The Official 2026/2027 NBA Season Thread
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Good move for Klay just looking at the old situation vs the new, not sure what other options were out there.
@therealjondoe — What do you think of the signing and his role will be on the team? Third option? Fourth option?
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I think he's going to have a lot of open 3 opportunities playing with giannis.
If the heat wanted him I trust them
There was no opportunity to bring them back so heat fans need to get over it
Klay is my fifth or sixth favorite player ever, Giannis has always been one of my favorite modern players and I’m obviously big on Wiggins since the 2022 season. So I’ll be paying closer attention to Miami this year— I have trouble rooting for the franchise since I grew up a Knicks fan but I probably have to root for them over anyone in the east with Klay on the roster.
“Believe the Heat will start Klay, and believe that played into Klay’s interest in the Heat. In fact, among the reasons that DeMar DeRozan turned away from the Heat might have been the writing on the wall that Klay would take that final Heat starting spot.”
This is very obvious to anyone who paid attention to his exit from Golden State.
Super high praise.
"Klay is one of the most iconic players to ever suit up in the NBA. A four-time battle tested World Champion who will fit perfectly into his role as an all-around player at both ends of the court. We all talk about his shooting skill, but there is so much more he brings to the game. We are blessed that Klay chose the Heat in our quest to challenge for championships."
"Klay is one of the most iconic players to ever suit up in the NBA. A four-time battle tested World Champion who will fit perfectly into his role as an all-around player at both ends of the court. We all talk about his shooting skill, but there is so much more he brings to the game. We are blessed that Klay chose the Heat in our quest to challenge for championships."
Today would have been Kobe's birthday. This sad occasion had me thinking about my dear friend.
While we spent years competing against each other, it was the summers of '07 and '08 that saw us wear the same Team USA jersey. The camaraderie we built during those FIBA/Olympic summers, man, was it something special.
We spent hours together in the gym, on buses, planes. We often were in the same groups for workouts and, even more often, sat near or next to each other when we were on the go.
We talked a lot. About family. About religion. About basketball. About life. I'm not going to go into those conversations in depth now, but I have one specific memory to share.
A memory of playing dominoes with Kobe. Actually, a memory of helping to teach him how to play. Over that summer, Kobe would proceed to play on flights with me, Tayshaun Prince, and Chris Bosh.
With the benefit of hindsight, I know it wasn't actually about the dominoes for him. Kobe didn't care about the game. He was, I think, trying to ingratiate himself with us, with his teammates.He was trying to make sure we had the chemistry in place to come home with the Gold medal...which we did.
He was masterful at using his mind like that. He played chess, mentally, while most of the world was playing checkers.
We miss you, brother, today and always.
“It would be important, it gives a little bit of stability to my family and kids…nothing is guaranteed in life — you have to earn it…the main goal is to work hard…I gotta work hard, I take nothing for granted for my whole career and I won’t start now. It’s a great compliment by Mr Pat but I gotta do my part.”
Pat Riley was smiling when Giannis said this.
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“They become more interesting with Klay, and with time. Their O/U is 44.5, I would take the over in a heartbeat for them. I’ve seen some analysis like ‘this is exactly what they need. Klay is just going to stay out the way and feast on open looks.’
I think the value of Klay is, he’s not going to stay out the way and just stand in the corner. Klay will be one of the most important screeners on their team. Both on and off the ball. Both Bam and Giannis, especially Giannis, have thrived on those inverted P&Rs when the guy screening for them is a shooter. Klays been doing that stuff his entire career. I think he’ll be flying all over the court creating havoc. I think he’s a even better fit than he’s been given credit”
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