NBA Thread 2026-2027

EyeoftheIllini · Wednesday at 7:08 AM

WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? said:
Clippers need to send Jones Jr for Watson. Make it a sign and trade.

No idea of LAC’s payroll situation, but I believe a sign and trade would hard cap them at first apron. They might not want to do that.

PleaseMakeABowlGame · Wednesday at 10:51 AM

Great graphic

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074567476361462058

EyeoftheIllini · Wednesday at 11:53 AM

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074843680649707999

Fly Illini Fly! · Wednesday at 2:12 PM

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074886193989517393

WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? · Wednesday at 4:16 PM

the juiceman cometh said:
We still think getting TSJ minutes is gonna be a priority if the T-Wolves land Lebron?

I really have to wonder what this all looks like from the Ayo camp. What was communicated to him about his role next year? From looking like starting in the backcourt alongside Ant, to maybe starting at the 3, to now a pursuit of Lebron that would almost certainly push him to the bench, I have to imagine this wasn't what he had in mind right?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074904144230396273

Also, their not landing LeBron as he’s down to CLE, MIA, PHI.

Fly Illini Fly! · Thursday at 5:02 PM

https://twitter.com/x/status/2075298658292015164

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-07-11T00:23:22-0500

https://twitter.com/x/status/2075766285242175562

(That 3 ball is better than I thought)

BretMyBeachHouse · 2026-07-11T07:17:42-0500

Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2075766285242175562

(That 3 ball is better than I thought)

Well, better than anyone thought because better than he's ever shown. So if it's real and not an outlier we got a great surprise.

Fly Illini Fly! · 2026-07-11T11:19:17-0500

BretMyBeachHouse said:
Well, better than anyone thought because better than he's ever shown. So if it's real and not an outlier we got a great surprise.

I think what happened is that North Carolina told him not to shoot threes.

Illinirog1970 · 2026-07-11T11:45:43-0500

Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2075766285242175562

(That 3 ball is better than I thought)

And yet he was minus double digits while on the floor, and recorded only 5 rebounds. If he had played for the beloved under our coach, he would never have recorded such weak defense/rebounding numbers, first game or no.

Underwood would have stopped practice and lectured him on getting the hard work done.