Marcus Morris: Lakers can get by OKC and win West

Marcus Morris: ‘I’m going to go with the Lakers. Whenever you have LeBron James and Luka Doncic as your primary ball handlers, and Austin Reaves as the third option, I love that because now you can put the ball in each of those guys’ hands. I said this to you earlier, I felt this Anthony Davis was in LeBron's way because LeBron's really a four now, and that's the position that Anthony Davis wanted to play, he's always on the box he wasn't really stretching the three that well, now you add another guard, not even just another guard, let's just make that clear, you have a top five player that can get it from anywhere, and he's a matchup nightmare. When 77 walk in the building, OKC, Minnesota, Phoenix, Clippers, they dread seeing him. And now he got No. 23 on his back with him and what does that equal to? 100.’

Source: YouTube

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Vinny Benedetto: No LeBron James for the Lakers tomorrow night. Luka Doncic is probable. pic.x.com/Ro7l8IP3FN -via Twitter @VBenedetto / March 18, 2025

Oh No He Didn't: Speaking of which, here's Luka on Austin: "I mean, this guy just scored 30 in his 4th game in 5 days. He's an amazing player. For him to go undrafted is unbelievable. It's not easy to go undrafted and play at this level and it's amazing just to be by his side" -via Bluesky / March 18, 2025

Khobi Price: Lakers have officially upgraded Luka Dončić (right ankle sprain) and Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle injury management) to available for tonight vs. San Antonio. -via Twitter @khobi_price / March 17, 2025

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