Luka gets traded and I'm hearing a lot of 'analyst' talking about him like he's some scrub. It's not like Nico Harris didn't fumble Steph Curry for Nike and Mavs (Cuban at the time) didn't fumble Steve Nash and J Kidd before, right??
@jay You Luka 🥜🔩 huggers are the dregs of society. Everyone has been slandering Davis and saying the Mavs got fleeced. If anything, everyone has been saying DAVIS is a scrub so chill out
It's most definitely about the future! It's a move that gives the organization a ton of leverage. Still a bummer to lose AD. But that's a move you have to make 9.9/10 times. Looking back on it, I've also come to appreciate international all-stars that come to the team. They seem to really enjoy being a Laker. I think there's something about it that makes the team more world class and being in LA, those players have always seemed to call it home pretty happily..was thinking about Kobe and Pau today as I digested this trade--the love they had for the city and the fans. Stay blessed!
I love watching everyone claim that Luka is gonna be awful on defense, for their winning streak (right before his injury) he was playing amazing defense for his standards and for NBA standards he was very good as well, he was even averaging like 3 steals during that period. Why did he suddenly start playing better defense then? Because he started playing off ball a lot more, his usage rate dropped dramatically cause he had a good team around him so he didn't have to shoulder the entire offensive load. Same thing happened in the playoffs, he was inconsistent from game to game, 1 game he'd play extremely good defense for his standards and very good in general the next he'd play very mediocre defense. Defense is mostly IQ, footwork and strength all of which Luka is great at, he doesn't need to be a freak athlete he just needs to not carry the entire offensive load and he's fine.
This! I want to reply to every luka cant play defense with something like that lol but i cant put it that nicely, i will just copy and paste your comment everywhere now haha
He's not "good at defense" he gets steals because he plays passing lanes, which isnt an indication of good defense. He can't hold his own, if his man gets the ball, they BLOW past him 9.5 times out of 10. That's what people mean by he's a horrible defender, not whatever foolishness you're talking
@@krysis54 Except they don't and you have no clue what you're talking about. Steals are a big part of what a defensive guard is meant to do no matter how much you're gonna try to twist it and say otherwise. He's also an amazing defensive rebounder for his position which also matters no mater how much you're gonna try to twist it to say otherwise. He's strong enough to hold his own against anyone but the biggest centers in the post. He's one of the highest IQ players so hes able to read plays extremely well. All you're left with is the idiotic narrative of "he can't stay infront of anyone" when he has, feel free to look up Awful coachings vids on his and Kyries defense throughout the playoffs, you're objectively wrong. Most of those "blow by" plays you're pretending were defensive failures were literally part of their game plan to funnel players towards their defensive bigs and it worked incredibly well throughout the playoffs, finals included where they kept the Celtics scoreless for large chunks of game 5 but bricked their own shots. In game 4 he straight up locked down everyone who came at him from the Celtics. It's literally just consistency, if he was consistently as good as he has shown he can be he'd be a great defender but to demand that of him as the "standard" while hes carrying the entire offense ON ONE LEG because Kyrie disappeared and the roleplayers turned into brick layers is hilariously disingenuous. He had several fantastic defensive games throughout last years playoffs and he was playing very good defense this year prior to his injury no amount of you eating up the narrative blindly will change that fact.
LUKA & BRON WILL FIGURE IT OUT 💯WHAT I CANT FIGURE OUT IS WHAT WERE THE MAVS THINKING???🤦🏾♂️ GENUINELY CANT TELL IF NICO HAS A PERSONAL VENDETTA AGAINST LUKA & THIS TRADE WAS OUT OF SPITE, IF IT WAS ADAM SILVER & THE NBA GETTING INVOLVED TRYING TO FIX THE RATINGS, OR IF THIS IS JUST GROSS INCOMPETENCE💯SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHOLE TRADE SITUATION JUST SEEMS FISHY AF & OFF
Nico is in the casino business, Dallas refused to approve a casino, so he's tanking the team in an effort to get them moved to Vegas. Kinda like what happened with the buffalo braves before they became the la clippers
People do realize bron is an elite off ball player right ? It’s hilarious how people don’t think this pairing can work 😂😂😂 only flaw is that they don’t have a big and they need another point of attack defender…Luka and bron fit won’t be a issue whatsoever
if they will trade for another piece and even give up austin for a 3 and D guy they will be scsry, peoplentend to forget that d-wade is also ball dominant when lebron team up with him and still the fact that we are talking about lebron which is the best and have highest IQ in terms of basketball!! Lebronnand luka in a pick and roll will be dangerous when both of them can really knock down 3's and at the same time create their own baskets (add the passing IQ of them both will be easy for lebron and other teammates) lol!!
Imo, I believe the number one benefactor from Luka will be Hayes. Everyone keeps thinking we need a dominate big man. We don't, we're need a rim runner and weak side shot blocker. Please stop underrating him. He's about to be most improved. Yes, we'll miss AD. I'm optimistic for the rest of the season. Free agency will be crazy, but watch it work. Bron & the Don are about to have fun. Knecht is going to be wider open than ever. Kleber, we will see. Mark my words.
Best-case scenario is we get Claxton or Turner. But even Capela would be an improvement over Hayes. He is way too prone to making boneheaded plays (fumbles easy rebounds and turns the ball over) and is way too one-dimensional. Crucially, he is not a rim protector and is a non-factor defensively. Ideally, he should not be playing over 15 minutes a game.
If the Lakers don't improve their defense, they will not succeed in the playoffs. Luka, LeBron and Reaves are three of the worst defenders in the league. None of them can defend the perimeter, and they no longer have anyone who can protect the rim.
They are very similar players. It might be similar like Lebron and Wade, but Wade was demoted by LeBron. Luka doesn't have atleticism of Wade. Lebron might nullified luka
False... Lukas usage rate is in the high 70s... low 80s... and bron needs the ball just as much... this won't be a snap and go... it will take time to figure out... id be surprised if they go 5-5 the next 10 games
Not with lebron they can't he makes team mates worse man look at how bad russ was with him alot of players get traded from legs and play way better after plus lebron has a huge huge huge ego this will be the first time when he plays with someone better than him and someone who's gonna be the number 1 option and the future of the lakers I expect him to be a diva amd fight over the team or blame luka cause someone always has to be the scape goat when on a lebron team it was Vogel then russ then ham the russel then ad now who's fault will it be for them being average at best and not a contender 😊
Idk what the dude above me is talking about, but you are correct. We have two if the highest IQ players and two starts that will comfortably fit into their roles. This is clearly Luka's team but Bron is the Goat and the clear closer. So they should be great together.
They are legit worse now you got two ball dominant scorers that boyh rely on having the ball and neither even try to play defense ans not only did you lose a great defender in ad you lost your only center and big man they have no size or defenders their stat lines will look good but they will lose alot of gamea also can we point out that lebron is a turnover machine
I am still not 100% certain this trade isn't an elaborate prank.
Luka gets traded and I'm hearing a lot of 'analyst' talking about him like he's some scrub. It's not like Nico Harris didn't fumble Steph Curry for Nike and Mavs (Cuban at the time) didn't fumble Steve Nash and J Kidd before, right??
If it was any other team they’d be praising Luka
Anyone who plays with lebron gets a 20% scapegoat tax
@@BrickwilliamsJordan begged the league to not add help defence 😂
no one is talking about luka as a scrub. All of them call Luka a generational talent. You are the fake news.
@jay
You Luka 🥜🔩 huggers are the dregs of society. Everyone has been slandering Davis and saying the Mavs got fleeced. If anything, everyone has been saying DAVIS is a scrub so chill out
Thank you somebody who actually watches the games idk what these people talking bout saying LeBron can’t play off ball
At 40 years old, he NEEDS to play off ball
@@MrE_In his prime he played off ball as well in Miami and in Cleveland with Kyrie LeBron is not new to this
But Charles Barkley thinks different..
@@lukerhymetalker5578Charles Barkley a bum
@RickA17 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hes a House Ninja 🥷
Call the Raptors, get Jakob Poeltl, grab another decent back up big, 2 other wings that can shoot and you're a contender
Rui, Gabe, C wood and a first for Jakob Poetl and Bruce Brown.
It's most definitely about the future! It's a move that gives the organization a ton of leverage. Still a bummer to lose AD. But that's a move you have to make 9.9/10 times. Looking back on it, I've also come to appreciate international all-stars that come to the team. They seem to really enjoy being a Laker. I think there's something about it that makes the team more world class and being in LA, those players have always seemed to call it home pretty happily..was thinking about Kobe and Pau today as I digested this trade--the love they had for the city and the fans. Stay blessed!
I love watching everyone claim that Luka is gonna be awful on defense, for their winning streak (right before his injury) he was playing amazing defense for his standards and for NBA standards he was very good as well, he was even averaging like 3 steals during that period.
Why did he suddenly start playing better defense then? Because he started playing off ball a lot more, his usage rate dropped dramatically cause he had a good team around him so he didn't have to shoulder the entire offensive load.
Same thing happened in the playoffs, he was inconsistent from game to game, 1 game he'd play extremely good defense for his standards and very good in general the next he'd play very mediocre defense.
Defense is mostly IQ, footwork and strength all of which Luka is great at, he doesn't need to be a freak athlete he just needs to not carry the entire offensive load and he's fine.
This! I want to reply to every luka cant play defense with something like that lol but i cant put it that nicely, i will just copy and paste your comment everywhere now haha
He's not "good at defense" he gets steals because he plays passing lanes, which isnt an indication of good defense. He can't hold his own, if his man gets the ball, they BLOW past him 9.5 times out of 10. That's what people mean by he's a horrible defender, not whatever foolishness you're talking
@@krysis54
Except they don't and you have no clue what you're talking about.
Steals are a big part of what a defensive guard is meant to do no matter how much you're gonna try to twist it and say otherwise.
He's also an amazing defensive rebounder for his position which also matters no mater how much you're gonna try to twist it to say otherwise.
He's strong enough to hold his own against anyone but the biggest centers in the post.
He's one of the highest IQ players so hes able to read plays extremely well.
All you're left with is the idiotic narrative of "he can't stay infront of anyone" when he has, feel free to look up Awful coachings vids on his and Kyries defense throughout the playoffs, you're objectively wrong.
Most of those "blow by" plays you're pretending were defensive failures were literally part of their game plan to funnel players towards their defensive bigs and it worked incredibly well throughout the playoffs, finals included where they kept the Celtics scoreless for large chunks of game 5 but bricked their own shots.
In game 4 he straight up locked down everyone who came at him from the Celtics.
It's literally just consistency, if he was consistently as good as he has shown he can be he'd be a great defender but to demand that of him as the "standard" while hes carrying the entire offense ON ONE LEG because Kyrie disappeared and the roleplayers turned into brick layers is hilariously disingenuous.
He had several fantastic defensive games throughout last years playoffs and he was playing very good defense this year prior to his injury no amount of you eating up the narrative blindly will change that fact.
I'm still sick & devastated
Reaves underrated defender.
Not sure why people thinks this won’t work. It worked out great with kyrie and wade.
LUKA & BRON WILL FIGURE IT OUT 💯WHAT I CANT FIGURE OUT IS WHAT WERE THE MAVS THINKING???🤦🏾♂️
GENUINELY CANT TELL IF NICO HAS A PERSONAL VENDETTA AGAINST LUKA & THIS TRADE WAS OUT OF SPITE, IF IT WAS ADAM SILVER & THE NBA GETTING INVOLVED TRYING TO FIX THE RATINGS, OR IF THIS IS JUST GROSS INCOMPETENCE💯SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHOLE TRADE SITUATION JUST SEEMS FISHY AF & OFF
Nico is in the casino business, Dallas refused to approve a casino, so he's tanking the team in an effort to get them moved to Vegas. Kinda like what happened with the buffalo braves before they became the la clippers
People do realize bron is an elite off ball player right ? It’s hilarious how people don’t think this pairing can work 😂😂😂 only flaw is that they don’t have a big and they need another point of attack defender…Luka and bron fit won’t be a issue whatsoever
if they will trade for another piece and even give up austin for a 3 and D guy they will be scsry, peoplentend to forget that d-wade is also ball dominant when lebron team up with him and still the fact that we are talking about lebron which is the best and have highest IQ in terms of basketball!! Lebronnand luka in a pick and roll will be dangerous when both of them can really knock down 3's and at the same time create their own baskets (add the passing IQ of them both will be easy for lebron and other teammates) lol!!
Imo, I believe the number one benefactor from Luka will be Hayes. Everyone keeps thinking we need a dominate big man. We don't, we're need a rim runner and weak side shot blocker. Please stop underrating him. He's about to be most improved. Yes, we'll miss AD. I'm optimistic for the rest of the season. Free agency will be crazy, but watch it work. Bron & the Don are about to have fun. Knecht is going to be wider open than ever. Kleber, we will see. Mark my words.
So you want a center (Jaxson Hayes) that can't guard, provides no rim protection, and is a foul happy player?
hayes bum ass gone tomorrow
Best-case scenario is we get Claxton or Turner. But even Capela would be an improvement over Hayes. He is way too prone to making boneheaded plays (fumbles easy rebounds and turns the ball over) and is way too one-dimensional. Crucially, he is not a rim protector and is a non-factor defensively. Ideally, he should not be playing over 15 minutes a game.
Get Mo Bamba off waivers
This is my sign to never trust anyone again 😂.
"An NBA player was traded, I can never trust anyone in a personal relationship ever again :("
Ngl, it kinda reminds ppl of how untrustworthy others are.
If the Lakers don't improve their defense, they will not succeed in the playoffs. Luka, LeBron and Reaves are three of the worst defenders in the league. None of them can defend the perimeter, and they no longer have anyone who can protect the rim.
lebron is 40 he should want to play more off-ball so he can save up on energy
They are very similar players. It might be similar like Lebron and Wade, but Wade was demoted by LeBron. Luka doesn't have atleticism of Wade. Lebron might nullified luka
Not true Luka effieciancy is way better than wades.
What about Kyrie
Ill bet the Lakers go on a losing streak with no defense
There goes the dream of the lakers being irrelevant.
Lakers will be a flop with 2 superstars of the team being Defensive liability
I need you to have a video for the Mavs. We need something that tells us why they even thought of making this god damn trade
Illl do a Davis on the Mavs video soon
Sounds like you are already crazy if you need a reason to make this make sense. They straight up think they can win this year with AD and not Luka
@@Jackwill2349They were three wins off a chip with Luka last year. So it is stupidly no matter how you look at it.
Nico already told you, win now
@ They literally just came closer to winning now than all but one other team.
Its disaster...
The league is rigged
I'm done. No point following.
Shitty defense Lakers
False... Lukas usage rate is in the high 70s... low 80s... and bron needs the ball just as much... this won't be a snap and go... it will take time to figure out... id be surprised if they go 5-5 the next 10 games
Well you'll be wrong. They're not going 5-5 over Lukas 1st 10. It's 8-2.
Another Lebron dck rider channel
Everyone is not watching nba, look at russ and jokic. Lal can replicate that.
Not with lebron they can't he makes team mates worse man look at how bad russ was with him alot of players get traded from legs and play way better after plus lebron has a huge huge huge ego this will be the first time when he plays with someone better than him and someone who's gonna be the number 1 option and the future of the lakers I expect him to be a diva amd fight over the team or blame luka cause someone always has to be the scape goat when on a lebron team it was Vogel then russ then ham the russel then ad now who's fault will it be for them being average at best and not a contender 😊
Idk what the dude above me is talking about, but you are correct. We have two if the highest IQ players and two starts that will comfortably fit into their roles. This is clearly Luka's team but Bron is the Goat and the clear closer. So they should be great together.
Luka will never win a ring as the first option on a team. His knees will give up in couple of years.
Can you talk about the spurs now
They are legit worse now you got two ball dominant scorers that boyh rely on having the ball and neither even try to play defense ans not only did you lose a great defender in ad you lost your only center and big man they have no size or defenders their stat lines will look good but they will lose alot of gamea also can we point out that lebron is a turnover machine
Luka can't play defense so it won't benefit the Lakers and his fitness is no better then AD..
yeah let's just forget that he's a top 3 player offensively and that it doesn't matter because he can't play defense
Trade LeBron for JJJ
can’t lebron has a no trade clause