5 Reasons For Lakers Optimism: Luka's Transformation, Trade Possibilities & More W/ Daman Rangoola
Description
Jovan Buha welcomes Daman Rangoola to blind rank five reasons for Los Angeles Lakers optimism entering next season.
Jovan and Daman discuss Luka Doncic's offseason body transformation, Deandre Ayton's fit, LeBron James' continued excellence, the Lakers' continuity, their ability to still improve the roster, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:40 The parameters for our blind ranking
3:03 Reason No. 1: Luka's Revenge SZN
11:19 Reason No. 2: Deandre Ayton addresses LA's center needs
20:06 Reason No. 3: The Lakers can still make a trade
36:11 Reason No. 4: LeBron remains the best No. 2 in the NBA
42:04 Reason No. 5: Roster & coaching continuity from last season
47:51 Honorable mention: Marcus Smart
50:43 Debating our final rankings
53:17 Honorable mention: Jake LaRavia
57:21 Outro
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