The Official 2026 NBA Finals Discussion Thread

[Cwalker]

At halftime in Game 6, San Antonio leads Minnesota 74-61

Detroit dog walks Cleveland in the second half and forces a Game 7 in Detroit for the second straight series

 

[Barry Poppins]

Julius Randle cannot stay in a Wolves uniform after this season. He just absolutely cannot.

 

[Barry Poppins]

He has got to be the most low-BBIQ "good" player in the current league. He can't do fuckin' anything without tripping over himself, throwing turnovers, or playing lazy offense.

 

[Hoss]

Julius Randle cannot stay in a Wolves uniform after this season. He just absolutely cannot.

 

[Cwalker]

Spurs/Thunder in the Western Conference Finals

Should be a very good series

 

[Cwalker]

As far as the Wolves go, I said when the series started, it would be Spurs in 6.

But watching it in real time, it should’ve been Spurs in 4

 

[Barry Poppins]

The Timberwolves thought they were built for this. Then they ran into Victor Wembanyama

After playoff exit, Minnesota is entering a defining offseason with a core that still hasn't broken through.

www.nytimes.com

Randle, in particular, went through a rough stretch of performances that coaches and teammates believed were directly connected to his name being bandied about in trade rumors.

You don't say? A mentally soft player plays poorly because he's afraid of being traded?

 

[Barry Poppins]

Especially when the rumors are the Wolves trying to dangle a potential trade for Giannis, so getting rid of Randle and possible another major player/draft picks would just be kind of the natural order of things. Christ.

 

[Cwalker]

For the second year in a row, Shai-Gilgeous Alexander is your NBA MVP

 

[Kairi HoHo]

All the respect towards SGA but Wemby to me is the MVP. Dude is in his 2nd or 3rd Year and he's taking his Spurs Team to the Western Conference Finals.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Honestly it's hard to really cheer for either's play.

SGA flops and foul-baits the living hell out of the league and people fucking hate that shit and wish it was punished more.

Wemby goaltends at almost every rimshot, but because he's so lanky and has a massive wingspan, it doesn't get called.

 

[Cwalker]

If I had a vote, I would’ve voted for Cade but SGA is the sexy pick so I get why he won.

But like with Jokic, voters are going to go through player fatigue so even if he has the same number next year, I doubt he wins again

 

[Doom]

It's halftime and the Cavs are up 64-47 against the Pistons.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I hope the Cavs win it to stick it to Daryl Morey further for me. I think the Cavs match up really well with the Knicks especially in the bigs department.

 

[Doom]

End of the third quarter. The Cavs leads the Pistons 99-73.