On NBA Today, Richard Jefferson and the crew talk about whether LeBron James can sustain his play until Anthony Davis’ return for the Lakers.
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Okay so can you suggest a move/trade or 2 that you would like to see??????? 🤷♂️ what's out there and feasible? Leme know when you think of something thanks!
Regardless of Russ trade team is bad. Russ was not only problem before. Coach did good job of fixing that but there are literally no shooters on the team besides nunn. As a GM that's unacceptable in today's nba
AD has no leverage to be unpatient. He is a walking injury
RJ & Perk preaching to the gospel!!
Doesn't matter if he wants his job still rob will make a move cuz this is another bs season this laker team needs to be in the playoffs or this year's gonna suck
I rarely agree with Perk but I do agree Jeanie & Rob are at peace w/ being trash this year, I wouldn't call it punishment, just business. They still getting a packed Crypto, and a record chase, that's a win for them. They keep the assets they have now and get cap space this summer, they like eff it 🤷🏾♂️
Nah AD has been hurt. So RJ just talking for views. Either he has to say trade AD or don't talk about the Lakers being the problem, they got Westbrook for LeBron foh RJ.
Feeling sorry for LeBron being spoiled and getting what he wanted is pathetic. The ESPN Mommy treatment of LeBron is a big reason why so many LeBron Lames are delusional calling him the goat. Straight up BS
Stop talking about the lakers they stuck end of discussion
Bringing in AD got them a scrimmage championship. That is not a legit Chip. It's very easy to see why. However Lakers happy with it so let them enjoy it.
"Get Lebron some help, make this trade, make that trade, fire this coach, get that coach " .
This is what happens when you have Lebron on your team folks.
Unless they trade AD, the Lakers don't have anything to trade to bring back quality players for a championship run. Lebron is a big part of that problem. No matter which team he plays for, Lebron insists that young talent and future picks are traded for "win now" pieces (usually Klutch clients). The Lakers had Ingrahm, Kuzma, Ball, Zubac, Hart, KCP, and Harrell. What did they get in exchange? A constantly banged up AD, a bubble chip, an over the hill Westbrook, and numerous failed seasons. Yeah, poor Lebron.
They just need to close games correctly, and that's it. Get some shooters🤷🏽♂️
7:36:32 Let’s simply take a moment to appreciate how many time and dedication she placed into the video?
It is fabulous, and I consider they justify a lot more than that.
Of course he can sustain these stats, he makes NO EFFORT on defense. And that is all he really cares about. Only times he shows ANY hustle
is if he senses a highlight dunk opportunity.
He calls him russe wesbrick 😂 2:49
Lonzo Ball is a Darvin Ham player. How would love this individual. Him and AD would be a game changer the second half of the season.
At this point I would say Russ is playing great for them in his role but they just need shooters
LeBron shot the ball 25 times the next closest guy was Russ with 17 after that nobody shot more than 8 times lol how is anybody supposed to be effective if they can’t do anything other than pass the ball to LeBron?
LeBron deserves criticism for the Russ trade. But just make sure to not forget that LeBron is not the one negotiating the deal. LeBron wanted other players prior to Russ. Lakers botched DeRozan. Damian Lillard wanted to remain loyal to Portland. LeBron wanted Ty Lue as head coach, Lakers didn’t want to give him a 3 year contract with say on his roster and staff. Lakers could have told LeBron “no” on Russ, but they didn’t. The point of Russ was so he can help carry the team when LeBron is not on the court, but still be good enough when they both are on the court. Which he hasn’t been. Rob Pelinka built a roster around LeBron James this offseason that he knows is not good enough. And still while knowing that, he has told LeBron and the Lakers to prove you are good enough to be worth making a trade to improve the roster.
Jefferson is straight up getting better at his craft every year. Very engaging.
RJ out here PREACHING THE GOSPEL
Nba is so boring. Every single days same conversation same keywords same opinion. Broken record sports. If lebron value winning above money he wouldnt have extended. Deal with facts and accept accountability as a grown man
Anthony Davis needs some blame to the dude can’t stay healthy for nothing the last 3 years been on his health
Has anyone ever seen a losing team, from any sport, get this much attention?
Of course lebron will pass record of all time scoring because he still playing at hes best doing what he love until now.. comments of perkins is sucks😅
Yes lebron can sustain losing …..
Real talk. Lakers, lame a f’in move. Don’t waste these years
Although nobody wants to admit it LeBron tried to create a superteam and it back fired
Jerry Krause was right. 2023
Lakers waiting on Kyrie
I don't think bringing Anthony Davis in was a good GM move either. The guy gets injured every year. Lebron was even injured in the bubble year. That break was literally the best thing that could happen to them cuz they got healthy through that downtime. Lebron made trash GM moves both times. He couldn't have predicted covid or the bubble.
I think lebron should retire at 46.. 45 is the oldest ever so he will break that record too.. that will give him like another 8 years to put that scoring record way up there like 46,000 points
LeBron didn’t even push for Russ, dawg. The Lakers FO themselves confirmed that. He asked them to get DeRozan, but Rob Pelinka refused to give him a 3-year deal. Buddy Hield was on the table, but apparently their fax-machine was messed up and they took too long to make it happen. Russ WANTED to come to LA, his hometown, so they pulled the trigger on that as a last-ditch effort because Rob said “he wanted to give LeBron another playmaker to take some of the load off of him as he gets older.” Those were his exact words – but of course LBJ gets the blame. The Anti-LeBron fans would blame him for the World ending if it were to happen. And even if he DID push them to get Russ, he’s the only player that isn’t allowed to make a single mistake (in the eyes of these low-life fans who sit on their couch and do nothing of importance.)
Same reason the lakers mangement is sitting on a trade with lebron james on their roster, is the same reason the lakers struggled and will continue to struggle to get free agents post lebron era
Its crazy how yall gon sit there and make this about Russell Westbrook. Lebron was 1 for 7 yesterday in the 4th qtr. 0 for 3 from 3. Russ carried the Lakers in the 4th. And Russ was the reason the Lakers even came back from being doen 14pts in the 2nd qtr. Then Darvin Ham put Russ on ice, started the 3rd wtr without him and didnt sub him back in until the 5 min mark in the 3rd. Completely took whatever momentum Russ had and tossed it out. He iced his own player 🤦🏽 horrible coaching .. on a night to night basis, the bench is ALWAYS outscoring the starters. Why isnt Darvin Ham starting Russ again? Why isnt Wenyen Gabriel and K Nunn starting? Horrible coaching
Lebron needs to just leave that trash organization