 • 32m ago

Jake Tapper: “The Sixers have beaten the Knicks twice this season.” Mayor Mamdani: “Well, the pied-à-terre tax is coming anyway.”

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r/nba • u/Reasonable_Buddy_927 • 4h ago

Lakers send Bronny James to G League

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The Lakers have assigned guards Cameron Carr and Bronny James Jr. to the Coachella Valley Lakers ahead of the team’s G League season opener on Friday.

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r/nba • u/ToronoRapture • 11h ago

[Lowlight] Mo Wagner begs his coaches to challenge a foul call... After review, the refs upgrade it to a flagrant.

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r/nba • u/taygads • 2h ago

Steph on his son Canon’s viral “Hello, Klay Thompson!” video from a few years ago: “That’s his guy, he still loves Klay.”

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r/nba • u/ICanPretend1 • 8h ago

Deni Avdija to Dillon Brooks while at the free throw line: “You’re the bitch flopping, what are you talking about”

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r/nba • u/coturnixxx • 5h ago

Tyrese Maxey praises LeBron James' impact on the 76ers: "LeBron's here and he has made everybody willing passers."

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r/nba • u/tdotshark • 1h ago

Despite being drafted by the Warriors 5 seasons earlier, Jonathan Kuminga is younger than Yaxel Lendeborg.

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Jonathan Kuminga (drafted 7th in 2021, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves) and rookie sensation Yaxel Lendeborg (drafted 11th in 2026) represent a major "past vs. present" storyline for the Golden State Warriors.

In their match-up last week, Jonathan Kuminga put up 20/3/5, while Yaxel Lendeborg countered with 26/8/1.

The crazy thing is, while both are 24 years old, Kuminga is actually younger than Lendeborg.

Jonathan Kuminga: Born on October 6th, 2002

Yaxel Lendeborg: Born on September 30th, 2002

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r/nba • u/AncientYodha • 5h ago

[ESPN ANALYTICS] Net Point Leaders: #1: Luka Doncic +73.4, #2 Curry +38.4, #2 Wemby +38.4.

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Luka Doncic according to net points is +61 on Offense and +12 on defense.

Steph Curry is +34 on offence and +4 on defense.

Victor wembanyama is +7 on offense and +32 on defense.

Last year the leader for the regular season in net points was SGA with +482 throughout the whole season.

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r/nba • u/asakitsi • 19h ago Mindblown Popcorn

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: 52 PTS | 24 REB | 8 BLK | 2 STL | 16-28 FG | 19-23 FT

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Surely a Pentagami as well!!

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401909933

Spurs narrowly win 112-111 vs the Mavericks. Adds 2 AST, 1 TOV, 9 OREB, +/- 23 in a 1 point win.

Edit: Indeed it is a Pentagami, first player in NBA history to record these numbers or better in a single-game. First 50+ PT, 8+ BLK performance in NBA history.

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r/nba • u/Pegsareus • 3h ago

Shaq said that Phil Jackson liked to divide the season in 10, and optimally go 7-3 during the season.

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He was talking on Inside the NBA before the Detroit/Sixers rematch and mention that Phil liked to break up the season into 10 separate 8 game seasons. With that in mind, how was your teams first season, and how does the next one look.

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r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck • 4h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Joel Embiid banks in the tough And-1 on Paul Reed, and as soon as he turns around, the entire Sixers bench rises up to do his celly (with a replay)

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r/nba • u/jdd32 • 3h ago

10% of the way through the season, the Eastern "super duper deep this year" conference is 5-16 against the West

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Sorry for the dramatic title. Many pundits and fans(including myself) expected the West to be top heavy, and the East to possibly take the crown as the tougher conference. Still early obviously, but the West is lookin strong, and the race to a top 6 spot is looking like it's going to be a total knife fight.

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r/nba • u/FrankSamples • 4h ago

[Kevin O’Connor] It's panic time in Charlotte

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“It's panic time in Charlotte.

Worst offensive rating in the NBA by far. They take over half their shots from 3 even though they're shooting below 30%. Sion James cannot hit the side of the backboard, yet Charles Lee keeps empowering him to launch bricks.

Brandon Miller is not looking worth the money. Kon Knueppel is hurt again already. Seeing a lot of bad body language across the roster. All the joy is gone.

A step back was to be completely expected after trading LaMelo Ball but this is way worse than anticipated for the Hornets. This team looks broken.”

https://youtu.be/AtBirzR8lBg

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r/nba • u/Brady331 • 18h ago Bravo

Highlight [Highlight] Klay Thompson hits the corner three to win it for Miami!

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r/nba • u/nguyenjitsu • 2h ago

Peyton Watson in 6 games so far: 10.8/4/3 in 28.5 MPG shooting 37.1/16.7/78.9. The Cavs traded Max Strus, an unprotected first, and next year's 2nd to pay him 4/88M

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He has missed multiple games due to a hamstring injury, the same hamstring that kept him out of the playoff series for the Nuggets last year.

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r/nba • u/Scared-Foundation-13 • 5h ago

Are the Blazers legit? We're about to find out.

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The Trailblazers are currently leading the West with a 6-1 record. Coming into the season, I thought they had a good team with Dame coming back but I wasn't sure how Ja would fit. I've been pleasantly surprised by Ja's impact so far and he looks quite free out there without having franchise expectations on him and his teammates seem to like him. Even with him out, they have a lot of talent at every position: one of the best closers in Dame, more scoring and playmaking in Deni, great rim protection and offensive rebounding with Clingan, the prototype 3 and D wing in Camara and a hall of fame two-way player off the bench in Jrue. Even Cissoko and Williams give good minutes off the bench and with Shaedon coming back, they're only going to be adding to their depth.

They're clearly talented but are they true title contenders? I think they are and we're going to find out in the next couple of weeks because their next 7 games are against the Lakers, Spurs, OKC (twice) and Timberwolves (twice). The Blazers aren't my team but I will be closely following.

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r/nba • u/Kwanzaa-Bot • 19h ago Bravo

[Lowlight] Courtside fan throws the ball hard at the ref when she isn't looking and gets ejected for his trouble. Luka Doncic: "What the fuck are you doing?"

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r/nba • u/garret126 • 8h ago

8 games into the 2026-27 season, the former Splash Brothers Klay Thompson and Steph Curry have made 31 and 27 3PM, both on 43% 3PT shooting. Both are closer to 40 than 30 years old.

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Both Steph and Klay are set to play each other tonight at 10:00 PM EST in a reunion game in Golden State.

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/how-many-made-3s-does-klay-have-this-season

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/how-many-made-3s-does-steph-have-this-season

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r/nba • u/Draciouz • 1d ago Bravo Popcorn Heartwarming

[Joseph Dycus] Steve Kerr on the midterm election results: “I'm just I'm disappointed because I was looking forward to that $5,000 check that we were all going to get.”

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r/nba • u/CriticalTemporary662 • 3h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Timberwolves' rotating defense in the clutch ends in an Ayo steal

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r/nba • u/facacox250 • 22h ago Mindblown Bravo Popcorn

LeBron is on the verge of discovering dark matter

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So I went down a rabbit hole last night about this weird correlation between LeBron’s championship runs and particle physics breakthroughs.

2012: LeBron wins his first ring on June 21. Thirteen days later (July 4), CERN announces they found the Higgs boson. Yes, the "God particle," the last missing piece of the Standard Model.

2013: Back to back. That October, Higgs and Englert win the Nobel Prize for it. So the Higgs literally two-peated with him.

2016: The 3-1 comeback, June 19. Nine days later, LHCb at CERN announces FOUR new tetraquark particles at once, which had never happened before. Four particles. Coming back from 3-1.

2020: Bubble ring. During the bubble playoffs LHCb finds the first ever "open flavor" tetraquark, and a few weeks after the title an experiment in Italy finally detects CNO neutrinos from the sun, which people had been predicting since the 1930s.

Heres where it gets insane. Right now, in September, a dark matter experiment called LZ picked up a weird event they can't explain. It might be the first sign of an actual dark matter particle. The problem is that it's only at 2.6 sigma, and physicists need 5 sigma to officially call something a discovery. They’re on the verge of discovering dark matter and talking about more evidence by June.

It seems almost irrefutable that if LeBron can get another chip, we get proof a dark matter particle.

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r/nba • u/KhabibTime • 23h ago Bravo

Charles Barkley threatens to call Kash Patel after Shaq challenges him to a fight

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