2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

welp

Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, will make his season debut for the Magic on February 28th vs. the Pacers. pic.twitter.com/gGnJfrxssn

— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) February 26, 2022

Look out, world!

The Markelle Fultzes of the world aside, there do seem to be an inordinate number of players who have been out with significant injuries coming back in time to potentially influence the playoffs. Kawhi & PG, various Bulls, uhhhh Simmons…

What’s the latest buzz on Murray and MPJ?

sounds like murray will be back soon, mpj maybe

hamidou diallo just got ejected for pushing a ref during play it didnt look malicious not sure what he was up to, scalabrine thinks he was just trying to redirect his momentum

top left here

Diallo, do Pistons, foi ejetado após esse lance...pic.twitter.com/vcqoxTmuqK

— Celtics Nation 🇧🇷 (🇵🇹) (@CelticsNatiion) February 26, 2022

looks like he just wanted to give him a lil shove lol

Looks like diallo thought the ref was about to run into the space where he was running and he instinctively fended him away to clear his path. But you don't do that to a striped shirt.

yeah youre prob right he really misjudges it tho goes out of his way and fully extends just to make contact

oladipo looked great defensively for the heat in the handful of games he played last year before he got hurt again but his offense had cratered pretty badly, he shot 37/23 for them and 40/32 overall last year. but they also don’t need a ton from him this year with lowry and herro around, if he still has his athleticism and can D up like he did when he was trying last season he will still be useful, and if he can even just shoot 35% from three he might even be a weapon. and he’s basically free

julius randle played one of the worst basketball games i’ve seen in a while last night

hes been pretty rough

i wonder what the best situation for him would be hes one of those guys who has a ball dominant game but isnt really good enough to play that way

yeah prob as like a montrezl harrell style sixth man but now he’s getting paid like a star

He’s better than trez! Trez is a rim runner and nothing more. He’s prob closer to like… sabonis?

garage sale sabonis

Anthony Davis is expected to miss another 4-5 weeks with his foot injury, via @wojespn.

Brutal.

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 26, 2022

Pelicans started 3-16 then 21-20 since. Beat the suns last night. Herb Jones seems like he’s gonna be a good glue guy and with Ingram, Valencunis and CJ they have quite a bit of scoring. Devonte graham off the bench makes sense. They could really use… Zion.

randle is better than trez… well his game is more varied. trez might be purely more efficient. but if randle can’t be the centerpiece of a good offense then he’s prob best suited for that kind of role bcuz he can’t really play off the ball. sabonis is much better imo

the suns bench is pretty bad esp with cam payne out. they kinda only have 5 guys who can play right now. half their roster is just a write off. that shamet trade and extension not looking too hot

uhh

Sources: Nets star Ben Simmons is dealing with back soreness in reconditioning process that requires further strengthening of the area over a period of time before return to action.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 26, 2022

Save the drama for your mama.

ah yes of course lol

Brooklyn has no set timetable for Simmons' return. It's uncertain whether the three-time All-Star will clear necessary return-to-play hurdles for Nets' March 10 return trip to Philadelphia, but team is treating as a day-to-day process. https://t.co/SnWVQeSWPS

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 26, 2022

zero percent chance he plays in that game

it's funny, he's had a lot of time on his hands, you'd think he'd have been able to make some schedule space for 'reconditioning'

wtf kind of contracts do these guys have

he’s an embarrassment

don't high school and college coaches all claim that sports build character and teach young people how to deal with adversity? apparently it's not foolproof.

nor mookieproof

ja just did a crazy highlight

what is this

360 SPIN BY BIG 12 🤯🥷@JaMorant | #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/LJgYvNotyq

— Bally Sports: Grizzlies (@GrizzOnBally) February 27, 2022

the only comparison i have for that is it's exactly what the little guys would do when they were on fire in the original nba jam

Lollll I remember that animation well

Ja is such a fun player.

the funnest

he had 3 really good finishes in a row a minute ago too

chicago cant do anything with him

bulls getting a nice little lesson in what it means to be good in the east vs good in the west

Ja Morant is a nightly Slam Dunk Contest show 🔥pic.twitter.com/qheoMRjPBl

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 27, 2022

smh kevin angered the bulls

i don't think it's an east vs. west thing (the conferences look pretty even this year) as much as the bulls are putting out really bad defensive teams right now

holy shit Bobby Portis just went supernova

what the hell has gotten into him tonight

it's funny, he's had a lot of time on his hands, you'd think he'd have been able to make some schedule space for 'reconditioning'

wtf kind of contracts do these guys have

Bulls really don’t strike me as a team that will make a lot of noise this season. It’s not great after derozan. I like the rookie point guard but derozan seems to be willing them to the top half of the east

Bucks-Nets making a great argument for the Elam system right now. like does anyone enjoy watching this

great look by giannis at the end there, perfect execution on the long pass/seal/catch

yeah I was stunned they were able to get such a good shot off

just wasnt their night, had 16 turnovers and missed a ton of free throws. plus they forgot how to play basketball for like half the 3rd quarter

strange season for the bucks

Nuggets 9-0 with Boogie Cousins, who has like 12 technicals in those games

we are gonna need that 76ers vs Nets playoff matchup this year

Kyrie Irving on getting to play with the new-look Nets:

"When you're playing with guys that are coming off the ball, being very selfless, putting their body on the line and thinking the game, it just makes my job a lot easier to lead the offense as best I can as the point guard" pic.twitter.com/ciT7sQV5c7

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) February 27, 2022