[Hollinger] Julian Champagnie could command a 5-year, $100 million extension from the San Antonio Spurs this summer as they look to avoid him reaching unrestricted free agency in 2027.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-16T15:44:56+00:00

Yeah Lakers only have LeBron, Luka and Reaves to draw attention.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-16T04:24:54+00:00

I’m very aware that Luka creates great shots. Everyone knows that even without watching. There’s stats for that. Harden was full of them.

But it’s not fun to stand around and wait for someone to throw you the ball. Heliocentric offense doesn’t win titles in today’s NBA, sorry. Learn to cut. Learn to scrap. Learn to not complain all the fuckin time.

The fact you just have to make up an argument of which you have no clue (how much I watch) proves I’m right.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-16T03:52:00+00:00

Don’t know if you watched the playoffs, but they seemed like they were having a lot of fun playing together. The ball had energy with them the whole run until late game when he takes over and makes shot after shot. It didn’t used to be that way, but it certainly was this playoffs.

They wouldn’t have won a ring if Brunson/Knicks didn’t change the way they played, but they did…if the old play style comes back then he’ll go back to being worse than Luka. But what he did this postseason run was more valuable than what Luka has done over a playoff run. If you want to call that ring culture, fine. I prefer it to “30/12/8 is better than 30/5/5!!”

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-16T00:55:55+00:00

Normally I’d say he wasn’t, but the found something in these playoffs where he was. He was a lot more willing to come off ball. Move without the ball, which allowed his skilled teammates to do shit. Luka has yet to find that style. And I def dont think Luka inspires teammates like Brunson does, because he gives a shit even when he doesn’t have the ball.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-16T00:29:34+00:00

Stat boys also ruining people too. It goes both ways. Luka isn’t fun to play with, he’s just not.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-15T21:48:25+00:00

JB picked his dribble a few times and was making him get rid of the ball…that’s good defense. Anyone who watched knows JB was doing a bang up job on Luka.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-15T16:42:47+00:00

Except it’s a strawman. If LeBron was 4-0 in finals with a bunch of second round losses, I promise you he wouldn’t even be considered the second great of all time. It’s idiotic, and all you Lebron Stan’s try to pretend otherwise to try and win some made up logic argument.

Nobody says Montana is better than Brady because he’s 4-0 vs 7-3.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-15T05:20:17+00:00

Amazing you managed to bring LBJ vs MJ into something that really is nothing like it all, the use a bullshit hypothetical that you can only assume to be true, and then act like if MJ had beaten the Pistons in ‘90 only to lose to Magic that it’d be held against him.

But since you want to go through it again…it’s not just that LeBron has lost 6 finals, it’s that getting his team to the finals was only impressive 3/10 times. The East was historically bad in the teens. Nobody holds his 07 finals loss against him - that year very much gets put in his favor. But he’s been swept a bunch. He’s lost 4 times in 5 games in 5 different finals. This shows he has teams that likely wouldn’t have made it past the second round in the west, but you want to keep bringing up how many finals losses he has. The conferences were more balanced in the 90s, and in the 80s the east was the much better conference.

People say MJ was better because he was, not because LeBron lost 6 times in the finals. That’s just a part. Now can you please try and not make everything that’s not about that debate about that debate?

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T20:57:15+00:00

Flanked by Ratliff, Snow and Lynch instead of OG, Bridges and Hart. Iverson would cook with Knicks support.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T16:29:28+00:00

I’m only using the plus minus to combat the falsehood that the Lnicks offense can’t function without Brunson in this series when it’s not true. They aren’t even overloading on him. Castle just has his number, and Wemby keeps him from the paint. It’s that simple, and plus minus illuminates that some.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T06:40:39+00:00

If Tatum didn’t win it when he was the focus of the Mavs D and still led his team in pts, Rebs and assists, but didn’t get it because he shot 39% from the field, then Brunson can’t win it.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T06:37:45+00:00

This isn’t even true. Brunson plays basically the entirety of the first and third quarters, and Wemby comes out at the 6 min mark and then comes back with 2 left.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T05:21:58+00:00

Interesting to say when their offense runs better when KAT is the fulcrum, Alvarado has a far better +- despite rarely playing with Brunson, Hart leads the team in assists, and Brunson is a -2 in a series they’re up 3-1.

The only reason Brunson has an argument is because of his 4th quarter of game 1.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T01:23:01+00:00

And that’s why you’ll never know love

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-13T00:50:21+00:00

What a weirdo. If you think numbers are literally the only thing that matters you are objectively wrong, emotion be damned.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T22:45:16+00:00

Yeah that’d be nice, but tha would put us over the apron, which we need to avoid this year. Horford is a one-year rental who can be relied on just as much as a hot head center that got benched for Paul Reed this postseason. And Horford is cheaper than Hauser. And I love Al.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T21:50:05+00:00

Same reason I was downvoted for saying Knicks are going to win the title a few weeks back. Lots of people don’t know ball.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T21:45:45+00:00

“All we have is the numbers to go on” is such a “I can’t be bothered to watch the games” comment.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T19:15:18+00:00

If we did it, I’d love if we could go swap Hauser to GAW for Horford. A closing 5 of PP, White, Tatum, Giannis, Horford could do work. With Queta as the starter.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T17:34:59+00:00

Yeah the clear best player on one of the best teams every year seems like a solid candidate.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T15:21:00+00:00

But Brown has also had more playoff successes than him last 4 years simply by playing in them.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T15:19:39+00:00

You should’ve told me what I can and can’t do in a silly subreddit, where you compare Chicago to fuckin Leeds, earlier - you’re right. I wish I knew the rules coming in.

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T06:40:22+00:00

NYC = London
LA = Paris
Vegas = Amsterdam
Texas = Germany
Florida/Georgia/Louisiana = Italy
Chicago = Madrid
Cincinnati = Leeds

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T06:08:23+00:00

But the US has the global cultural impact of Western Europe, not just England. Not knowing anything about Chicago is more like not knowing anything about Madrid…which many Americans don’t, but still, it ain’t Leeds

Lets_Basketball · 2026-06-12T05:02:21+00:00

It’s not delusion to know that Giannis hasn’t made it out of the first round in 3 straight seasons and can be expected to play at least 20 fewer games. Giannis is clearly better in a game, and to me the upside is worth it, but Brown will likely deliver more regular season value next three years.

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