u/Brady331

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7270363/2026/05/18/giannis-anonymous-player-poll-2026/ (edited title slightly to cover all the questions asked)

Here are the results:

 

What team will Giannis be on to begin the 2026-27 season? (151 votes cast)

Team	Vote %
Milwaukee Bucks	45.7%
Miami Heat	23.2%
New York Knicks	16.6%
Los Angeles Lakers	3.3%
Golden State Warriors	2.0%
Minnesota Timberwolves	2.0%
Houston Rockets	1.3%
Toronto Raptors	1.3%

Other teams <1%

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Which arena has the most passionate fans? (161 votes cast)

Arena (Team)	Vote %
TD Garden (Celtics)	20.5%
Madison Square Garden (Knicks)	19.3%
Paycom Center (Thunder)	18.0%
Frost Bank Center (Spurs)	5.3%
United Center (Bulls)	3.1%
Rocket Arena (Cavaliers)	3.1%
Chase Center (Warriors)	3.1%
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Pacers)	3.1%
Xfinity Mobile Arena (76ers)	3.1%
Golden 1 Center (Kings)	3.1%

Mavericks/Clippers/Bucks/Trail Blazers/Jazz 1.9%, Nuggets/Lakers/Pistons/Raptors/Timberwolves 1.2%, Other teams <1%

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Which arena has the most obnoxious fans? (159 votes cast)

Arena (Team)	Vote %
TD Garden (Celtics)	32.1%
Xfinity Mobile Arena (76ers)	17.9%
Madison Square Garden (Knicks)	16.4%
Delta Center (Jazz)	8.2%
FedEx Forum (Grizzlies)	3.8%
Paycom Center (Thunder)	3.8%
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Pacers)	3.1%
Crypto.com Arena (Lakers)	2.5%

Pistons 1.9%, Nuggets/Warriors/Timberwolves/Spurs/Wizards 1.3%, Other teams <1%

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What’s the first team on your no-trade list? (120 votes cast)

Team	Vote %
Memphis Grizzlies	35.8%
Washington Wizards	11.7%
Sacramento Kings	10.8%
New Orleans Pelicans	6.7%
Brooklyn Nets	5%
Utah Jazz	5%
Charlotte Hornets	4.2%
Portland Trail Blazers	4.2%
New York Knicks	3.3%

Pistons/Pacers 2.5%, Bucks/Lakers 1.7%, Other teams <1%

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What do the smartest teams spend money on, beyond player contracts? (149 votes cast)

Response	Vote %
Player comfort: Staff, facilities, etc.	85.9%
The family experience	7.4%
Organizational investment, fan-facing measures	6.7%

Fanatics is doing a big sitewide sale, but it’s mostly for stuff people really wouldn’t want (except this Mac Jones jersey of course)

&gt; Brad Stevens said he spoke with Jaylen Brown on Monday and he was "nothing but positive." Stevens said Brown has expressed no frustrations with him about the organization.

&gt; “None of that has been expressed to me."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/jay-king/

This comment comes a day after Tracy McGrady said on a podcast that Jaylen Brown was frustrated with the organization.

> The Boston Celtics' opponents this season only took 20.8% of their shot attempts at the rim

> That's the lowest rate for any NBA defense in the 21st Century

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/levakabas.bsky.social/post/3mkl2fzcqi22m

Imgur link

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The next lowest was 23.98% by Kings’ opponents.

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Link to the data he used: Opponent Rim Frequency Per 100 Possessions