2024-25 NBA running thread

[Hermes]

I'll never root for the Thunder for anything. They should still be in Seattle.

I blame Schultz. Howard. Not Jordan. I want to drink my coffee inside a Marriott without being acosted.

 

[Batman]

I'm rooting for a Cavs-Thunder Finals just to Pish off every coastal reporter who will whine. Have fun with the 1:50 last calls!

At least the columns about how the NBA must hate that match-up because it'll tank ratings are always in the can and ready to go.

 

[justgladtobehere]

One thing that mystifies me about the Luka trade is how, for 50+ years and counting, the Lakers are constantly able to get people to gift them superstars for a bag of beans or otherwise fall ash backward into them — Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Kobe, Pau Gasol, Luka, and even Shaq to a certain degree. Not even counting LeBron, and I'm sure there are others I'm missing. Almost all of them were acquired for washed-up players and nobodies, or through draft picks acquired several years before that somehow turned into No. 1 overall picks.
It's insane how it has happened over and over and over again. For all of their earned success, the Lakers have a horseshoe the size of the Hollywood sign shoved up their ash when it comes to building rosters.

Don't forget Chris Paul was traded there but the commissioner vetoed the trade as too one-sided.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Don't forget Chris Paul was traded there but the commissioner vetoed the trade as too one-sided.

And he went to the Clippers in a deal that was arguably worse.

 

[Twirling Time]

Is LeBron reaching 50,000 points the closest thing to an unbreakable record?

 

[TigerVols]

Is LeBron reaching 50,000 points the closest thing to an unbreakable record?

Yeah I was thinking this exact thought.
Unless they go to 4 or 5-point shots or something, seems this is very safe. Lock if they cut the quarters to 10 minutes.

 

[HanSenSE]

Is it a record, ir obe of those WWL manufactured record? A great accomplishment, yes.

 

[Twirling Time]

That's 50,000 combined regular season and playoffs, mind you. But for all but his first few years, the NBA has had four complete best of seven playoff rounds and even then, the first round winner was only short a game or two.

LeBron's actual regular season total is something like just under 42K. Still special when compared to the mythical 38,387.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Is LeBron reaching 50,000 points the closest thing to an unbreakable record?

I've got to think so. It's astounding that he's still going at this level. There's no one around now who is going to get close.

 

[Chef2]

Is LeBron reaching 50,000 points the closest thing to an unbreakable record?

Nolan Ryan, with 7 no hitters and 5,714 strikeouts scoffs at this.
Next active closest in K's is Verlander, and he's right at 2,300 behind.
2,300
In the land of 5 2/3 and done, neither of those records come even close.

 

[Webster]

Nolan Ryan, with 7 no hitters and 5,714 strikeouts scoffs at this.
Next active closest in K's is Verlander, and he's right at 2,300 behind.
2,300
In the land of 5 2/3 and done, neither of those records come even close.

Exactly the same level of athletic effort required

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Is LeBron reaching 50,000 points the closest thing to an unbreakable record?

Is it a record, ir obe of those WWL manufactured record? A great accomplishment, yes.

That's 50,000 combined regular season and playoffs, mind you.

That answers that question.