Hardwood Knocks, Episode 514: 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers Lookahead
Dan is joined by Jabari Ali Davis (@JabariDavisNBA) from the Never Meet Your Heroes and The Baseline podcasts for a deeeeep dive into the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They discuss the LeBron James-Russell Westbrook fit, Anthony Davis-at-the-5, the potential for a defensive drop-off, rounding out the rest of the rotation, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, floor spacing, lineup possibilities and much, much, MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:33 – Intro
🔘 4:54 – The Russell Westbrook Fit
🔘 9:40 – Predicting the most impactful new additions (non-Westbrook division)
🔘 13:50 – Frank Vogel
🔘 17:08 – Anthony Davis-at-the-5
🔘 18:47 – Is AD a sleeper MVP candidate?
🔘 22:19 – Are floor-spacing concerns overblown?
🔘 25:57 – Who gets squeezed in the rotation?
🔘 30:12 – Carmelo Anthony’s fit/value
🔘 34:42 – Talen Horton-Tucker’s role/importance
🔘 43:01 – Predicting where LA ranks on defense
🔘 44:46 – LeBron James’ playing time
🔘 46:48 – Biggest weakness of the roster
🔘 47:45 – Trade candidates/Trade targets
🔘 51:05 – Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 53:22 – Quirk lineups we want to see
🔘 55:17 – Win-total prediction
🔘 57:30 – Western Conference landscape
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