2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers Lookahead - a podcast by Blue Wire

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

Host: @danfavaleHost: @fromal09
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