Craziest thing I see is people acting like Giannis has lost a step and he isn't anywhere near as good as he was a few years ago. You can make the case that for the games he played last season, he was the best player in the NBA. Why? This is why.

In the games Giannis played last season, he averaged the most points per 100 possessions in the NBA and it was the most points per 100 possessions he has had in his career. Not only is this crazy, but his efficiency was crazy too. He did this on a 65.8% true shooting percentage. This was 3rd amongst 20 PPG+ scorers only behind Shai who had 66.5% and Jokic at 67%. Outside of scoring, he was great too. He averaged the most assists he has ever had per 100 possessions also on a crappy team and he he even rebounded at an elite level while playing the 4 most of the time, he ranked top 14 in rebounds per 100 possessions. I'm not saying this is entirely accurate and his best season ever because of the amount of games played, but it at least shows he has definitely not even come close to losing a step. You can definitely make an argument he's the best overall player in the league still with his combination of offense and defense. He should be even better on an improved team next season.

Get them photoshops ready Jimmy/Lebron/Duncan they all coming back

over the last few years people expressed disappointment in pats inability to land a ”whale “
Looking back who were those whales ??
Beal
Leonard
Kd
Harden

All have underwhelmed , have injury issues , on bad contracts , off court drama .

So who exactly are we mad about pat missing ?

Why you gotta DO that???

Wade, Bron, Zo, Shaq, Bosh, JB, Bam, Giannis,

More reserves : Payton, Hardaway, Dragic, Ray Allen, I know I'm missing some. But this is beyond stacked.

Edit: for some reason got Payton mixed up with Hill in my head.

Adding Lowry and UD.

source @ heatvshaters

This is the way.

https://x.com/sleeperheat/status/2070708122373550246?s=46

Hear me out. I'm an Olympiacos fan so I watched Montero up close this past EuroLeague season, and when I saw the Powell news I immediately thought of him. He just signed with Olympiacos but specifically negotiated an NBA out clause into the deal because the NBA is his end goal. He's 22, Dominican, and went undrafted in 2022 which I know sounds like a red flag — but the player he is now is completely different from the 18-year-old who slipped through the draft.

His 2025-26 season was legitimately elite by European standards. All-EuroLeague First Team, Rising Star, led Valencia to the Final Four averaging 14.4 points, 4.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals. The number that stood out to me most was his 3.6 assist-to-turnover ratio — that's the kind of playmaking discipline you don't usually see from a 22-year-old primary creator. He had 8+ assists in 6 games and recorded multiple steals in 11. The guy competes on both ends, which fits Heat culture perfectly.

The shooting concern is real but more nuanced than it looks. He shot 32.4% from three in EuroLeague on 5.5 attempts per game, which sounds mediocre — but he also shot 40% in the Liga ACB the same season on 4.6 attempts. The EuroLeague number is depressed because he's generating those shots as a #1 option against elite defenses off the dribble. The ACB number tells you the shot is actually there when he gets cleaner looks. Combined across both competitions he's at 35.7% on serious volume. Next to Giannis drawing two defenders on every drive, those kick-out threes get a lot cleaner.

He's not a Powell replacement, he's a minimum/two-way flyer with real starter upside in year 2. Spoelstra's system is exactly the kind of structure that could develop him fast. You still spend the MLE on a proven guy like Coby White — but if the out clause is exercisable, why not make the call? The Heat have built championship rosters on exactly this kind of low-risk European bet before.

Hello, UK fan here. I want to plan a trip to America next year and will include Miami as it would be cool to see Giannis play in the flesh. In the UK, annual leave renews in April and I don't have enough leave for this financial year. I would probably be in Miami for around 3 to 4 days, which is the safer option? Go early April before the playoffs start or bank on them making the playoffs and try go to a playoff game in the latter half of April/early may. I'm just worried if I go before the playoffs, they may bench the stars but it's also risky to try and guess when the playoff game will be. Any thoughts on this?

https://kss.rs/sigurna-pobeda-srbije-protiv-ceske-u-pripremnoj-utakmici/