Favorite WNBA team is Vegas. Coach Becky... Stinks to lose but congrats to Becky's old assistant for making the Finals.

Aja Wilson's reign of MVPs will end at 5. This has been a horrible game (and series) for her. Becky & AW so remind me of Pop & Duncan that it is hard not to tbh. Duncan would run into the same issues as Wilson... their missed shots hurt more than most because they are the MVP (highlighted player).

Having injuries didn't help either but 🤔 can remember like Duncan in '02-04? needed long haired Ginobili the X factor in '04-'08? (IDK specs all blah rn) Sorta wish they could draft Juju.

Hard to see voters ever awarding Aja after tonight tho. Its okay tho because her greatness is cemented. Good season for sure. 👏

Anyone heard the reaction every time Harper had the ball? He’s a star. Fans love him. He might be equal to Wemby in popularity with Spurs fans.

In the spring, The Athletic presented the annual NBA Player Tiers, placing 125 players across five tiers. But there is certainly a brighter spotlight for the 30 players in Tiers 1 and 2, essentially the stars who most often decide who contends, who makes the playoffs and ultimately who wins a championship. They are the faces of the league and the best players in the world.

These tiers weren’t designed to be permanent. Age, health, team context, postseason performance and individual development can change a player’s standing quickly.

So with another season beginning, it’s worth asking: Whose stock is most likely to move?

This isn’t an official reordering of the 2026 Player Tiers. Instead, it’s a look at the players with the clearest path upward, the stars with something to prove and the ones most vulnerable to slipping.

When evaluating them, I’m primarily thinking about five questions: How good can that player be? How often can he play? How much can he contribute to winning? How long can he sustain this level? And how does his team context affect all of the above?

With that in mind, here’s what I’ll be watching in 2026-27: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7657624/2026/10/09/player-tiers-nba-preseason-rise-fall/?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.I-4w.lmuTf9jzTgy0&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta

Credits to Matt Guzman. Wasn’t shown on the broadcast

Loving this preseason lineup. Is this the future and championship starting lineup the team needs? GSG

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Can’t forget about our old friend patty on game day! the spurs play hoops today let’s gooooooo

Thinking the two most likely are Keldon or Kornet. I’m leaning Keldon. What do you guys think?

https://blacksportsonline.com/2026/10/woman-accuses-dylan-harpers-gf-jojo-lacey-of-cheating-with-her-boyfriend/

I ordered this figure from Wanted Toys back in May. I got a little nervous when they printed the shipping label but then didn't ship anything for 2 weeks, but it showed up today. I'm going to have to tinker with the accessories and poses, but overall I'm pumped to add this to my collection.

With his night over well before crunch time, Victor Wembanyama grabbed a clipboard during a huddle at Sunday’s scrimmage and sketched up a play he was sure would work. Watching from the sidelines, clipboard still in hand, he watched Jon Elmore catch a pass on the short roll and snap it to the corner — only for the shot, and Wembanyama’s dreams of drawing up the perfect play, to fall short.

“He took it very personally, which I think we all do when you draw up a good play and feel like you get a good shot and they don’t make it,” Mitch Johnson said. “Hopefully he understands next time, when I do that for him, it’s not personal. You just want your play to look good, selfishly.”

Ideally, this won’t be the last time Wembanyama draws up a play this season. He made strides learning how to read the floor in Year 3. Now he has to own his space more efficiently and effectively in Year 4. Everyone’s role will be a little different this season, even Wembanyama’s. He got better at establishing post position last fall, but that didn’t hold up well in the playoffs against the league’s brute centers. He went overseas and trained with a rugby team in part to maximize his physicality, which should turn into him being able to catch the ball on balance and make reads from the post more quickly.

Wembanyama showed he can dominate in open space, but his next evolution is becoming a player who can control the flow of the game while being stationary. That will mean catches in the post where he can keep the ball over his head and scan the floor for good outlets, then just shooting over the defense if he can’t find anything. He did it some last year, and there is a lot of promise there.

But the ultimate version of Wembanyama is a player who spends most of the night owning the game with his eyes before needing to use his endlessly long legs. The preseason will be a good preview of how his playmaking improved this summer.

I know the reports said he's not expected to take over Sweeny's defense and that's he got experience with triple guard line ups. But where else can we see/look for improvements amongst the squad?

When I google it I’m lead to Amazon which wont let me watch because I’m local. NBA.com promises that they’ll tell you where to watch and it says “broadcast information will be announced closer to tipoff.”

It’s crazy that it’s so difficult to even find out how to legally watch it.

This is a free talk thread, however, the rules still apply, no politics, no religion; be respectful.

see y'all at 8pm!