Lakers offense since Bron's return

[CobraCommander]

They should trade LeBron for Anthony Davis. That would be a legit championship roster. Dallas can say they got LeBron, Christie and a first round pick for Luka.

Lakers can probably get Thompson or Marshall back too in the trade

This season:

Ayton
Davis
Thompson
Reaves
Doncic


Next season

Lively
Flagg
James
Christie
Kyrie

I would do it in NBA 2k and set no injuries in settings

So essentially trade LeBron for a player that never plays?

Are you saying the lakers better without LeBron? Well based on ADs injury history that is what you are saying

[Onlytimewilltel]

If anyone watches LeBrons podcast then you'd know that the general theme and his pushing interest seems to be on how to be impactful off-ball. Largely throughs screens and cuts.

I think Lakers have all time offense potential once they start making 3s.

They’re not really a team with pure 3-point shooters. They’re main guys are ok shooters but nothing spectacular from 3 point range

[JellosJigglin]

Only worried about OKC, everyone else can get it.

I didn't realize Lakers had figured out an answer for Murray and Jokic. Wow good for you guys!

Denver is a top-heavy team like the Lakers. OKC is a different animal. They keep coming at you in waves.

[dan-man]

Luka and Austin will get cooked defensively in the postseason and their fishing for contact isn’t going to work in the postseason when the refs swallow their whistle.

Austin has good numbers in the regular season but once the postseason starts and the defenses get tougher he isn’t able to easily create his own shots like he can in the regular season and struggles. Postseason is where his lack of athleticism gets exposed.

Reaves has had many explosive postseason games.

[Handlez]

Too bad they can't defend enough to be truly elite.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Luka and Austin will get cooked defensively in the postseason and their fishing for contact isn’t going to work in the postseason when the refs swallow their whistle.

Austin has good numbers in the regular season but once the postseason starts and the defenses get tougher he isn’t able to easily create his own shots like he can in the regular season and struggles. Postseason is where his lack of athleticism gets exposed.

Reaves has had many explosive postseason games.

Come on now he's never had anything close to what he's averaging now and i love AR. He and DLO were great when we made the WCF. He was atrocious last post season. AR has the talent but he's way too reliant on foul baiting.

[JellosJigglin]

Luka and Austin will get cooked defensively in the postseason and their fishing for contact isn’t going to work in the postseason when the refs swallow their whistle.

Austin has good numbers in the regular season but once the postseason starts and the defenses get tougher he isn’t able to easily create his own shots like he can in the regular season and struggles. Postseason is where his lack of athleticism gets exposed.

Reaves has had many explosive postseason games.

Come on now he's never had anything close to what he's averaging now and i love AR. He and DLO were great when we made the WCF. He was atrocious last post season. AR has the talent but he's way too reliant on foul baiting.

He was playing injured last postseason.

[VanWest82]

Only worried about OKC, everyone else can get it.

I didn't realize Lakers had figured out an answer for Murray and Jokic. Wow good for you guys!

Denver is a top-heavy team like the Lakers. OKC is a different animal. They keep coming at you in waves.

I agree but Denver is still a team Lakers should be very worried about after not being able to stop them last 2x even though they were top heavy then too. Maybe they even want to worry about someone like Wolves before even getting to Denver.

[falcolombardi]

I didn't realize Lakers had figured out an answer for Murray and Jokic. Wow good for you guys!

Denver is a top-heavy team like the Lakers. OKC is a different animal. They keep coming at you in waves.

I agree but Denver is still a team Lakers should be very worried about after not being able to stop them last 2x even though they were top heavy then too. Maybe they even want to worry about someone like Wolves before even getting to Denver.

Denver (fans) probably will need to worry about houston or spurs too before assuming they are guaranteed to face okc

I think people have taken for granted that okc vs denver matchup when it really is not

[TheFire]

They are the biggest threat to the Thunder imo

[Archx]

They should trade LeBron for Anthony Davis. That would be a legit championship roster. Dallas can say they got LeBron, Christie and a first round pick for Luka.

Lakers can probably get Thompson or Marshall back too in the trade

This season:

Ayton
Davis
Thompson
Reaves
Doncic


Next season

Lively
Flagg
James
Christie
Kyrie

I would do it in NBA 2k and set no injuries in settings

So essentially trade LeBron for a player that never plays?

Are you saying the lakers better without LeBron? Well based on ADs injury history that is what you are saying

Lebron also said he's still in preseason mode, so he's basically just slowly ramping up. But Lebron as a pure playmaker on Mavs would be insanely better for them as AD. That team is so desperate for a great playmaker to lead their offense.

[VanWest82]

Denver is a top-heavy team like the Lakers. OKC is a different animal. They keep coming at you in waves.

I agree but Denver is still a team Lakers should be very worried about after not being able to stop them last 2x even though they were top heavy then too. Maybe they even want to worry about someone like Wolves before even getting to Denver.

Denver (fans) probably will need to worry about houston or spurs too before assuming they are guaranteed to face okc

I think people have taken for granted that okc vs denver matchup when it really is not

Denver hasn't recently lost playoff series in convincing fashion to Spurs or Houston.

[Amare_1_Knicks]

They are the biggest threat to the Thunder imo

I’d still put them as the third biggest threat to OKC right now. Need to see them tested more. Denver and Minnesota ahead of Los Angeles right now. Lakers are in the mix though, to be sure.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Reaves has had many explosive postseason games.

Come on now he's never had anything close to what he's averaging now and i love AR. He and DLO were great when we made the WCF. He was atrocious last post season. AR has the talent but he's way too reliant on foul baiting.

He was playing injured last postseason.

Yeah i know big toe. Bunch of players play with injuries in the post season. Lebron and Luka look hobbled too. Reaves need to make his statement in the post season.

[falcolombardi]

I agree but Denver is still a team Lakers should be very worried about after not being able to stop them last 2x even though they were top heavy then too. Maybe they even want to worry about someone like Wolves before even getting to Denver.

Denver (fans) probably will need to worry about houston or spurs too before assuming they are guaranteed to face okc

I think people have taken for granted that okc vs denver matchup when it really is not

Denver hasn't recently lost playoff series in convincing fashion to Spurs or Houston.

No but they lost to minnesota and were a non-ejection away of losing to clippers, two 50~ win level teams on the same level as current spurs/lakers/houston

[VanWest82]

Denver (fans) probably will need to worry about houston or spurs too before assuming they are guaranteed to face okc

I think people have taken for granted that okc vs denver matchup when it really is not

Denver hasn't recently lost playoff series in convincing fashion to Spurs or Houston.

No but they lost to minnesota and were a non-ejection away of losing to clippers, two 50~ win level teams on the same level as current spurs/lakers/houston

You mean after they trounced the Lakers 4-1 with Murray playing hurt? And call it whatever you want but they beat Clippers by 20 at home in convincing fashion. Lakers need to prove it. Denver has already proven it.

[Michael Lucky]

They are the biggest threat to the Thunder imo

The only threat to OKC is an injury to their biggest star. Outside of that, there's no threat to them atm.

[tsherkin]

If anyone watches LeBrons podcast then you'd know that the general theme and his pushing interest seems to be on how to be impactful off-ball. Largely throughs screens and cuts.

I think Lakers have all time offense potential once they start making 3s.

They're looking extremely good on O, for sure. And watching Lebron activate more and more of his off-ball game is awesome. With a primary playmaker like Luka, things just get so easy if you know how to position yourself and when to move.

[SlimShady83]

lol If Lebronny is going to Dallas, his going to want to play with AD/Kyrie ... I want Gafford/Max back in the deal

[Memories]

Yep offense is never the problem, its whether Doncic/Reaves can defend in the playoffs, or whether its another 1st Round exit should the run into someone athletic... Twolves, Spurs, Thunder, Rockets etc.

I'll probably have to keep repeating myself again since clearly, there are still people out there that have done zero research.

1. Last season, Lakers had ZERO centers. ZERO. Jaxon Hayes is a 3rd string level center, and he's legit one of the dumbest players in the NBA talent to a point where JJ wouldn't even play anymore in the playoffs. We played DFS there instead...that's how useless Hayes was. He made RUDY GOBERT LOOK LIKE SHAQ!

2. Austin Reaves was injured.

3. Luka was sick and was injured most of that season.

4. Lakers had no training camp with that group with the sudden huge trade.

5. Lebron was injured.

Lakers don't have that issue right now.

1. Lakers have Ayton. If the team had Ayton in the playoffs last season, Lakers win that series in 5.

2. Reaves is an All-NBA player now.

3. Luka now has had a training camp, and he's back to being himself after a traumatic trade.

4. Lakers have a much better offense.

The only team at this current moment that can take them down in the playoffs are either the Thunder or injuries. Spurs have to worry about Wemby even being healthy enough to survive a season, let alone prove they are even a good playoff team. Wolves are worse than last year (and already got beat by the Lakers without Lebron twice and Luka once), and this year will be the first year the Rockets are in the playoffs with their core, they are the ones that have to prove they are even a threat there.

I think people here had different expectations going into this season, and can't see reality which is this Lakers team being a strong title contender due to Luka's excellence, Reaves's rise to superstar status, and Lebron now being able to truly coast on offense letting Luka and Reaves do most of the work and focus on a Draymond role (without needing to kick a player in the nuts in the process).