News from around the NBA 2025-2026

[Mainstreet]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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44m
The NBA has fined Boston's Jaylen Brown $50,000 for his comments criticizing the referees during a live stream after Game 7 and series loss in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.

Maybe the NBA should fine the referees too. Lots of bad calls made this season. It feels like more than most.

Change the rules where the coaches get unlimited challenges until one is found incorrect.

 

[GatorAZ]

Maybe the NBA should fine the referees too. Lots of bad calls made this season. It feels like more than most.

Change the rules where the coaches get unlimited challenges until one is found incorrect.

The problem is players trying to bait the refs every possession instead of just playing ball. It makes their job impossible.

 

[Mainstreet]

The problem is players trying to bait the refs every possession instead of just playing ball. It makes their job impossible.

Maybe it's time to adopt soccer rules.

 

[clyde2tw]

Maybe it's time to adopt soccer rules.

They have it, or at least had it a couple years back. I recall Okogie got 1 or 2 flopping call against him, while the whole OKC team particularly Dort were and are much worse at it, without being called.

 

[Mainstreet]

They have it, or at least had it a couple years back. I recall Okogie got 1 or 2 flopping call against him, while the whole OKC team particularly Dort were and are much worse at it, without being called.

Just card them or whatever they do and let them play on. Maybe they can have a shootout at the end of the game.

That WWE comparison was close to being on target

 

[Hoop Head]

Maybe the NBA should fine the referees too. Lots of bad calls made this season. It feels like more than most.

Change the rules where the coaches get unlimited challenges until one is found incorrect.

I think unlimited is too much as it risks slowing the game down way too much but ultimately if they got more calls right then it wouldn't be an issue.

The playoffs should expand rhe challenge rules, even if regular season stays. This is why everyone plays.

They need to add a 4th ref in the booth sort of watching the game feed. That way when there's a questionable call they have someone to go to immediately.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think unlimited is too much as it risks slowing the game down way too much but ultimately if they got more calls right then it wouldn't be an issue.

The playoffs should expand rhe challenge rules, even if regular season stays. This is why everyone plays.

They need to add a 4th ref in the booth sort of watching the game feed. That way when there's a questionable call they have someone to go to immediately.

The 4th referee in the booth would definitely help.

I'm not worried about slowing down the game if the referees can't get the calls right. I doubt if there would be more than 3-4 challenges if the rule were changed.

 

[Chaplin]

Coaches got 52% of their challenges right this season. That is a massive number. Go to any industry and say that there are at least 52% of proven mistakes being made and there would be regulations, new policies, layoffs, etc. and that isn’t taking into account the mistakes that AREN’T challenged.

Officiating is hard, we can all agree on that. But how do you fix this problem? Giving the coaches more challenges isn’t going to solve anything other than give teams the means to hold the refs more accountable. Maybe that’s the only option at this point, especially since the NBA has apparently run out of ideas.

 

[Yuma]

Coaches got 52% of their challenges right this season. That is a massive number. Go to any industry and say that there are at least 52% of proven mistakes being made and there would be regulations, new policies, layoffs, etc. and that isn’t taking into account the mistakes that AREN’T challenged.

Officiating is hard, we can all agree on that. But how do you fix this problem? Giving the coaches more challenges isn’t going to solve anything other than give teams the means to hold the refs more accountable. Maybe that’s the only option at this point, especially since the NBA has apparently run out of ideas.

What's funny is watching old NBA games, with two refs, and replays show they got the calls right most of the time. We have three refs, and the amount of times three refs have to review plays is incredibly bad. It really interferes with the flow of the game. What's worse is they have replay guys watching in NY, and they can't help the refs on site make the calls any faster or more accurate on at least half the reviews. The product really needs improvement in this area.

 

[Adrian]

Kevin Gray Jr.
@KevinGraySports
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1h
Mavericks HC Jason Kidd tried to become team president, according to
@BannedMacMahon
but has known for months he wasn’t getting the job.

Kidd wasn’t involved in the search for Masai Ujiri & was informed of the move when the deal was done #MFFL

(
@ESPNNBA
via Hoop Collective/YT)

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

Last year it was Haliburton that got that dubious label

 

[Adrian]

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Polymarket Hoops

@PolymarketHoops
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44m
The Milwaukee Bucks are closely observing Jaylen Brown’s situation in Boston and would be prepared to make a call if Boston were interested in trading Brown for Giannis Antetokounmpo, per @WindhorstESPN


Is this really happening?!?

 

[Mainstreet]

Is this really happening?!?

If Giannis goes to Boston... forget about it.

 

[leclerc]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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44m
The NBA has fined Boston's Jaylen Brown $50,000 for his comments criticizing the referees during a live stream after Game 7 and series loss in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.

Blame it on the refs huh? We would never...

 

[leclerc]

Refs should give technicals for flopping, and call more offensive fouls. I'm looking at you, FTA. Not deserving MVP IMO. Give it to Joker.

 

[Mainstreet]

What's funny is watching old NBA games, with two refs, and replays show they got the calls right most of the time. We have three refs, and the amount of times three refs have to review plays is incredibly bad. It really interferes with the flow of the game. What's worse is they have replay guys watching in NY, and they can't help the refs on site make the calls any faster or more accurate on at least half the reviews. The product really needs improvement in this area.

And when the referees got it wrong, they did what seemed to be make-up calls to even out the game.

 

[Adrian]

Evan Sidery

@esidery
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39m


The Raptors will again attempt to move Jakob Poeltl’s contract this offseason.Poeltl’s undesirable deal was the reason why Toronto was unable to upgrade the center position this season:
2026-27: $19.5 million
2027-28: $27.3 million
2028-29: $29.5 million
2029-30: $27.3 million

 

[Hoop Head]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
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39m


The Raptors will again attempt to move Jakob Poeltl’s contract this offseason.Poeltl’s undesirable deal was the reason why Toronto was unable to upgrade the center position this season:
2026-27: $19.5 million
2027-28: $27.3 million
2028-29: $29.5 million
2029-30: $27.3 million

The deal is brand new and already undesirable. Toronto management is a mess.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Coaches got 52% of their challenges right this season. That is a massive number. Go to any industry and say that there are at least 52% of proven mistakes being made and there would be regulations, new policies, layoffs, etc. and that isn’t taking into account the mistakes that AREN’T challenged.

Officiating is hard, we can all agree on that. But how do you fix this problem? Giving the coaches more challenges isn’t going to solve anything other than give teams the means to hold the refs more accountable. Maybe that’s the only option at this point, especially since the NBA has apparently run out of ideas.

But there aren’t 50% of mistakes. Those are only the calls challenged. How many calls and noncalls are made throughout a game? Yes, there are plenty of mistakes made that aren’t challenged too, but to just call out challenges percentages doesn’t really represent what you’re claiming.

 

[Chaplin]

But there aren’t 50% of mistakes. Those are only the calls challenged. How many calls and noncalls are made throughout a game? Yes, there are plenty of mistakes made that aren’t challenged too, but to just call out challenges percentages doesn’t really represent what you’re claiming.

Huh?

Successful challenges are PROVEN mistakes by referees. You look at the total challenges and 52% is a huge number of calls that were wrong. And I would venture there are a lot of bad calls that were either never challenged or unable to be challenged because of the limits.

If you don’t agree, fine.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Huh?

Successful challenges are PROVEN mistakes by referees. You look at the total challenges and 52% is a huge number of calls that were wrong. And I would venture there are a lot of bad calls that were either never challenged or unable to be challenged because of the limits.

If you don’t agree, fine.

Your claim was essentially that refs are wrong 52% of the time. That’s not true. It’s only those calls that are challenged that they are wrong 52% of the time. Those are the calls that are egregious enough to warrant a coach using a challenge. In other words the non-challenged calls usually aren’t as egregious which means they’re more likely to be right. By a lot? Who knows. But your claim was essentially that refs are wrong 52% of the time. And that’s just not accurate based on the data you were using to make that statement.

 

[Hoop Head]

Colin Cowherd nails the perfect KD analogy, he's a boat as the happiest days of the owners life is the day they acquire him and the day they get rid of him.

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[Chaplin]

Your claim was essentially that refs are wrong 52% of the time. That’s not true. It’s only those calls that are challenged that they are wrong 52% of the time. Those are the calls that are egregious enough to warrant a coach using a challenge. In other words the non-challenged calls usually aren’t as egregious which means they’re more likely to be right. By a lot? Who knows. But your claim was essentially that refs are wrong 52% of the time. And that’s just not accurate based on the data you were using to make that statement.

No, my claim was that they were wrong 52% of the time that a challenge was made. Not sure how you don't understand that.

But I do also claim that there is a good chance that number is higher based on how many missed/bad calls are in NBA games that aren't challenged.

 

[Adrian]

Michael Scotto

@MikeAScotto
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48m


Sources: The Blazers interviewed Rockets assistant Ben Sullivan for their head coaching job. He interviewed for the Suns last summer. He’s been an assistant for Ime Udoka (Rockets/Celtics), Joe Mazzulla and Mike Budenholzer (Bucks/Hawks). He played for the University of Portland.