***Official 2024-2025 NBA Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Season starts tonight with Knicks and Celtics followed by Lakers and TWolves.

Will history be made early in the 2nd game?

[KC_Connection]

And now he injures LeBron, you can’t make this up

[KC_Connection]

Redick going to that scrub Kleber with the season on the line tells me he has no idea what he’s doing and/or has never seen Kleber play

[KC_Connection]

Basketball has lost. There may be no recovering for it.

[BWillie]

Jesus Christ the Lakers looked bad.

Wolves shot like 14% from 3 and still win no problem.

Embrace the new LeBronless NBA. Its gonna be great.

[BWillie]

The two biggest crybabies in the NBA and on the same team now.

Good riddance.

[Pitt Gorilla]

That was fun to watch. 2019 Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle showed UP.

[KC_Connection]

On the bright side, the TWolves and their depth are gonna absolutely thrash the Warriors. It may be on them to stop OKC.

[Hammock Parties]

Jordan would never

LeBum is done.

[Hammock Parties]

OOF

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Jordan would never

LeBum is done.

Michael Jordan got outscored by Kwame Brown in his final game. https://t.co/7xbR5TiC8b

— Barry (@BarryOnHere) May 1, 2025

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

OOF

22-7-6-2 tonight (25-9-6-2-2 on the series) while being the best defensive player on the team at age 40. Never will be another like him.

[Hammock Parties]

4-6

RIP LeBum

[KC_Connection]

“We beat the best player in the world… the best player EVER”

- Ant Edwards ��

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— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) May 1, 2025

The best player ever. Oh yeah, the players know.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Jordan would never

LeBum is done.

Nobody gives a shit about Jordan.

We give a shit that LeBronso is a bitch, though.

I'm sooo fkn tired of hearing about Jordan. At nauseum.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I'd say nearer 30/70 but yeah - it's possible.

The Wolves issues is a simple matchup problem - they like to go with 2 C lineups and that lineup can't do a damn thing against the Lakers on offense. You can't play big against LA.

Gobert/Reid isn't a viable duo against them. Frankly, Gobert OR Reid is a problem for them. The Lakers put those guys in a blender pretty easily, IMO.

Now the Randle trade becomes a bit interesting now -- can they get away with Randle as a small ball 5?

So you go with Edwards, McDaniels, DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker and Randle as your starting 5?

Yeah - you probably could. Then go big with the Lakers have James and/or Luka off the floor to absorb some minutes.

But man, that lineup doesn't TOUCH what LA has. You're giving up a ton with the starters.

Minnesota has some real matchup issues to navigate and I don't think they have the personnel to do it. It was GSW that made me most nervous there because they could do a good smaller lineup with Draymond at the 5.

Minnesota can't do that. I think they'll have to try because the Lakers can/will absolutley maul Gobert. But unless Edwards goes for 40+/gm, I just don't see this going more than 6 and really I'd say it's very possible that it only goes 5.

Hi bitch