Like I been telling people all year they did not need to trade for Westbrook, the Lakers had a championship team last year when they were healthy. 21-6 before the injuries they would’ve easily been the number 1 or 2 seed last year and probably be back to back championship. Westbrook to the Lakers made 0 sense.
As a Laker fan I know that LAL were searching for a “3rd guy” in case AD or/ and Bron went down. And Westbrook ON PAPER was the ideal candidate. Mr triple double, former MVP and rarely miss games. Pelinka/ FO / Klutch/ Jeanie whomever u want to called it really F this thing up. When they give up their Identity for Westbrook.
I think I the lakers got finessed they focused to much on having to much veterans instead of having some you fresh players they are screwed in the next couple of years.
Glad the lakers got a championship out of it though it is disappointing what’s been going on the last two years with all the injuries and bad management.
It’s crazy to me looking back at the Play-In Tournament vs The Warriors to see how similar the paths for both teams were and what it eventually led to. The Lakers were fresh off the 2020 Championship and looked poised for another championship run. The started off hot but slowly fell apart thanks to injuries. They soon looked like they would possibly miss the playoffs. The Warriors however were the opposite. Fresh off their terrible 2020 season, nobody picked them to even reached playoffs. Yet Curry practically willed this team to keep winning and very much could have been higher seeded had Curry not been injured for most of the season. Now in 2022, the Warriors regained their Elite status again and won the 2022 Finals while the Lakers struggled and missed the playoffs.
I like this 2019 - 2020 roster, this team is the best and unstoppable and they have the complete set of a player they got shooters, defensive and specially playmakers and now I could say it's a bad roster and not balanced...
Im a Lakers fan… but they got humbled this year. They believed that with AD and Bron they can win anything. They were horribly wrong. They won in 2020 because of their defensive team that got stops, steals and ran out in transition, with the right defensive tactic coach. Even last year they were Number 1 in defense despite Bron and AD missing a lot of games due to that defensive core. This year they panicked because of random injuries to their stars and gutted a great defensive minded core for star offensive power and gave that to a defensive coach. That is beyond arrogance from the front office to really believe you can win anything with Bron and AD, now look how bad they are overall because they can’t mesh offensively nor defensively. Some people are getting fired this off-season.
Biggest mistake was trading all the youngins for AD, that 2018-2019 lakers squad had the talent to make it to the western conference finals and even the finals! Too bad all those injuries
Its actually true. He's been there for four seasons and he's been injured in three of them. The one year he didn't pick up an injury, was the bubble season.Before joining the Lakers, he had only missed more than 10 games in a season once.
I think the 2018 season with the Cavs was the tipping point. He tried his best to get the Cavs another ring, played high minutes and all 82 games if I remember correctly to do so. All those miles he put on his legs with no major injuries, feel like it had to catch up at some point. With that much strain at 32, seems it was the point where it caught up to him.
The Problems with that 2020-2021 Lakers team were Chemistry Issues, Roles and Most Importantly Injures. Although right now the lakers have solid Contributing role players but due to management, and coaching they haven't found an answer to their problem yet Mostly because a player gets injured once someone recovers I hope Anthony Davis recovers soon.
Man I love this video already. You really took me back to those post Kobe-era years. We had some good talent looking back and the scouters weren’t so bad at their jobs. The developmental side of this franchise was pretty bad though when Lonzo turned out to be a great PG. We were messed up for giving up on him early Also it’s like no one wants to take responsibility for how bad things got all of a sudden for what was a championship team.
That 2017-2018 roster was truly the future of the Lakers with the right player development.....As great of a player as Lebron is he stunted the potential of the organization long term as well as those players before they were all eventually traded or departed in free agency...
only way you make that happen is shorten the seasons, which they'll never do due to TV contracts. 82 games + playoffs is a ridiculous amount of strain to put on players year after year and expect them to remain healthy.
As a thunder fan, it’s good to see Russ being a great playmaker off the bench and embracing his role. I also hope AD can stay healthy after he comes back and the Lakers can make a playoff run
I kinda see how people thought they would win but they traded away what seemed like trash to being a huge help for the wizards, they would probably win if they had not traded their future for a rusting Russell westbrook
Damn imagine them being healthy 2018-2019 Season and 2020-2021 Season and 2021-2022 Season them being not injured and not trading for Westbrook they could have more championship in the Lakers!!🏀🏆
Well the only reason the Lakers managed to win a championship was the draft. They picked so many gems in the second round and their high picks were very fine.
Never shoulda traded away Lou Williams and Zubac. Shoulda kept Javele McGee and Caruso. Those were the 4 guys we really gave away/lost for nothing and had no reason to let go
You can't tell me that leaving Cleveland twice, leaving Miami, and the leaving LA, which he will do. Doesn't impact his legacy. He said he wanted to work with the young guys, traded them immediately Brought in the human bandaid, won a ring and now has had 2 bad years in a row. They might not even make the playoffs this year. He'll play with them next year then he'll leave. Potentially going 1 and 5 in his 5 years. That's a goat? Lol NAH
@@Sally-uu3yt but Kobe and Jordan didn't trade away their team every single year and leave for somewhere else when shit didn't go well. This is what Lebron wanted, he didn't wanna play with Wade and Bosh anymore, he left them, he didn't wanna play with Wiggins so he traded him, traded a pick and IT to get him out of Cleveland, brought in Wade and traded him, brought in Rose and traded him, played with all the young guys in LA, traded them, sign vet minimum guys every year and when they don't work out they release em or trade em. Brought in Russ, gonna trade him. Kobe and Jordan never did this shit. I'm fine if a dude has a bad year, it happens, but I GUARANTEE aside from AD. No player on this lakers team will be back next year, he'll move them all
@@BWalker9313 Player movement is good for the league. Kobe was going to force himself out of the Lakers in 07 after many losing seasons before they made a major move for Gasol, then started winning. They also got Dwight and Nash which failed miserably (a lot like the Lakers now). Then Kobe got injured and that was a wrap. Jordan requested Rodman after losing to the Magic, but overall had a way better team built around him year in year out so he didn't have to move around. He benefited from retiring because he came back refreshed with an entirely new great roster from a previous great roster. Plus he retired since they were planning on getting rid of Phil Jackson. Also we have to consider that it was stigmatized to not be loyal to teams, even though time and time again we've seen teams flip loyal players on a dime (D.Rose, Demar Derozan, etc) Star players don't have to stay on losing franchises when they have free agency, they don't have to keep bum rosters when they think they could be better. The only thing players should be criticized for, which Lebron has never done, is quit on their team, sit out, and force their way out of a situation if it's uncalled for.
Of all those choices, LeBron joining the heat is the only move I'd say has any argument of impact on his legacy. The move itself did influence the league, but at the same time, the Cavs offered him no help to win a championship, and even then he got to the finals with a ragtag cast team. As a player, I don't really think the Miami signing affects his legacy. The affect it had on the league was way more impactful
LeBron hasn't played any defense since he got to LA. He collects stats and puts all the pressure in his teammates defensively. That's why they've been bad 3 out of 4 years.
LeBron is very old, it's natural for him to decline, AD should step up as the supposed prime franchise player with LeBron having a more supportive role but AD completely failed on that aspect
At the end of the day it’s on LeBron, Pelinka should’ve tried to kept the same roster from 19-20 as much as possible, u can’t build around a 37 year old aging superstar
Mostly agree. LeBron is still very productive for his age, but they aren't capitalizing off of it because there aren't enough young players to hustle where LeBron can't. Obviously he's not gonna defend like he could at 25. Adding even more veteran players just puts more pressure on bron which I think jeopardizes the whole idea of building around him. It's a fragile ecosystem in that sense
I think they’re very bad but it might be too early for this one imo. They might still do something in the playoffs. Even if that something is a second round exit.
What a lot of people (Lakers fan mainly) don't understand is when they signed Bron at 33 going on 34 they had a minimal window to get rings with the core of Bron and AD. AD barley played in 2018-19 season so he came into the season fresh and Bron missed the playoffs he's last game played was in what early April 2019. Also, most I don't hear a lot of people talking about how weak the West was in 2020. The only challengers were the Clippers & Bucks and MAYBE the Nuggets and Bron and AD got 4 months off to get ready for the playoff run. Lakers management and LeBron's request to trade for Russ hurt this Lakers era badly The year after the championship they went 21-6 2nd in the West before the injures hit so they fell to the 7th seed they didn't need to trade for Russ at all they were fine. Hopefully I can witness Bron get one more ring before he bows out but it's not looking like it.
They rlly shouldve taken Demar and Lowry and then go trade for Hield but LeGM wanted Westbrook and now this team probably not gon make it to the playoffs 🙃
Since the start of the 21/22 season I was telling the people that this team was not gonna work because they only cared about the names and not how they had been playing
@@Ralphueyyy0510 They Weren't Bad 2020-2021 Just Injured,The Downfall Started When They Got Russ And Signed Old Guys That Can't Defend Or Just Injury Prone As well
this is why people say the bubble was a fluke. the lakers obviously had a huge advantage with the time off because every other year they were riddled with injuries. it’s not a team built to play 82 games.
2:15 💀 Also, I must be the only one coming back to these old videos that I commented and re-watching these parts too add in to the comment section. Just tell me that I’m Warvz’s number one fan without telling me that I’m Warvz’s number one fan
Injuries rlly derailed this team,the past 5 years,3 seasons starting off tremendous,star players get injured they fall to play-in,or out of playoffs 🤦♂️ they need miracles atp
The Lakers are continuing to fall even further this season. I wonder what would of happened if they kept that young core from 2018 instead shipping them off for AD.
Right after the chip...rob pelinka screwed everything...him dismantling the chip roster was the beginning of the premature end for this contending Window for the lakers A tough pill to swallow...but then again at least there's one chip...oh well At this point if someone says Lakers should rebuild..I'd say "fine"
Pelinka had the best duo in basketball and all he had to do was to surround them with shooters and defenders. Instead he traded for one of the worst shooters and defenders ever. One of the biggest failures ever
As a team the 2021-22 Lakers were below average shooters, rebounders, and defense: 20th in the NBA in 3pointer%, 20th in the NBA in rebounding, 23rd in the NBA in defensive rating and 29th in the NBA in free throw%. Lakers need younger, better shooters, rebounders, and defenders. Lakers had the oldest roster in the history of the NBA. Many of the players on the roster are way past their prime and are too slow to play defense and will not improve with age. Who among these old timers could improve beyond below average defenders: Ariza, Augustin, Bazemore, Ellington, Howard, Melo, LeBron, Westbrook?
Y’all lying in the comments. Lakers fans were talking so big when Westbrook and everyone else was added. Now they acting like they hated him the whole time 😭😭
Yes you can say last year injuries was their downfall although the Nuggets also had a injury to a star player last season and still went further than the Lakers. This season is not injuries. They are just not very good. No chemistry
@@onlyempxct Murray has been out the whole entire year. Porter Jr most of the year. Jokic has played the whole entire season with no other all star caliber players around him and yet the Nuggets are 6th. The Lakers have had Lebron and Westbrook play most of the year and they have still been bad.
We expected Lakers go head to head with some West heavyweights (Dubs, Suns, Grizzlies, Mavs, Nuggets, Clippers, Jazz) this season but well, that's disappointing they were excluded in playoffs🤷🤦
I don't understand why the Lakers chose to overhaul their roster rather than deepen it. They already had a proven squad, they just had unfortunate injuries that led to a first round exit. They chose to build around bron and trust AD with their future, but tried to bail out in a big gamble that did not pay off
Injuries definitely didn't helped them in the 2020-21 season after that 21-6 start. Lakers haven't recovered from that 2019-2020 NBA Championship season
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Like I been telling people all year they did not need to trade for Westbrook, the Lakers had a championship team last year when they were healthy. 21-6 before the injuries they would’ve easily been the number 1 or 2 seed last year and probably be back to back championship. Westbrook to the Lakers made 0 sense.
Agree with you
yea man the lakers organization just screwed them selves up
As a Laker fan I know that LAL were searching for a “3rd guy” in case AD or/ and Bron went down.
And Westbrook ON PAPER was the ideal candidate. Mr triple double, former MVP and rarely miss games.
Pelinka/ FO / Klutch/ Jeanie whomever u want to called it really F this thing up. When they give up their Identity for Westbrook.
nah bucks would’ve beaten them
Bucks were insane last season. As much as I like the Lakers chances, I really doubt they could beat Milwaukee in a 7 game series.
20 and 21 teams were good enough. Sacrificing the bench for Westbrick was risky to say the least.
True man
Sure ur depressed man ☹️
As a Lakers fan, I didn't want the Lakers to trade for Westbrook and when they did, I knew it was over for us.
True man
Same, its sad people still think Westbrook is good even though its been apparent for years he’s just a stat padder and inefficient volume scorer
We need Lakers to trade Westbrook in Knicks for derrick rose
Me too I seen this from miles instead of wesbrick they could have gotten peal from Washington I would have choice peal they need shooting
I think I the lakers got finessed they focused to much on having to much veterans instead of having some you fresh players they are screwed in the next couple of years.
Glad the lakers got a championship out of it though it is disappointing what’s been going on the last two years with all the injuries and bad management.
Sadly yeah man
Mickey mouse title lol
@@thesnuggles0 everyone was under the bubble so it is legitimate.
@@thesnuggles0 okay buddy
@@thesnuggles0 if anyone but bron won you wouldnt say that lmao 😭 its a championship cry
It’s crazy to me looking back at the Play-In Tournament vs The Warriors to see how similar the paths for both teams were and what it eventually led to.
The Lakers were fresh off the 2020 Championship and looked poised for another championship run. The started off hot but slowly fell apart thanks to injuries. They soon looked like they would possibly miss the playoffs.
The Warriors however were the opposite. Fresh off their terrible 2020 season, nobody picked them to even reached playoffs. Yet Curry practically willed this team to keep winning and very much could have been higher seeded had Curry not been injured for most of the season.
Now in 2022, the Warriors regained their Elite status again and won the 2022 Finals while the Lakers struggled and missed the playoffs.
Agree with you
If not for the Nuggets tho, they probably could've won it all this season. However, their future is looking bright as of now.
Im a GSW Fan and This was very sad to see them down badly despite the Super Team they have
Yeah man
gsw will never win again so good luck
@@aaaA-wc3lc they got a chance this season, soon as currys back
@@aaaA-wc3lc wya
@@aaaA-wc3lc umm imma Lakers fan and the GSW have a very good chance of winning the championship right now 😂😂😂😂
I like this 2019 - 2020 roster, this team is the best and unstoppable and they have the complete set of a player they got shooters, defensive and specially playmakers and now I could say it's a bad roster and not balanced...
Agree with you
The main reason why the Lakers couldn't repeat last season (the 2020-21 season) is because of injuries.
Sadly yeah man
they wouldn’t of beaten Milwaukee
They would have made it out of the West but it would have been hard to beat the Bucks with the way AD was that season
@@roadtodawn8088 yes they would lol
Disagree. CP3 was hurt against the Lakers. If everyone was 100% I say Suns in 6.
Im a Lakers fan… but they got humbled this year. They believed that with AD and Bron they can win anything. They were horribly wrong. They won in 2020 because of their defensive team that got stops, steals and ran out in transition, with the right defensive tactic coach. Even last year they were Number 1 in defense despite Bron and AD missing a lot of games due to that defensive core.
This year they panicked because of random injuries to their stars and gutted a great defensive minded core for star offensive power and gave that to a defensive coach. That is beyond arrogance from the front office to really believe you can win anything with Bron and AD, now look how bad they are overall because they can’t mesh offensively nor defensively.
Some people are getting fired this off-season.
I agree with you
Biggest mistake was trading all the youngins for AD, that 2018-2019 lakers squad had the talent to make it to the western conference finals and even the finals! Too bad all those injuries
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We still won that chip with getting AD tho
I’m actually jealous of the warriors their front office knows how to build a team and they look set for the next few years at least
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Correction they defeated the heat in six. Thought they were an Three away from possibly losing
Sorry for the mistake
@@jaywarvz you don't need to apologize mistakes like this happend all the time, thx for the video.
oh and @Supernoob K its "a three" not "an three" i am just honestly telling you, if the word after starts with a,u,o,i,e then its "an" if not its "a"
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Injuries have plagued this team, which is a shame.
Well, at least they were able to get 1 championship.
Indeed man
Still getting dogged by injured teams
You're killing these videos Jay Jay, keep it up
Thanks a lot man
Can you do the timeline of Russell Westbrook's career?
Sure man
@NeloBluford hhhhhhhhh😑😑😑
@@mahmoodafara7949 hahaha westbrick
@NeloBluford You got a heart lmao
@@mahmoodafara7949 3lach d7ktini 3la Westbrook 😭😭
I just feel like ever since Lebron joined the lakers, he's been an injury prone player, and same goes to Anthony Davis.
Its actually true. He's been there for four seasons and he's been injured in three of them. The one year he didn't pick up an injury, was the bubble season.Before joining the Lakers, he had only missed more than 10 games in a season once.
Age is a factor
@@jaywarvz w/o a doubt or it can be the longer you play, the higher the chances you get injured
And the older you get,unfortunately the longer it takes to heal up and recover from it like you used to in your 20s.
I think the 2018 season with the Cavs was the tipping point. He tried his best to get the Cavs another ring, played high minutes and all 82 games if I remember correctly to do so. All those miles he put on his legs with no major injuries, feel like it had to catch up at some point. With that much strain at 32, seems it was the point where it caught up to him.
I miss the 19/20 team 😭
Yeah man
Me too same
Current Suns and warriors would clap them
I think all of us do
Me too
The Problems with that 2020-2021 Lakers team were Chemistry Issues, Roles and Most Importantly Injures.
Although right now the lakers have solid Contributing role players but due to management, and coaching they haven't found an answer to their problem yet Mostly because a player gets injured once someone recovers I hope Anthony Davis recovers soon.
Very true man
Sad but true
Man I love this video already. You really took me back to those post Kobe-era years. We had some good talent looking back and the scouters weren’t so bad at their jobs. The developmental side of this franchise was pretty bad though when Lonzo turned out to be a great PG. We were messed up for giving up on him early
Also it’s like no one wants to take responsibility for how bad things got all of a sudden for what was a championship team.
Facts man
Oh boy, I waited for this one.
I'm ready to tear it all down.
Thanks man
That 2017-2018 roster was truly the future of the Lakers with the right player development.....As great of a player as Lebron is he stunted the potential of the organization long term as well as those players before they were all eventually traded or departed in free agency...
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keep up the content, make a timeline video about the nets and their failed big three
Sure man
Injuries have been killing this league, I just wish we had a good “healthy” season
Hope there is an option to turn off injuries
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only way you make that happen is shorten the seasons, which they'll never do due to TV contracts. 82 games + playoffs is a ridiculous amount of strain to put on players year after year and expect them to remain healthy.
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they needa turn off injuries in the settings
As a thunder fan, it’s good to see Russ being a great playmaker off the bench and embracing his role. I also hope AD can stay healthy after he comes back and the Lakers can make a playoff run
Hopefully lakers bounce back
I’ve been a laker fan since watching basketball letting go of Lonzo and AC was really a mistake.
Indeed man
When did you start watching basketball?
The Lakers, like the Knicks are such disappointing to watch. Damn shame for those franchises🙄🏀. Great video though.
Thanks man
The problem with the Lakers....
Westbrook doesnt work well with A.D and LeBron.
A.D is filled with injuries
LeBron cant carry the whole team
Sadly true man
no danny greeen three pointer
And using a lot of veterans and not having enough young players that have 2-3 years experience.
Russ and AD are an ideal fit bro
i mean lbj did carry them in second half of the season tho its just his teammates are trash lmao
Good work here. I like the way you format these videos. Subscribed.
Thank you very much!
i love it when you called Caruso "The Goat"
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Real goat but caruso is a bald eagle goat
*really wellmade video, good shit*
Thanks a lot man
I kinda see how people thought they would win but they traded away what seemed like trash to being a huge help for the wizards, they would probably win if they had not traded their future for a rusting Russell westbrook
Well they made a mistake
Dang, a boy who's a "fan" when it's NBA finals..
As a Celtics fan, i love seeing this low-lights of Lakers
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Hi Jay can you make a NBA Timeline for the Minnesota Timberwolves?
Sure man
keep making videos your videos are good
Thank you very much
I knew this day would come
Yeah man
this channel deserve 1m subscribers just keep going bro we will support you!
Thank you very much man!
Damn imagine them being healthy 2018-2019 Season and 2020-2021 Season and 2021-2022 Season them being not injured and not trading for Westbrook they could have more championship in the Lakers!!🏀🏆
What could have been man
They could have sick line up!!
Starter
LeBron
AD
Caruso
KCP
Monk
Bench
Nunn
Montrez
Melo
Ariza
Bradley
Howard
Reaves
THT
Just a What if🤦♂️
Woulda coulda shoulda
25k subscribers let go!!🔥🔥🔥
Thanks man
Well the only reason the Lakers managed to win a championship was the draft. They picked so many gems in the second round and their high picks were very fine.
Yeah man
Their high picks were dissapointing they could have Tatum and Brown.
@@OK-yy6qz Ball D'Angelo Ingram Randle are a fine collection mate
@@Arkoule for being top 5 picks most are dissapointing. Also none of those guys was on the teams when the Lakers won the championship
Thank You so Much 4 this!
Welcome!
Now it takes less than a year to go from rise to fall. Everything happens so fast.
True man
Very Nice Video Bro ❤️🔥
Thanks man
Never shoulda traded away Lou Williams and Zubac. Shoulda kept Javele McGee and Caruso. Those were the 4 guys we really gave away/lost for nothing and had no reason to let go
True man
The headers that say March 2018 are actually March 2019. Great video as always 😊
Sorry for the error man. Thanks a lot
@@jaywarvz I couldn’t do what you do; absolutely no worries
You can't tell me that leaving Cleveland twice, leaving Miami, and the leaving LA, which he will do. Doesn't impact his legacy.
He said he wanted to work with the young guys, traded them immediately
Brought in the human bandaid, won a ring and now has had 2 bad years in a row. They might not even make the playoffs this year. He'll play with them next year then he'll leave. Potentially going 1 and 5 in his 5 years. That's a goat? Lol NAH
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Bruh calm down. Even jordan and kobe has got "bad years"
@@Sally-uu3yt but Kobe and Jordan didn't trade away their team every single year and leave for somewhere else when shit didn't go well. This is what Lebron wanted, he didn't wanna play with Wade and Bosh anymore, he left them, he didn't wanna play with Wiggins so he traded him, traded a pick and IT to get him out of Cleveland, brought in Wade and traded him, brought in Rose and traded him, played with all the young guys in LA, traded them, sign vet minimum guys every year and when they don't work out they release em or trade em. Brought in Russ, gonna trade him.
Kobe and Jordan never did this shit. I'm fine if a dude has a bad year, it happens, but I GUARANTEE aside from AD. No player on this lakers team will be back next year, he'll move them all
@@BWalker9313 Player movement is good for the league. Kobe was going to force himself out of the Lakers in 07 after many losing seasons before they made a major move for Gasol, then started winning. They also got Dwight and Nash which failed miserably (a lot like the Lakers now). Then Kobe got injured and that was a wrap.
Jordan requested Rodman after losing to the Magic, but overall had a way better team built around him year in year out so he didn't have to move around. He benefited from retiring because he came back refreshed with an entirely new great roster from a previous great roster. Plus he retired since they were planning on getting rid of Phil Jackson.
Also we have to consider that it was stigmatized to not be loyal to teams, even though time and time again we've seen teams flip loyal players on a dime (D.Rose, Demar Derozan, etc)
Star players don't have to stay on losing franchises when they have free agency, they don't have to keep bum rosters when they think they could be better. The only thing players should be criticized for, which Lebron has never done, is quit on their team, sit out, and force their way out of a situation if it's uncalled for.
Of all those choices, LeBron joining the heat is the only move I'd say has any argument of impact on his legacy. The move itself did influence the league, but at the same time, the Cavs offered him no help to win a championship, and even then he got to the finals with a ragtag cast team. As a player, I don't really think the Miami signing affects his legacy. The affect it had on the league was way more impactful
this was an amazing video!
Thanks man
LeBron hasn't played any defense since he got to LA. He collects stats and puts all the pressure in his teammates defensively. That's why they've been bad 3 out of 4 years.
And Lebron’s been injured the most with the lakers compared to his time with the heat and cavs
I think his age has affected his defense
LeBron is very old, it's natural for him to decline, AD should step up as the supposed prime franchise player with LeBron having a more supportive role but AD completely failed on that aspect
Brons defensive rating is the third highest of his career this season. Stop spreading nonsense
@@OK-yy6qz yeah, just like KAJ and Magic...
Love these videos!!!
Thanks man
At the end of the day it’s on LeBron, Pelinka should’ve tried to kept the same roster from 19-20 as much as possible, u can’t build around a 37 year old aging superstar
Mostly agree. LeBron is still very productive for his age, but they aren't capitalizing off of it because there aren't enough young players to hustle where LeBron can't. Obviously he's not gonna defend like he could at 25. Adding even more veteran players just puts more pressure on bron which I think jeopardizes the whole idea of building around him. It's a fragile ecosystem in that sense
Didnt realize how stacked this team is until i saw that picture at 12:13. Its ridiculous how bad they are right now
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If we didn’t suffer as many injuries as we did, we would’ve won at least one more title especially last year
Injuries suck man
If it wasn't for injuries and Covid you may not have won the title in 2019-20.
Durant, Curry, Thompson, Kyrie are some who didn't play that year.
@@danielt6689Durant and Irving still wouldn’t have won anything, Thompson if he was healthy still would’ve been on a trash warriors team
@@gabrielmartinez3836 - LOL… Yeah, sure 😂
That Lakers squad was such a sure thing, that they just decided to blow it completely thing up.
@@danielt6689 you saw what happened last year, and they had no depth besides Irving, dinwidie, levert and Allen
Nice format keep it up
Thanks a lot man
I think they’re very bad but it might be too early for this one imo. They might still do something in the playoffs. Even if that something is a second round exit.
Hopefully they can turn around their season
What a lot of people (Lakers fan mainly) don't understand is when they signed Bron at 33 going on 34 they had a minimal window to get rings with the core of Bron and AD. AD barley played in 2018-19 season so he came into the season fresh and Bron missed the playoffs he's last game played was in what early April 2019. Also, most I don't hear a lot of people talking about how weak the West was in 2020. The only challengers were the Clippers & Bucks and MAYBE the Nuggets and Bron and AD got 4 months off to get ready for the playoff run. Lakers management and LeBron's request to trade for Russ hurt this Lakers era badly
The year after the championship they went 21-6 2nd in the West before the injures hit so they fell to the 7th seed they didn't need to trade for Russ at all they were fine. Hopefully I can witness Bron get one more ring before he bows out but it's not looking like it.
Agree with you man
8:10 The lakers defeated the Heat in 6
Yes
W video as always man 🔥💯
Thanks a lot
They rlly shouldve taken Demar and Lowry and then go trade for Hield but LeGM wanted Westbrook and now this team probably not gon make it to the playoffs 🙃
Probably
Since the start of the 21/22 season I was telling the people that this team was not gonna work because they only cared about the names and not how they had been playing
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Do deandre jordan pls 😭😭😭😭😭
Soon man
Dude I love how you comment and reply on every comment love that so just waiting for a reply good job btw 😂
Hey man. Thanks for your support!
@@jaywarvz 😂 np keep it up
too early to make vid, would’ve been better to wait till they’re knocked out in the first round again if they even make it lol
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You need more respect like how long it would taken to get all this info. Big love ❤️
Wow thanks a lot man. Very much appreciated
I completely forgot this vid came out months before the frank Vigel firing
Yes man
The Downfall started when they signed Westbrick instead of DeRozan,Hield,& Resign GOATRusso
Yeah man
Downfall started when they let go of their Championship Team Roster
@@Ralphueyyy0510 They Weren't Bad 2020-2021 Just Injured,The Downfall Started When They Got Russ And Signed Old Guys That Can't Defend Or Just Injury Prone As well
Westrbrooks trade was just ridiculous
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8:09 the Lakers won in 6, not 5
Sorry for the mistake
Nice vid man
Thanks a lot
this is why people say the bubble was a fluke. the lakers obviously had a huge advantage with the time off because every other year they were riddled with injuries. it’s not a team built to play 82 games.
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Also, I must be the only one coming back to these old videos that I commented and re-watching these parts too add in to the comment section. Just tell me that I’m Warvz’s number one fan without telling me that I’m Warvz’s number one fan
Thanks for your never-ending support to this channel man!!!
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Well, they got a ring out of it. They haven't fallen, but this season has been really frustrating.
Sadly yeah man
Frank Vogel was a scapegoat. No nba coach would’ve done any better especially when you’re dealing with Star egos and injuries all season long.
Indeed man
Good video pa, saludos desde mar de las pompas
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Injuries rlly derailed this team,the past 5 years,3 seasons starting off tremendous,star players get injured they fall to play-in,or out of playoffs 🤦♂️ they need miracles atp
Indeed man
Injuries, unfortunately, are part of the game. They influence the outcome of most seasons. The Lakers aren't the only ones hit by it.
how tf you only have 24k suscribers🤯
Thanks man
Waiting For The Half-Man/Half-Amazing! Vince Carter!
Btw Too many talents got away from the lakers damn!
Soon man
The Lakers are continuing to fall even further this season. I wonder what would of happened if they kept that young core from 2018 instead shipping them off for AD.
What could have been
Laker's 2019-2023 timeline
Noted
Just wait til the playoffs Jay😉😉
Hopefully man
3:40 I don’t change my game for anyone but I’m a team first guy
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Can you do the bulls timeline from d rose to demar derozan
Sure man
0:56 does anyone know what sports show that is called?
the starters
@@jaywarvz Thanks 👍
The lakers drafted four future starters in a row...Brandon Ingram, ivica zubac, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart
All were gone with lakers
Another banger
Thanks man
Right after the chip...rob pelinka screwed everything...him dismantling the chip roster was the beginning of the premature end for this contending Window for the lakers
A tough pill to swallow...but then again at least there's one chip...oh well
At this point if someone says Lakers should rebuild..I'd say "fine"
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LeBron is the reason for that
Bruh lmao
Pelinka had the best duo in basketball and all he had to do was to surround them with shooters and defenders. Instead he traded for one of the worst shooters and defenders ever. One of the biggest failures ever
Yeah man
As a team the 2021-22 Lakers were below average shooters, rebounders, and defense: 20th in the NBA in 3pointer%, 20th in the NBA in rebounding, 23rd in the NBA in defensive rating and 29th in the NBA in free throw%.
Lakers need younger, better shooters, rebounders, and defenders.
Lakers had the oldest roster in the history of the NBA. Many of the players on the roster are way past their prime and are too slow to play defense and will not improve with age. Who among these old timers could improve beyond below average defenders: Ariza, Augustin, Bazemore, Ellington, Howard, Melo, LeBron, Westbrook?
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Y’all lying in the comments. Lakers fans were talking so big when Westbrook and everyone else was added. Now they acting like they hated him the whole time 😭😭
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Good video as always. Could you do timeline of best NBA players during years from first season to now?
Sure man
this is pain. from being champ to 9th seed in 2 years!!! smh front office
They were mess
Do Philly next
Soon man
Lakers' downfall = the consequence of not being patient, and injuries
Sadly yeah
I don’t see Milwaukee overreacting and making irrational trades after they got hurt losing to Boston. Lakers should’ve done the same thing.
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Lakers don't want to develop their players. They want to earn quick championships.
Agree
Yes you can say last year injuries was their downfall although the Nuggets also had a injury to a star player last season and still went further than the Lakers. This season is not injuries. They are just not very good. No chemistry
Yeah right man
The Nuggets had the league MVP, while Murray tore his ACL late in the season, while LeBron and ADs injuries took majority of the year.
@@onlyempxct Murray has been out the whole entire year. Porter Jr most of the year. Jokic has played the whole entire season with no other all star caliber players around him and yet the Nuggets are 6th. The Lakers have had Lebron and Westbrook play most of the year and they have still been bad.
I think markief Morris is part of 2020 championship. I do not see him in the roster you shown. Correct me if I am wrong
Markieff signed by the end of season i think
@@jaywarvz I search it and I see it. He really play for that season
I like the way you put the Stephen Smith Lavar Ball argument 🤣🤣🤣
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We expected Lakers go head to head with some West heavyweights (Dubs, Suns, Grizzlies, Mavs, Nuggets, Clippers, Jazz) this season but well, that's disappointing they were excluded in playoffs🤷🤦
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I don't understand why the Lakers chose to overhaul their roster rather than deepen it. They already had a proven squad, they just had unfortunate injuries that led to a first round exit. They chose to build around bron and trust AD with their future, but tried to bail out in a big gamble that did not pay off
Injuries definitely didn't helped them in the 2020-21 season after that 21-6 start. Lakers haven't recovered from that 2019-2020 NBA Championship season
True man
@@jaywarvz Lakers should've done more at the trade deadline