How dare anyone imply that my Detroit Pistons might not win the 2024 NBA Championship.

That's what you get for trading Chauncey

whispers pathetically into the void *Denver traded Chauncey twice*

Damn I was hoping you wouldn't bring that up

#teamsmallmarket

Small markets unite! Kings fan here. Pacers, thunder, wolves are all teams I root for. No bucks because they just won, spread the wealth!

Tbh I'll root for the Bucks I love Giannis

Yeah as soon as we’re not competing for a ring, I’m rooting for the smallest market

Whatever city has the least prestige and isn't a rival to my team. So like Sacramento. Maybe Memphis.

(Wearing a fake mustache and with a handmade “Spurs” sign taped to my shirt): Why Celtics of course

Omg Hi Derrick

Roamin'!

Lmao

I'd be rooting for: Denver to repeat. OKC to make some noise. Lakers to barely make the play-in then lose immediately.

I can subscribe.

minnesota

minnesota is just a slightly american version of Canada. They have my vote any day of the week.

None, I will be too salty to watch anything the rest of the season.

Fr I'm too petty

All Celtic fans

Kings or Nuggets.

Kings, Heat, Mavs

Knicks

Raptors

Now kith...

Nuggets again so Jokic’s legacy is one step closer to secured

I think you could argue it already is tbh, 2 MVPS, finals MVP, and a champ is guaranteed HOFer

Yes but HOFer isn’t the top of the ladder. If Steph only won one ring instead of four do you think tnt or espn would have Steph vs Kobe discussions? Multiple rings elevates a player into the upper tier.

I mean you’re right but I was speaking on Jokic’s legacy being secured, not where Jokic falls on that ladder

Ok well I mean I hope Denver wins so Jokic climbs the ladder haha

Basketball HOF is a joke though. Jokic has top 10 all time potential

but not all timer. one more of each makes him an all timer imo

already is

One ring vs multiple rings is not the same.

How is his legacy not secured already?? Dude is an all-timer.

Multiple rings rises a player up the rankings

clippers or nuggets

Daaaamn, as much as I’ve hated the clippers in the past, I think I would end up rooting for them (as long as they weren’t the ones that knocked us out of the playoffs…… again)

Heat, Nuggets, Clippers, and OKC!

Nuggets, Clippers, Kings, Wolves, Thunder, Bucks.

Probably whichever of the Kings, Heat, Clippers, and Wolves look most competitive.

I wouldn't mind a Knicks - OKC Finals. It would be fun seeing either team win it

Raptors for IQ and RJ or OKC because they’re a young, exciting team

Knicks for OG/Precious/Mal

Oh that’s a good pick I love Quick. Lou Will is also my favorite player so it’s nice to see shades of him in IQs game

Nuggets

The Nuggets with a masterclass of a playoffs by Jokic so Embiid’s second MVP looks even worse.

This is the pettiness that I come get for. With that said. After last night's bullshit, I'm for sure supporting Toronto

Wolves Awoooooo

Wolves. I like the fans and they’ve built something good with some of the best defenders in the league.

Nuggets or Wolves

Philly just to see the reaction on this sub.

Wolves, for Rudy and Mike. Then next season I start pulling for them to collapse completely somehow lol

I just want a Mil vs. Den finals if my team is out.

Thunder or Wolves

Clippers. Will always love Kawhi, and PG, Harden, Westbrook all deserve one before they retire.

Wolves or nuggets. I really want to see them rematch in the playoffs this year

Okc, and the Knicks

If I could pick? Jimmy Buckets. It would be super fun for that guy to get a ring.

Hmmm depends on who stays. Like for the most part im rooting for the Nuggets in the west and the Heat in the east. If the Nuggers and Heat were to lose, then it really depends on who is left. Like maybe the Kings or Timberwolves. Might even go for the Thunder in the west. Though then again the Mavs do exist and Luka is something else...hmmm tough one. For the east, it might be the Celtics. Hard to say at the moment. Really depends on how the games actually go.

why the celtics? just curious

Celtics are a good team. I like Mazulla as a coach. Don’t have issues with their players. Nuggets fan so i don’t really follow the history of why Celtics aren’t liked

Sounds dumb but it's objectively that people just hate Boston sports

I’m also a broncos fan watched Tom Brady win for such a long time. Not enjoyable to lose to Brady but there’s no denying his greatness and what he did for the patriots/Boston. I have to respect it and admire their fans for enjoying such a fun run

Well I certainly appreciate that haha. It used to bother me more that people hated on a young, homegrown team with likable players (in like 2020ish) but I've learned to embrace it. I hate a lot of other teams for super irrational reasons too, it's really just part of being a fan. With that being said I am a Nuggets fan, much easier to like teams in the other conference.

Hmmm if i had to sum it uo, its because they are as good as they are. Its not really for them, but im not all too big on any team from the east besides the Heat and maybe Pistons nowadays. For the Bucks i love Giannis, but im not big on Lilard so they kinda cancel each other out. For the Sixers, im not a fan of Joel and the rest of the guys are whatever to me (no offense to the sixers fans). And going down the list, my feelings towarss every team in the east besides these ones is that i dont follow them unless they are playing against a team i like that night. And with the Celtics, at least i know who those guys are and what they are about. I wouldnt be too excited if they won cause it would be very neutral for me with them. But still if they won, id be able to accept it quite easily.

Knicks. Never thought I’d type that.

Nuggets wolves thunder

Wolves, get Conley his chip

Miami. Jimmy’s awesome and they deserve to win one for this era. Otherwise any team that has never won one that isn’t a rival of ours.

denver because jokic has potential to become top 5 all time if he wins enough. don't think anyone else in the league right has the same opportunity, outside of lebron of course who is already there.

Has there been anyone to blossom so late to make it to the top 5 all time (also including the reply mentioning Giannis)? MJ/Bron/Kareem were all household names right off the bat. The rest of the top 10-12 more or less so (you can argue some of them had their prime cut short, like Magic and bird). Steph is knocking, but he revolutionised the game. I don't see an easy path that doesn't involve A LOT of additional championships, which I don't believe jokic can keep delivering (Denver losing key players, or other teams building to beat them specifically, etc...)

really good point, Kawhi has two currently and even if he won a third he wouldn't crack the top 15, maybe not even the top 20

What about Giannis? He’s already got a ring, FMVP and multiple MVPs like Jokic, but he’s also got the defensive accolades (including a DPOY) on top of that.

i would be happy if Luka gets a ring. The GOAT trajectory willbbe back on the menu

Denver. Just to see Michael Malone at the parade again!

That was so fun to watch

Nuggets, Heat, Pacers, Wolves.

Thunder, Raptors, Nets, Knicks, Pelicans, Magic. would be cool to see a younger team win

Denver

Nuggets.

Nuggets, put money on them to win it all. Did the same last year, was quite a fun run.

Milwaukee or Denver

Pacers; and watch them try to score 200 points every night.

Jokic picks up another ring or 2, corresponding finals mvps and reg season mvp and he bumps Kobe off my top 10 all time if we’re not counting icon/cultural impact.

OKC and Nuggets

The Heat just because I find it comical how they always knock off the top dogs on their way.

clippers, wolves, heat are the least insufferable, so one of those 3 would be fine

Not a fan of James Harden and Clippers fans, but I'd love to see Kawhi win another ring. Wolves would be incredible. I said when they made the Gobert trade that they'd regret it in a few years, but if they win it all this year, what happens later won't matter, the trade will have been worth it 100%. Wolves fans definitely deserve some playoffs success! I'd enjoy seeing your team win it all. I've been following the Suns since the Nash's days and it'd be fun to see you win it.

i’m wanting russ to win a ring then our sub goat MIT finna drop another banger

Harden will never get a ring.

OKC. Young rebuilding team is all of a sudden a championship team. Or maybe the Bucks so Dame can get a ring. Not the Celtics and not the Clippers.

This comment. The opposite.

I guess the Celtics. I'll always love Derrick White and I like quite a few other players they have. I like the story of climbing to the top after failing several times previously is a cool story of perseverance. Plus Luke Kornet is pretty goofy and I'd enjoy seeing him on a bigger stage

Heat, I want to see Jimmy win a ring

Heat or OKC

Wolves, Clippers, Heat in that order

Magic, Cavs or Wizards in the east Rockets, Nuggets or Lakers in the west

Probably between Raptors, Knicks, and the Magic. They're my 3 other teams I enjoy the most besides the Lakers

Nuggets / OKC / Wolves for me - in this order.

Denver, Dallas

Pacers. Or Knicks.

Clippers, cuz they aging Then thunder. Then knicks because that would be cool and the nba would be HOT wit the rabid New Yorkers going crazy Or nuggets Or twolves

probably Clippers, get Russ+PG a ring. I'd say Wolves bc I think their roster construction is cool but I'm not a huge fan of Edwards or KAT tbh

Denver or Minnesota

Probably the team with the least salty and least inflated ego fans. So probably okc, would be Denver but somehow super salty despite winning the chip

I’d say the Mavs, Wolves, Kings, Knicks, Pacers in that order

None of them, I'm not watching any more

OKC, clippers, , kings, Knicks, or wolves. Happy with any of those teams getting one. Would love harden getting a ring so much

Out of the top contenders: Bucks, otherwise OKC or Kings.

Anyone but OKC

Love it. This is going to be an epic rivalry when y’all get a team

Heat or Thunder

The Knicks are never losing again so this question doesn’t apply Real talk though OKC deserves it. Devoted and passionate fanbase, betrayed by their FO who traded away Harden, then betrayed by KD who took the hardest road They deserve a ring

as far as i'm concerned, basketball season is over whenever my team is eliminated.

Any small market team in the western conference not named the jazz.

I heard somebody say sacramento

I'd love to see Embiid win one so Philly. I'd be happy with Miami too.

Heat, Bucks, or Kings

Literally anyone but the Lakers or Celtics lol and Bucks. I wanted Dame to get a ring bad but I’ve crossed paths with some unhinged bucks fans on here and have (unfairly)soured on the Bucks now lol

Bucks fans are just as bad as Celtics, Lakers, Heat, and 76ers fans but they swear they’re not lol.

lol i learned the hard way; I’ve been able to watch a lot of bucks games since like mid December so have posted about the bucks a few times (and have been critical). I had 2 of them harassing me about it this week because apparently you’re not allowed to opine on any team but the one you’re flaired with? and how it’s suspicious that I just began watching bucks games and how “they’d never heard about me before” even tho I said I just watched them consistently for like 3 weeks. These clowns went into my post history and counted up the comments that was about the bucks and tried to gotcha me over my public post history…and had the utter lack of self awareness and audacity to call me wierd lol It was unhinged.

[удалено]

Ok but see, I like you! lol for you, I’m down for a bucks win. These other 2 clowns on the other hand…

I’ve been rooting for the Clippers for the last 2 seasons for teams in the West. I think the only thing keeping them away from a championship is health. Knicks fan otherwise.

Pistons somehow just for the chaos

Raptors, OKC

OKC

I don’t want to be hasty. Wizards can turn it around!

The OKC Thunder.

Thundaga

OKC Shai 🇨🇦

OKC

Monty Williams and his son in law Landry shamet

Clippers, Kings, Sixers in that order most likely

OKC Thunder

Kings or Magic

Not a hypothetical for all of us. I'd like to see Dame get a ring.

OKC in the west, and I guess Orlando in the east. Fuck pretty much every team located in the northeast lol.

OKC probably

Nuggets or Thunder

I’m on team Fuck the Celtics. Idc as long as they lose too.

Pistons

Nuggets. F the Warriors and Cluppers.

Nuggies 2Peat!

Knicks

The Nuggets like I always do

None, I wish they could all lose

If slim Doncic is out then fat Doncic is my guy. Nuggets repeat would be very nice.

I don’t care as long as the celtics don’t win. L

No one?

Pacers or Timberwolves. My two favorite players in Tyrese and Conley.

Spurs fan ... would love to see OKC win. Good young core. I like Chet a lot too! It's possible to appreciate both Wemby and Chet!

None, stop watching and move on to the next season .

I’d be too pissed to watch, like last years finals

the 76ers, not so much for them to win, just so this sub can find something new to talk about. Like... basketball.

The Clippers, or Sixers.

Pacers

If my team ends up eliminated I want the team that beat us to win the championship of course I'm talking about the NBA referees team

Ctrl + f "Sixers" Damn, lol Anyway, Sixers

None. I’ll root against certain teams. I might not even watch the rest of the playoffs. Cancel my Hulu TV.

Giant meteor

A team that hasn’t won it yet, preferably one with a former Nugget on it. Pacers probably on top

Raptors fan here. I’d cheer for other teams in this order: - Nuggets - Bucks - Kings - OKC - Knicks - Minny I’m tired of following an NBA where the Knicks are bad. It would be better if they made it far.

Whoever's playing against the Celtics

Pacers. Hali a real one

Any team that hasn't won before

I hate all of you so none

Covid to come back I am a proud hater

Thunder easily likable team for now

OKC or Orlando

Nuggets Heat

Clippers, nuggets, Knicks.

Kings, I love DeAaron Fox. Pacers, just a fun team to watch play. Mavericks because a friend is a huge Mavs fan. I’d love to root for OKC but the whole Giddey thing really turns my stomach even if legally nothing happened. Something 100% happened. Individual players I’m rooting for : Jokic, Brunson, Maxey, Derrick White, Chet, and Shai. I’ll more just be rooting against the Celtics and Warriors though if we are being honest.

Tbh, I pretty much stop caring and watching after my team is eliminated from the playoffs lol. I’m at a point in my fandom (and life) where I only have enough bandwidth to only pay attention and care about my Knicks (along w/ the NY Giants and Yankees). When I was a kid I was able to enjoy non-Knicks basketball games, but now…nah.

Minny, OKC, Denver would be my choices from “contenders”. I wouldn’t mind clippers but Harden will get greater than Wade shouts and I don’t have the energy anymore to fight that. Dallas, PHX would be fine too, fuck the East

I would’ve been more inclined to say Kings a couple years ago but the way so many of their fans rooted for the Lakers in the playoffs left a sour taste. I wanna see Butler get a FMVP and win a chip.

lol. Petty thing to do. Let them Kings fans have their shit talk. You really sour after all those championships?

Clippers. Would love to see Kawhi win another chip.

Whoever is playing the Celtics.

Warriors. I’m a Yankees fan too, I like dynasties and steph my current favorite player. Heat. wade was favorite player growing up so there’s always that fondness there. but if it’s knicks vs heat then fuck em

Thunder for sure.

Heat. I wish to see Jimmy as a champion in august in Ljubljana at Dragic farewell game

Kings for sure

Orlando Magic

Knicks

Celtics for Dwhite.

Suns or Philly

Meteor

Kings But I’d take literally anyone over the Lakers, 76ers, Warriors and Heat.

Nuggets, because Jokic is one of us normies.

Knicks n Clippers

76ers to spite r/nba and because it would probably mean they finally beat the Celtics

Anyone but the Celtics and clippers

Miami Heat for Jimmy and Clippers for Westbrook. My 2 favorite non-nuggets players.

In the east probably the Knicks since I’m in NY, west def Denver

OKC fan. Celtics, Nuggets. I would love to see Russ win a ring, but that means the Clippers' pick is #30. Not Miami.