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  3. Giannis can’t stretch the floor, clogs the offense with ball-stopping drives, and struggles to adjust against elite defenses. His physical game is wearing down, and in today’s NBA, you need a star who can stretch defenses horizontally and vertically. Building around him is becoming a liability, not an advantage.

  4. Does Halliburton really do anything better than TJ McConnell because this brotha is hooping

  6. Chris Hayes saying bucks think it actually might be achilles holy shit. If it is, the bucks are done. Might see Giannis get moved soon.

    Love dame hope it’s not that man.

  8. Imagine volunteering to drive your friends and they start trashing your ride and demanding you sell it.

  14. >“Will not return—low leg injury.”

    Yeah, that’s almost definitely an Achilles. They can be a vague as they want about what they call the injury; the tip-off is that they immediately ruled him out.

    Since they immediately ruled him OUT (and not doubtful or questionable), it’s likely (but not certainly) because the training staff found a POSITIVE [Thompson test](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_test). A positive Thompson test indicates at least a partial rupture of the Achilles, though imaging would be needed to confirm the extent.

    If the test was negative, they probably would have used doubtful.

    Source: had an Achilles injury during a game once (later diagnosed as only a sprain) and the trainer told me this/performed the test on me.

  17. watch Presti get Giannis without having to give up both Chet and JDub

    rumor is, Presti won’t give up both

  25. If you just started watching the Pacers you may be excused for thinking Turner is the GOAT.

  28. Giannis hand was above the rim and he pushed the ball straight towards it. Likely a goaltending if you analyzed in super slow mo. Impossible to call in real time.

  31. Jaylen Williams + Hartenstein + Filler + a shit ton of FRPs to would probably entice the Bucks to move Giannis to OKC when he asks out

  33. Giannis just isn’t a guy you can easily build around anymore.

    His shooting hasn’t developed — he shot 27.4% from three this season (career 28.7%), and his long midrange numbers are even worse (29th percentile among bigs per Cleaning the Glass). Defenses just sag off him and clog the lane.

    Offensively, he’s a black hole too. His usage rate was 33.5% (top 5 in the league), but his assist-to-turnover ratio was only 1.39 — far below true playmakers like Jokic (2.6) or even wings like Tatum (1.8). His iso scoring (0.92 points per possession) was also **below league average**, so when he tries to “take over,” the offense actually gets worse.

    And against elite defenses? He shrinks. In the 2023 playoffs vs. Miami, his points per shot attempt dropped from 1.26 to 1.14. His half-court offense stalls badly against smart teams that build walls.

    On top of that, his free throw shooting has fallen off (65.2% this year) and he’s dealing with more knee/back issues — you can already see the physical decline starting.

    In today’s NBA where teams need versatile stars who can shoot, space, and make quick reads (Nuggets, Celtics), Giannis limits you. You have to build a very specific roster around him, and that’s becoming harder and harder as the league evolves.

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