Lakers Mailbag: Best Seed, Luka & LeBron Two-Man Game, Defensive Worries?

Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions. Jovan analyzes the two-man game between Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the best seed for the Lakers, LA’s defense, his favorite win and least favorite loss of the Luka era, how to game plan against the Lakers, JJ Redick’s rookie coaching season, the negative net rating of the Big 3, the ninth man, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:03 Question No. 1: Why the lack of two-man game between Luka & LeBron? 7:40 Question No. 2: Potential value in No. 3/4 seed over No. 2 due to prep? 13:59 Question No. 3: Should we be worried about the defense? 18:43 Question No. 4: Favorite win of the Luka era? Least favorite loss? 21:08 Question No. 5: Rank OKC, BOS, CLE, HOU defensively 26:03 Question No. 6: How would you game plan against LA? 30:17 Question No. 7: How would I assess JJ’s rookie season? 34:25 Question No. 8: Record with the Big 3? 38:49 Question No. 9: Would LA be in the same spot with DLo instead of DFS? 41:28 Question No. 10: Are the Wolves the worst first-round matchup? 45:34 Question No. 11: Worried about stamina/conditioning? 48:21 Question No. 12: Who should be the ninth man? 51:02 Question No. 13: How does Dalton fit next to Luka and AR long term? 56:43 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices