Russell Westbrook's Trade Value, Anthony Davis IS That Guy, Can Lakers' Offense Adjust When LeBron Returns?

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Darvin Ham and LeBron James Agree, Anthony Davis Should be the Focal Point on Offense: The Lakers braintrust met recently and covered a lot of ground, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports. Interestingly enough, a contract extension for LeBron James wasn't really the frontburner item. Instead, Rob Pelinka, Darvin Ham and James tried to lay out a vision for the season, and gain a common understanding of what's coming. And there was a lot discussed over an hour or so. Anthony Davis is going to be the focal point of the offense. Things will run through him, everyone agrees. So what does that mean? How will that impact LeBron's ability not just to stay healthy, but give a little more to the defensive side of things than he did last year? Haynes reports that Pelinka plans to be patient with the roster, and everyone agreed to see how things shake out before making any big moves. That's code for "Russell Westbrook is going to be here." (That's a message not just for the players, but for by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Would Trading Russell Westbrook to Utah Be a Better Option for the Lakers?: A new trade possibility emerged for the Lakers (and Russell Westbrook), at least in theory. According to Michael Scotto of Hoopshype reported late last week that Los Angeles could get itself involved in the talks between New York and Utah around Donovan Mitchell, whether as literal players in that hypothetical swap (turning it into a three-team deal) or as a vulture picking at the carcass of a now rebuilding Jazz squad. But the bones of a deal: Westbrook and a first rounder for two of Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson, Malik Beasley and Pat Beverley. Is this a good idea? Well, it depends on a few things, namely whether the Lakers could maneuver to a place where they could absorb as much unpleasant money tied to useful-but-overpaid players without surrendering significant assets. Draft capital, specifically. If that's an option? Sure, let's break Westbrook up into smaller contracts, and add some useful players i by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Is Anthony Davis Ready to be the Lakers' Best Player, Even When LeBron Return?: For the last two seasons, pundits, team officials and Lakers players alike have all agreed that the key to the team's success is Anthony Davis. He needs to be their most dominant player on a night in, night out basis. The difference between All Star AD and MVP caliber AD is the thing that can elevate the Lakers more than any other personnel move that's available to them. The last three games for the Lakers, all wins, have shown what that looks like, as Davis has thrashed the competition. But that's without LeBron James in the lineup, and against subpar competition. So what has to happen for this version of Davis to be the one the Lakers see even when James is back? When the schedule toughens up, and teams game play for even more heavily than they already do? Is it James that has to change? He's been the team's leading scorer in fourth quarters every year they've played together, including the 2020 title yea by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Lakers Roster Preview: The Big Men: Pete and Darius preview the Lakers Roster, focusing today on LeBron James, and how he fits with the big new additions, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. They also discuss the strengths of Boogie and The Brow's games and how they could be the next big mismatch in the NBA. by Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

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Anthony Davis Injury update, and should the Lakers Consider Trading Him This Summer?: The Lakers are in a pickle. Anthony Davis is on the shelf for, as reported by ESPN, "at least" two weeks. And given his history, the "at least" part of "at least" two weeks is likely doing a lot of heavy lifting. So let's say he misses three. How might that impact the playoff race? Because it would mean he'd be out for two games against the Clippers, the team the Lakers are chasing to try to reach the 8th seed in the West (a preferable placement for the play-in). Bigger picture, earlier this week ESPN's Stephen A. Smith made some waves by saying that the Lakers simply can't rely on Davis to be the cornerstone of the franchise when LeBron retires, based both on performance and availability. (And that was before this week's injury.) So with that in mind, they should trade him this summer. Is he right? What exactly would go into the Lakers trying to move him? What could they reasonably expect to get in r by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Is Anthony Davis More Likely to Get Injured Playing Center? Could the Lakers Win a Late Season Trade?: The Lakers are giving real consideration to playing Anthony Davis at center this season, something that was a question last year, and even during the title year as well. Beyond any positive and negative impacts on Davis's play (there certainly weren't any on display Sunday night, when Davis started at the five and throttled Golden State), there are tremendous logistical advantages for the Lakers, given the construction of the roster. Still, reaction to Tuesday's show, which went deep on this question, was strong, and resistance was centered around one major issue: health. A host of commenters on the Locked On Lakers YouTube page expressed the believe that Davis is simply too fragile to play center, and that he's better protected at power forward. The physical rigors are too much against bigger bodies serving as one of the points of the theory. But does it actually make a difference? C by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Trade Talk! Who Can the Lakers Get for Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and/or Kendrick Nunn?: December 15th is approaching fast. That's the day the NBA's trade market opens up wider, as players (like Patrick Beverley) who signed contracts last summer can be traded. So what could be coming for the Lakers? It's fairly common knowledge that the Lakers would be willing to package Kendrick Nunn with Beverley in an effort to bring in some help, in a move that could be helpful if less splashy than trading Russell Westbrook. But what does that look like? What kind of player would the Lakers get in return? Is it a matter of taking on long term salary? Giving up one pick instead of two? Are there any potential deals where the Lakers could actually demand draft capital come to them? And regarding Westbrook, how has his play changed the context of a deal? It's no longer addition by subtraction, given the success Russ has found as a sixth man. And meanwhile, the context around the league has al by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Has Russell Westbrook Been Good, Bad or Both for the Lakers This Season? (Plus 2nd Half Predictions)...: It's an easy question to ask, and a really hard one to answer. Is Russell Westbrook playing well for the Lakers this season? Ask 100 Lakers fans and you'll get 100 different answers, in part because even before the trade that brought Westbrook to Los Angeles, even before his genuinely disastrous first season in a Lakers uniform, Westbrook already was already a polarizing figure in the NBA community. Like Kobe, Westbrook for many is an avatar for larger conversations about how basketball should be played, and what ought to be valued. He's often been at the center of the divide between "old school" and "new school" analysts, or folks who just kinda don't like the guy and find him abrasive. So there's no question he's not worth $47 million. There's no question the trade was a horrible idea, and could haunt the Lakers for years. But none of that is really related to answering the questi by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Grading the Lakers' Offseason: Was Westbrook the Right Move? Guest, SI's Michael Pina: The Lakers took a massive swing this offseason, reconstructing what was already considered a championship roster around a trade for Russell Westbrook, adding to LeBron James and Anthony Davis and giving the Lakers a genuine Big Three. As has been discussed, the move comes with great potential benefits, but also plenty of potential problems. Nobody believes the Lakers won't be good - excellent if everyone is healthy - but was the Westbrook move really the best solution to last year's problems? Michael Pina, the outstanding NBA writer for Sports Illustrated, doesn't think so. In his evaluation of the Lakers' offseason, he expressed real concerns about the fit, and wondered whether the Lakers might have better off with something more simple (the potential Buddy Hield deal, for example). And if you don't like the Westbrook deal, it's hard to love everything that came after, even if the Lakers spent what by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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