LA Lakers News Roundup: Paul Pierce believes LA Lakers are not championship contenders, NBA analyst blames Jeanie Buss for acquiring Russell Westbrook, and more | September 23, 2022
"How can LeBron rank above Kevin Durant…That's team wrecking” – NBA analyst addresses the issue with LeBron James and Kevin Durant rankings, says James' shooting stats are "horrendously bad"
“Are they going to have to buy a team or is the NBA going to expand to Vegas and Seattle?” – NBA analyst speculates on LeBron James owning a team, says Sarver selling Suns will have multifarious repercussions
“I’m not seeing the Lakers as a legit contender” - Paul Pierce dismisses the LA Lakers’ championship hopes next season due to LeBron James’ age and Anthony Davis’ inability to get healthy
"There is no way in hell I don't have LeBron James and Kevin Durant out of my top 5"- Stephen A. counters NBA player rankings, asserts LeBron James and Kevin Durant are top 5 players in the world
“I'm not seeing the Lakers as a legit contender” – Former NBA champion believes LA Lakers are not a title contender, says LeBron James is older and they are deprived of a role player to carry AD and the team
"There’s a legitimate chance Russell Westbrook is eventually deployed as the team’s sixth man” - NBA analyst believes Westbrook's chemistry with LeBron James will decide what role he plays on the team
“Don’t do that because King James might get mad and score 50 on me” - Giannis Antetokounmpo gives a hilarious response as NBA analyst tries to name him “King Freak”
“Last time I saw the great leader that LeBron is, he led the Lakers... to a 33-49” - Skip Bayless disapproves of LeBron James being ranked higher than Kawhi Leonard on best players list due to Lakers' 2021-22 season
“He left the light-skin dude and then what… He won one series” - Shannon Sharpe argues Kevin Durant shouldn’t be ranked higher than LeBron James on ESPN's best NBA players list
“He did throw somebody through a window, he did spit on the fan"- NBA analyst believes player conduct is irrelative to college education, highlights behavioral contrast between LeBron James and Allen Iverson
“LeBron can beat box office if Anthony Davis is carrying the load” - 8X NBA All-Star believes AD should lead the Lakers throughout the season, says LeBron along with other role players can respond parallelly
“LeBron James, look at him, spends a million…Michael Jordan, these are the best ever” - NBA analyst asserts players like James and Jordan worked intensely, says hard work can overcome any physical flaw
"You should be relieved that LeBron is as high as 7 on this list” - NBA analyst believes Lebron James has been ranked appropriately on top 100 list, sees him as a defeated leader who led Lakers to season loss
“They were trying to get the next Kobe Bryant, right? Or they were trying to get the next LeBron James” – NBA analyst advocates to reduce the age limit for NBA draft, says kids have a right to join a pro league
"Charles Barkley, who I’m not saying is a bad citizen, but he did throw somebody through a window" - Chris Broussard rips NBA draft eligibility rules apart for preventing 18-year-old kids from turning pro
“We are in an era where you absolutely have to have shooting to compete in NBA” – NBA analyst highlights Lakers' weakness, says the team will struggle offensively and defensively
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