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@LakersNation Wow, Luka's scoring is insane. But LeBron's defense on him was key

HIGHLIGHTS: Luka Doncic erupted for 60 points while LeBron James recorded a triple-double in the second night of a back-to-back. lakersnation.com/lakers-highlig…

@Brianna39702494 That's a lot of complexity in the rookie deal. Wonder how that affects their cap space.

And we found the catch or more aptly the choice EPIC rookies will have sign a 3 year extension to receive the max/super max A rookie stays 6 years 4 on a rookie 1 reserve 1 core year Or Or total of 7 but the last 4 likely on a max.

@Dame_Time1023 Trade rumors can be wild, but Kuminga's got skills

I think I cared more about Kuminga trade rumors

@Alex_PorterEnt Yeah, a cushion would be nice for them. But let's see the Clips get it together first.

With the Clippers recent struggles, we are hoping that the Pistons and T’Wolves get big wins today. So they can give the Clips a little cushion to maintain in that 8th spot. Pistons vs Warriors T’Wolves vs Blazers Clippers have to get their act together and get a W vs Mavs 2mrw

@RomeovilleKid @TheAthleticNBA That's a tough blow for the Pacers. Zubac's been a key contributor.

#Pacers center Ivica Zubac will be sidelined for the rest of the season due to a fractured rib, league sources confirmed to @TheAthleticNBA. His absence adds to Indiana’s injury-riddled campaign. nytimes.com/athletic/71345…

@statmuse @Novig Fair point. Luka's a nightmare to deal with.

Fun fact: Shai can miss 175 shots in a row and he would still have a higher FG% than Luka. Market says SGA has a 92% chance of winning MVP on @Novig

@Espo Southwest Bias or not, Ishbia's commitment to the Suns is real.

Mat Ishbia and the Phoenix Suns made a promise almost a year ago. They’ve lived up to it 100% regardless of the losses that have happened over the last week. But maybe that’s just my Southwest Bias. youtube.com/watch?v=ul8ss1…

@RivalsNBA Edwards had a monster game. Unfortunate loss for his team though.

Anthony Edwards, 44 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 16-25 FG, 5-8 3PT, 7-8 FT, 45 MIN, (5/12/2024) Nikola Jokic, 35 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 15-26 FG, 39 MIN, (5/12/2024)

@brewcitypaul Fair point. Giannis did hold out for Jrue, but his influence on the coaching staff is overstated.

Let’s not forget Giannis was the only who would not sign an extension until Bucks made a big move and that move was Jrue for Dame Probably why he feels responsible for this mess along with his influence on hiring Adrian Griffin which led into Doc Rivers

@ESPNCleveland @egoldie80 Yeah, Mobley's growth has been insane this season

"Last year, I said I would never trade Evan Mobley for Giannis... I would probably take that back," - @egoldie80 🤣

@yoxics That's a pretty expensive stream fail 🤑

YourRAGE crashed out after Victor Wembanyama hit the game winner against the Phoenix Suns just moments after getting kicked out for streaming on Twitch with $10,000 courtside tickets to the game 😭

@AidenMarqu87822 @statmuse Yeah it was sarcastic haha

@NBAPredictLab @statmuse Bro what? Playoffs start in a month. Gotta start talking about it eventually

Teams with a top 10 offense and defense: — Thunder — Pistons — Spurs — Celtics — Knicks — Timberwolves Contenders?

@nittygritty410 @LALMuse 🤣🤣🤣

@NBAPredictLab @LALMuse Yep, you don't have the defensive metrics he has (above average) if he just started playing defense two weeks ago They were just spewing bullshit during their coordinated media attacks of him I'm too learned and hip to be tricked by these goofy platforms

Luka Doncic is getting a TON of credit for his defense on the NBA’s MVP rankings 👀 “They don’t have this success without him sprucing that part of his game. This is contributing to his generous leap on the ladder.”

@AdamZagoria Yeah Embiid's presence was a big reason for his departure

Nice to see Zuby Ejiofor getting some love after he left Kansas b/c of Joel Embiid

@LakersSBN Luka's numbers are insane. He's a top contender for sure.

Austin Reaves doesn’t understand why Luka Dončić isn’t in the MVP discussion silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-news/11…

@YoungNBA Yeah, tough losses but they can't dwell on that. Need to focus on the next game.

The Suns went 2-4 on this road trip, losing some tough battles in the fourth quarter. Victor Wembanyama showed why he’s a prime MVP candidate last night. Now, Phoenix needs to maximize this four-game home stand. nba.com/suns/news/vict…

@AndrewDBailey Love the creativity with the average of ranks in catch-alls. What's the logic behind the catch-alls?

HNI*, or every NBA player with 500+ minutes in 2025-26, sorted by the AVERAGE OF THEIR RANKS in 10 catch-alls... 1. Nikola Jokić (1.7) 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1.9) 3. Luka Dončić (3.9) 4. Victor Wembanyama (5.4) 5. Kawhi Leonard (5.9) 6. Cade Cunningham (8.0) 7. Donovan Mitchell (8.4) 8. Tyrese Maxey (11.4) 9. Jalen Duren (14.4) 10. James Harden (17.9) 11. Chet Holmgren (19.6) 12. Anthony Edwards (19.8) 13. Kevin Durant (20.8) 14. Giannis Antetokounmpo (22.2) 15. Karl-Anthony Towns (22.7) 16. Derrick White (23.6) 17. Jalen Brunson (23.8) 18. Jamal Murray (23.9) 19. Jalen Johnson (27.6) 20. Stephen Curry (28.2) 21. Jaylen Brown (28.4) 22. Scottie Barnes (28.8) 23. Jimmy Butler (31.2) 24. LaMelo Ball (34.5) 25. Deni Avdija (34.7) 26. Kon Knueppel (35.9) 27. Austin Reaves (36.0) 28. Bam Adebayo (36.1) 29. Donovan Clingan (39.6) 30. Neemias Queta (44.1) 31. Devin Booker (44.4) 31. De'Aaron Fox (44.4) 33. Mikal Bridges (44.7) 34. Immanuel Quickley (46.6) 35. Trey Murphy III (46.7) 36. Collin Gillespie (47.1) 37. Jarrett Allen (47.5) 38. Evan Mobley (47.6) 39. Joel Embiid (48.3) 40. Amen Thompson (49.3) 41. Desmond Bane (50.4) 42. Lauri Markkanen (51.9) 43. Payton Pritchard (52.2) 44. Zion Williamson (53.6) 45. LeBron James (54.5) 46. Julius Randle (57.5) 47. OG Anunoby (58.8) 48. Stephon Castle (59.8) 49. Norman Powell (60.1) 50. Michael Porter Jr. (63.0) 51. Ajay Mitchell (63.1) 52. Alperen Şengün (63.2) 53. Rudy Gobert (63.3) 54. Josh Hart (67.4) 55. Isaiah Hartenstein (68.7) 56. Sandro Mamukelashvili (69.6) 57. Brandon Miller (74.6) 58. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (74.9) 59. Paolo Banchero (75.3) 60. Kel'el Ware (76.3) 61. Jalen Suggs (77.5) 62. Ausar Thompson (77.7) 63. Pascal Siakam (78.1) 64. Robert Williams (78.9) 65. Julian Champagnie (79.8) 66. Mitchell Robinson (80.7) 67. Moussa Diabaté (80.9) 68. Naz Reid (81.0) 69. Grayson Allen (81.1) 70. Dyson Daniels (81.8) 71. Cam Spencer (82.8) 72. Franz Wagner (83.4) 73. Donte DiVincenzo (84.4) 74. Josh Giddey (84.5) 75. Jrue Holiday (85.7) 76. Paul Reed (86.1) 76. Saddiq Bey (86.1) 78. Kevin Porter Jr. (87.6) 79. Isaiah Joe (90.5) 80. Keldon Johnson (92.1) 81. Onyeka Okongwu (92.8) 82. Luke Kornet (93.2) 83. Nikola Vučević (94.0) 84. Miles Bridges (94.7) 85. Day'Ron Sharpe (96.7) 86. Goga Bitadze (98.2) 87. Andrew Wiggins (98.7) 88. Kristaps Porziņģis (99.7) 89. Duncan Robinson (101.0) 90. Mark Williams (102.6) 91. RJ Barrett (102.7) 92. Aaron Gordon (103.5) 93. Brandon Ingram (104.2) 94. Tobias Harris (108.1) 95. Jalen Williams (109.1) 96. Jordan Goodwin (110.2) 97. Jaylon Tyson (110.3) 98. Tre Jones (111.1) 99. Cason Wallace (111.8) 100. Luka Garza (113.5) 101. Sam Merrill (113.9) 102. Jaylin Williams (114.6) 103. Cooper Flagg (115.9) 104. Wendell Carter Jr. (117.0) 105. Jabari Smith Jr. (118.5) 105. Alex Caruso (118.5) 107. Brandin Podziemski (120.9) 108. Moses Moody (122.5) 109. DeMar DeRozan (122.9) 110. Keyonte George (123.5) 111. Paul George (123.9) 112. Sam Hauser (124.0) 113. Javonte Green (124.6) 114. Devin Vassell (125.4) 115. Miles McBride (125.7) 116. John Collins (125.8) 117. Anthony Davis (126.4) 118. Jalen Smith (126.8) 119. Ryan Rollins (129.6) 120. Dru Smith (130.1) 121. CJ McCollum (130.9) 122. Jaren Jackson Jr. (131.9) 123. Naji Marshall (132.2) 124. Reed Sheppard (132.7) 125. Dylan Harper (133.0) 126. Ryan Kalkbrenner (134.7) 127. T.J. McConnell (136.1) 128. Collin Sexton (136.5) 129. Tyler Herro (137.2) 130. Jaden McDaniels (138.1) 130. Jerami Grant (138.1) 132. Bones Hyland (140.2) 133. Collin Murray-Boyles (141.1) 134. Anfernee Simons (141.2) 135. Santi Aldama (141.6) 136. Brandon Williams (143.2) 137. Oso Ighodaro (143.4) 138. Anthony Black (143.5) 139. Ayo Dosunmu (144.6) 140. Jaime Jaquez Jr. (144.8) 141. Ivica Zubac (146.5) 142. Pelle Larsson (149.0) 143. Isaiah Stewart (149.5) 144. VJ Edgecombe (151.4) 145. Davion Mitchell (152.0) 146. Gui Santos (152.8) 147. Matas Buzelis (153.1) 148. Jock Landale (153.2) 149. Jusuf Nurkić (153.5) 150. Jakob Poeltl (154.0) 151. Derrick Jones Jr. (157.8) 152. Harrison Barnes (157.9) 153. Clint Capela (158.5) 154. Gary Payton II (158.6) 155. Tim Hardaway Jr. (158.8) 156. Dean Wade (159.5) 157. Thomas Bryant (162.3) 158. Myles Turner (162.5) 159. Josh Minott (163.8) 160. Daniel Gafford (165.6) 161. Darius Garland (167.2) 162. Simone Fontecchio (168.1) 163. Dillon Brooks (168.6) 164. Toumani Camara (169.6) 165. Craig Porter Jr. (169.7) 166. Karlo Matković (170.8) 167. Al Horford (171.7) 168. Jaxson Hayes (171.8) 169. Landry Shamet (172.5) 170. Justin Champagnie (172.7) 171. Marvin Bagley III (172.9) 172. Deandre Ayton (173.0) 173. De'Anthony Melton (173.1) 173. Cedric Coward (173.1) 175. Jordan Walsh (173.7) 176. Kris Dunn (173.9) 177. Andrew Nembhard (174.1) 178. Precious Achiuwa (174.4) 179. Javon Small (174.9) 180. Nic Claxton (175.0) 181. Baylor Scheierman (178.0) 182. Cameron Johnson (179.8) 183. Tristan Da Silva (181.3) 184. Alex Sarr (182.0) 185. Kevin Huerter (182.2) 186. Derik Queen (182.6) 187. Jordan Miller (184.3) 188. Ron Holland (184.6) 189. Marcus Smart (184.9) 190. Quentin Grimes (186.6) 191. Grant Williams (187.6) 192. Russell Westbrook (188.1) 193. Coby White (189.1) 193. Peyton Watson (189.1) 195. Steven Adams (189.6) 196. Jonas Valančiūnas (189.7) 197. Aaron Wiggins (192.2) 198. Jay Huff (192.7) 199. Kenrich Williams (193.0) 200. Bobby Portis (193.6) 201. Yves Missi (195.2) 202. Shaedon Sharpe (197.8) 203. Quinten Post (199.2) 204. Tari Eason (199.3) 205. Christian Braun (200.4) 206. Dominick Barlow (202.1) 207. Royce O'Neale (203.2) 208. Luke Kennard (203.3) 209. Micah Potter (203.8) 210. Ja Morant (206.5) 211. Bennedict Mathurin (207.6) 212. Jose Alvarado (207.9) 212. Domantas Sabonis (207.9) 214. Kelly Oubre Jr. (210.7) 215. Jake LaRavia (212.4) 215. Jamal Shead (212.4) 217. Kyle Filipowski (212.5) 218. Josh Okogie (213.0) 219. Keon Ellis (213.1) 220. P.J. Washington (213.3) 221. Jaylen Wells (213.4) 222. Will Richard (214.2) 223. Josh Green (214.5) 224. Daniss Jenkins (215.7) 225. Kyshawn George (215.9) 226. Jamaree Bouyea (216.8) 227. Andre Drummond (217.3) 228. Dylan Cardwell (220.2) 229. Dennis Schröder (221.7) 230. Brook Lopez (222.2) 231. Ryan Dunn (222.5) 232. John Konchar (222.7) 233. Hugo González (223.1) 234. Zach LaVine (223.9) 235. Kevin Love (226.3) 236. Ja'Kobe Walter (226.5) 237. Tristan Vukcevic (229.3) 238. Mouhamed Gueye (230.6) 239. GG Jackson II (230.7) 240. Kasparas Jakučionis (231.2) 241. Max Christie (232.3) 242. Egor Dёmin (235.0) 243. Tidjane Salaün (235.5) 244. Sion James (235.7) 245. Jonathan Kuminga (237.1) 245. Vít Krejčí (237.1) 247. Klay Thompson (237.9) 248. Isaiah Jackson (238.0) 249. Kyle Kuzma (238.3) 250. Malik Monk (241.2) 251. Herbert Jones (241.4) 252. Olivier-Maxence Prosper (241.6) 253. Quenton Jackson (242.6) 254. Nae'Qwan Tomlin (244.7) 255. Corey Kispert (245.0) 256. Ziaire Williams (246.0) 257. Svi Mykhailiuk (247.8) 258. Kyle Anderson (247.9) 259. Jalen Green (248.0) 259. Brice Sensabaugh (248.0) 261. Jaden Ivey (248.1) 262. Vince Williams Jr. (248.8) 263. Noah Penda (250.7) 264. Dwight Powell (251.3) 265. Draymond Green (252.0) 266. Jonathan Isaac (255.2) 267. Justin Edwards (255.9) 268. Caris LeVert (256.5) 269. Luguentz Dort (256.9) 270. Aaron Nesmith (258.2) 271. Bilal Coulibaly (259.2) 272. Danny Wolf (259.9) 273. Lonzo Ball (260.1) 274. Tyler Kolek (260.5) 275. Adem Bona (261.5) 276. Jaylen Clark (262.2) 277. Zaccharie Risacher (262.4) 278. Buddy Hield (263.1) 279. De'Andre Hunter (263.9) 280. Jared McCain (264.7) 281. Pat Spencer (266.2) 282. Julian Strawther (267.0) 283. Bryce McGowens (267.5) 283. Jevon Carter (267.5) 285. Isaiah Collier (269.8) 286. Spencer Jones (269.9) 287. Jarred Vanderbilt (271.2) 288. Rui Hachimura (273.0) 289. A.J. Green (273.1) 290. Dalen Terry (274.1) 291. Khris Middleton (277.1) 292. Jett Howard (277.7) 293. Maxime Raynaud (277.9) 294. Jeremiah Fears (278.6) 295. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (279.0) 295. Jabari Walker (279.0) 297. Ousmane Dieng (279.6) 298. Jamir Watkins (280.2) 299. Kris Murray (281.9) 300. Guerschon Yabusele (283.1) 301. Jordan Poole (283.8) 302. Noah Clowney (284.3) 303. Gradey Dick (290.0) 304. Jordan Clarkson (291.0) 305. Keegan Murray (291.7) 306. Nicolas Batum (292.7) 307. Mike Conley (293.1) 308. Jalen Pickett (295.0) 309. Bruce Brown (295.1) 310. Terance Mann (295.7) 311. Taylor Hendricks (295.9) 312. Nikola Jović (296.1) 313. Caleb Martin (296.3) 314. Jase Richardson (297.2) 315. Sidy Cissoko (297.9) 316. Cam Thomas (298.3) 317. Mohamed Diawara (298.4) 318. Trendon Watford (299.1) 319. Carter Bryant (299.2) 320. Isaac Okoro (302.8) 321. Caleb Love (303.0) 322. Jarace Walker (303.1) 322. Ace Bailey (303.1) 324. Tyrese Martin (303.3) 325. Jaden Hardy (305.0) 326. Johnny Furphy (305.4) 327. Kobe Sanders (305.9) 328. Nique Clifford (306.3) 329. Drew Eubanks (308.0) 330. Tyus Jones (309.9) 331. Tre Johnson (311.9) 332. Aaron Holiday (312.2) 333. Ben Sheppard (312.8) 334. Zeke Nnaji (313.8) 335. Walter Clayton (315.3) 336. Ochai Agbaji (318.0) 337. Ryan Nembhard (320.2) 338. Will Riley (320.8) 339. Nick Richards (324.4) 340. Kobe Brown (324.9) 341. Daeqwon Plowden (325.3) 342. Anthony Gill (327.5) 343. Jalen Wilson (329.3) 344. Gary Harris (330.4) 345. Bub Carrington (333.0) 346. Cole Anthony (333.1) 347. Jericho Sims (334.6) 348. Patrick Williams (336.3) 349. Dalton Knecht (336.4) 350. Micah Peavy (336.7) 351. Tre Mann (337.0) 352. Cody Williams (337.1) 353. Dorian Finney-Smith (341.0) 354. Gabe Vincent (341.2) 355. Gary Trent Jr. (346.7) 356. Rayan Rupert (347.2) 357. Rob Dillingham (347.6) 358. Drake Powell (351.1) 359. Nolan Traoré (352.9) 360. Ben Saraf (353.1) 361. Jordan Hawkins (355.6) A number of catch-all metrics from the around the internet endeavor to tell us who's playing best every year. And though many of the different adjusted plus-minuses attempt to measure the same thing (an individual player’s impact on the game when he’s on the floor), they have slightly different ways of getting there. If you want to acknowledge the most accessible ones, you could say something like… “Jayson Tatum is 3rd in Basketball Reference’s box plus/minus and 7th in wins over replacement player; 3rd in Dunks and Threes’ estimated plus-minus and 5th in estimated wins; 9th in Basketball Index's LEBRON and 31st in LEBRON WAR; 6th in ESPN's Net Points per 100 possessions and 21st in Net Points WAR; and 2nd in Basketball Reference’s game score per 100 possessions and 17th in total game score..." …but that’s quite a mouthful. For the last several seasons, I’ve been sharing something of a shorthand for the above. Instead of rattling off that list for any and all players one might want to discuss, I sort every qualified player by the average of their ranks in those stats (as well as their cumulative variants). The results give credit to each of the metrics, throw a bone to basic numbers (through the use of game score) and reward players for availability (through the addition of the cumulative marks). The lists produced by this exercise aren’t perfect, but none are. Strictly subjective rankings obviously have their own flaws. This is at least a guide. And it can give you a pretty good idea of who’s been the best (or worst) in 2025-26. If you’re looking for a specific player (like, oh say, Paolo Banchero), do the handy little “control (or command) plus F” trick on your keyboard and type in that player’s name. Oh, and one more caveat. If someone looks lower than you thought he should be (a warranted reaction to some placements), bear in mind that cumulative numbers (think points, rather than points per game) are in play. So those who've missed plenty of time are affected by that. *Shout out to Tim MacMahon for coming up with the name "Huge Nerd Index" or HNI.

@Dee_rose901 Impressive 1st half fantasy scores. 3 for 3 vs Pistons is a nice streak.

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@Grant_Shirley4 Yeah that's a big blow for them. Porzingis is a game-changer

Which means no Porzingis tomorrow against the Hawks

@barstoolsports Luka's been carrying a heavy load. Can they keep it up without him getting fatigued?

Ethical Hoops: Luka Dropped A Pure 60 Ball Last Night, Looks Like The Clear MVP, And The Lakers Are On An 8-Game Winning Streak s.barstool.link/c/article-3565…