LeBron & Luka Doncic’s Lakers are in SHAMBLES because of Rob Pelinka’s incompetence
Jason reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers losing to the OKC Thunder while missing Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Austin Reaves. He breaks down how poorly Rob Pelinka and the front office have been at finding fringe talent and why it makes coaching decisions tough for JJ Redick.
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Pin this comment please… Jason you’re going to eat your words watch next year Adou is going to break out !!!
Matter fact watching this is clickbait we had those players until LeBron came… Kuzma, hart, max, zubac, Wagner, we just don’t keep em because we trade for win now pieces
That's what it is. He has no cap space. He has no assets (picks) to trade. They put all the eggs in 3 guys. 3 guys they play zero defense. He'd the GM in Dallas not been brain dead they would even have Ball Hog Luka and his top of league worse defense.
They won the 2020 chip with a dynamic duo surrounded by size, athleticism, defense and two way versatility. Pelinka then took full control and got rid of all the size, athleticism, defense and two way versatility…
oh my… the defending champion at full health obliterated Lakers bench? Yeah. Panic! LA missing four starters could not hold against OKC. Even with ecerybody healthy this is a hard one if not impossible this year. We all know, dont we?
That what happens when a team’s ability is offense and two of your top three players are among worst defense players in all of the nba. Years ago Lebron was a excellent defense player, but at age 41 he is physically unable to provide a sustained effort on defense. Since Start of this decade the only one championship team the Denver Nuggets was not a top defense team. As for other players wanting join Lakers, nobody wants to play with ball dominant Luka, which limits your pool of available players to sign. Lebron does not really recruit players for the lakers. Even if the lakers were completely healthy they would have lost in the second round instead of now losing in first round. I enjoy your videos but you need tone down your fandom of the lakers even if they are your favorite team.
bro kept telling himself in the mirror that pelinka made that russ trade 😂😂😂
Ah interesting. The man that decided to trade AD with no warning is finally getting backlash. How does this guy still have a job? You can directly link Luka’s injury to a lack of team structure. Getting rid of Christy and Goodwin should be proof enough
I mean…. I was one of those who actually thought Dallas got off well after the trade. Unlucky as never really got on the floor but in. Terms of team strength… Dallas fully healthy is better than lakers fully healthy
About time Mavs fans thank Nico. And Lakers fans apologize to AD
tell em jason cuz im starting to worry about base bags now these nets and wood having me hot
Spurs have done the same thing in filling those margins and getting the best out of their players.
Champegnie, Kornet… plus some solid drafting, and also developing their more average drafts in Vassell and Johnson.
Carter Bryant's development is coming along solidly too.
In 20 years watching the NBA i have never seen this many people in the media sraw conclusions based on a game where a team is missing their 3 best players and is playing the beat team jn the league.
I disagree bro
Luka is supposed to play like an mvp
Bron snood be the 3rd guy at this point in his career
Austin Reeves developed into a star under Pelinka’s tenure
And a bunch of role players
That’s a great nba roster
He gets credit for it, it’s his team he put together! Period
There is no way you should deduce anything From a team without their three best players, all all stars, and the best on ball defensive player, against the number one team in the league
No nba team should ever be within 30 in that scenario. Stop it!
Bro if Shai AND J Dub got hurt they are losing in the first round easy man stop the cap! 🧢
No NBA has ever won a playoff series after their two best guys got hurt im sure… stop it! Not Pelinka fault they got hurt
BREAKING NEWS: Team gets worse without their three best players!
No duh dude
Time to activate Slava Medvedenko
Is this dude being paid to throw in the occasional Luka slander every vid, I don't get it. This video is about how much Pelinka sucks at his job and your opening statement is "I got Luka at 4 for MVP" Honestly, go kick some rocks dude, jesus
Wemby isn’t even close to mvp. Just bc he said it doesn’t mean he deserves it
Austin Reeves?
Super hot take – Not giving Rob any credit at all for successfully executing the most one sided trade in NBA history. 😅
Well said and rationalized. He’s done jack shit
I've been saying this for most of Lebron's tenure with the lakers…the front office has just not been good
Be honest. The Lakers are constantly gift wrapped superstars they don't have to scratch and claw for like everyone else. And they still can't perform. Most spoon fed franchise in professional sports, and they still suck. Good!
With all the talk of the Thunders draft pick collection, most of their rotation came from the 2nd round and undrafted guys. Chet is the only pick higher than 10. The Thunders real super power is their development and scouting programs.
Rob Pelinka is by far the worst GM in the league.
He can't even get minor deals right.
The only 3 real additions the Lakers had this offseason were recruited by Luka and Austin.
Had around 40M in expiring contracts and the only trade he could make was getting Kennard because he fell out of the Hawks rotation.
He can't draft, make trades, sign good value FAs, scout, and even got exposed for not knowing some trade rules when the AD trade happened.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Lakers need scientific approach when it comes to basketball. The year is 2026, not 1986, you need to calculate every single detail if you want to win the games and PO series. To me, this looks like a complete mess.
Don’t know if lakers were ever a contender
Jeanie , Pelinka , JJ…….
Pitiful Lakers
When you mortgage off your real future like the Lakers did for LBJ 7 years ago, you will see the brunt off that down the road…..the problem ain't Rob, the problem is LBJ but his fans refuse to admit it
The lakers have relinquish all their drafted talent for LBJ to flip around and bring in superstars and older veteran players to pursue a win now extreme scenario. This is where LBJ fans are disingenuous and pretend like this hasn't happened
"Lakers look awful with three stars out" … yeah no shit. What a stupid thing to talk about. You know who else looked awful with three starters out? Everyone. The MJ Bulls, missing MJ, Pippen, and Rodman…. look awful. Shocking. HEADLINE! WHEN 60% OF YOU STARTING LINE UP IS GONE YOU ARE WORSE!
People seem to always know how to do a better job when they are not in the position to do that job. Typical.
The last time bronny james 😂
fair weather friends. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Front office is now Mark Walter's, who's already taken control of the Lakers F/O.
Couldn’t be because their best players are hurt 😂 Lazy reporting
"With Walter’s approval, Dončić has reportedly traveled to Spain to seek specialized medical treatment to accelerate his recovery for the postseason. Reports suggest Walter is focusing his pursuit on two specific elite players:Walter has reportedly set a goal to go "all in" for Jokić. Walter is holding onto the team's 2026 first-round pick specifically to include in a potential trade package for Giannis Antetokounmpo."
Rob and cheapy buzz need asap
GM Lebron syndrome…..
got to Westbrook LeBron, he has to be on the bench