Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers - Luka Dončić Questionable as Lakers Start Tough B2B. Plus, LeBron vs. Stephen A.

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey, everyone, welcome to Locked-on Lakers for Thursday. Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kaminetsky, the Lakers start the front end of a very difficult back-to-back. Luca Donchich, questionable tonight in Milwaukee. Who else is and is not going to play? We'll tell you next. You are Locked-on Lakers. Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

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Starting point is 00:01:16 Right now, new customers get $200 in bonus bets when your first $5 bet wins. Before the end of the show, we will also address some of these questions around LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith, Andy. It just can't be ignored any longer despite our best efforts. Well, we really, I mean, to be fair to ourselves, we didn't so much try to avoid the conversation. The timing of it lined up very badly for our shows because this happened during Thursday's game against the Knicks, just a refresh for people who were unaware.

Starting point is 00:01:55 There was a confrontation between LeBron and Stephen A, court side versus the Knicks. Well, no, that was a confrontation. It was absolutely a confrontation. When I think of confrontations, I'm thinking, guys, really... No, that's a fight. A confrontation's a confrontation. That's not a fight is a fight.

Starting point is 00:02:12 I mean, I'm just saying, I think definitely, LeBron yelling at Stephen A. Smith at the top of his lungs with all sorts of four-letter words, that is a confrontation. Anyway, this confrontation took place Thursdays, during Nick's Lakers, which most people, including us, were not aware about until after the fact, you and I had already finished recording for Friday. We did not record Friday night because this did not necessitate an emergency podcast. This is not an emergency.

Starting point is 00:02:46 We love all of you guys, but not that much. Yeah, it's an interesting story. It ain't that interesting. But then Saturday, we recorded after the Celtics game, but the whole LeBron heard his groin. We don't know when he's going to be back thing felt more important than updating people on step and a so we'll do that we'll also update you on all the the health stuff including lebron james and might as well do this part now lebron is going back to los angeles to get treatment he is not with the team in milwaukee or denver um i act that's actually probably a decent sign as to his the progress on his recovery if he's um moving along far enough that he actually should be somewhere um you know, doing the rehab, getting the treatment, all that kind of stuff.

Starting point is 00:03:33 It indicates that he's far enough along to do those things. So there's also no reason for him to have to keep getting on and off of planes, traveling on the team. Like from a practical standpoint, you can probably be more productive with him in L.A. anyway. I agree. So LeBron heading back to Los Angeles, no indications at this point that his recovery is going along in any way other than. broadly as it's supposed to, which is obviously good news for the Lakers.

Starting point is 00:04:03 Tonight, early game, if you're on the West Coast, 430 start on TNT. The Lakers playing in Milwaukee. They will still be Andy without Jackson Hayes, Rui Hachamura, and LeBron, as we noted. And they will get, though, Dorian Finney Smith back. Luca Donchich, however, is questionable. So the Lakers are going to be short-handed. Donchich questioned with an ankle injury. That was if he turned that in the Brooklyn game.

Starting point is 00:04:34 Yes. So that's opposed to the back issue that he had been dealing with heading into Brooklyn. Well, and I actually, I mean, I do think it was the, what really seemed to me, at least in my eyes, to slow him down against the nets was, in fact, that ankle. It just helped him, you know, made him that much more sluggish. So we'll see what happens with Luca in this game.

Starting point is 00:04:58 Obviously, if Donchich doesn't play a very difficult game gets even difficulter. But either way, Andy, this is a tough, and getting Dorian Finney Smith back helps. But, you know, Milwaukee with Brooke Lopez up front, with obviously the size and athleticism of Janus, that poses a challenge for any team, but particularly a team that's missing a lot of its length. Yeah, a couple thoughts on that. First, as far as the size. and Jackson not being available. Assuming JJ doesn't either start Vando, and you're basically going centerless,

Starting point is 00:05:37 but with a very switchy lineup, and Brooke Lopez tends to play as much outside as inside. So at least on some level, I think that is viable, or doesn't bump up Trey Jemison III from backup center to starting center. I would like to see J.J. start Christian Coloco instead of Alex. Len again. I get that Alex Len is a better pure size matchup against Brooke Lopez, but I also get that Christian Coloco is, in my opinion, a better player at this point than Jack, than Alex Len. Yeah. And also, assuming Luca does play, some of the stuff that Christian Coloco can do,

Starting point is 00:06:25 running the floor, providing some degree of vertical spacing, not to the level of haze, but certainly more than Alex Len. I think there can be more potentially at least capitalized on with Coloco than Len. And I just feel like we've seen enough from Alex Len at this point. He had an okay offensive first shift, but from there, nothing particularly good. And the defense was pretty bad throughout. I just feel like give, I have not understood, we talked about this after the Nets game, I have not understood playing Len ahead of Coloco anyway, but at this point, I would like to see Coloco dust it off unless you're essentially going to go other than Jemison centerless anyway.

Starting point is 00:07:14 I, look, and we talked about it after the Brooklyn game. I think they tried, they tried out Len with the idea of if he's ever going to be useful for us, we're ever going to be able to try to get something out of the guy. He's been in an NBA player. He's been in the league. Absolutely. You know, like we signed him.

Starting point is 00:07:34 This is the game to do it because like, you know, the reason coaches don't, they don't always like to take the backup and elevate them because now you have to elevate somebody else into your backup role. It really messes with your rotation. So you give Alex Len a try. It made sense.

Starting point is 00:07:51 I understood why they did. it, I agree with you. I hope they don't go back because I don't think Alex Len makes a difference defensively against, you know, Janus, you know, barreling down the lane or Brooke Lopez on the glass or whatever it might be any more than Coloco would. But like you say, Coloco provides Luca, assuming he's playing, provides Luca with the opportunity to, you know, for more lobs a better finisher on the break, things like that. And the Lakers are going to have some challenges putting points up. You know, they are missing a lot of their offense with LeBron and Rui on the sidelines.

Starting point is 00:08:38 And then you factor in Austin Reeves not playing well since coming back from that calf injury. And the easy points that you get with Jackson Hayes. Right. And so, you know, some of that, you know, so that's what you try to at least. replicate the two or three or four buckets that you can get a knight off of, you know, the role, off of lob threats and off of, you know, all that kind of stuff with Hayes. You have a better shot at replicating those six to 12 points with Coloco than you do Alex Lent, who I just, you know, none of this is personal.

Starting point is 00:09:17 We talked about it when they were talking about it. Especially not with him, man. It is definitely not personal. I want to stress this. He's a sweetheart of a man. A real peach of a human. I consider him an international treasure and not just because he's seven foot 250 and like looks like the embodiment of pain.

Starting point is 00:09:39 He's seen some things. It seems like, but I just, he's not that good. And that's why he was available. And so I agree with you. I do think if I'd guess I don't I guess I don't have to but if I you know am guessing I would say Vanderbilt will start and they'll just do what they can this is a tall order you know even if Luca plays is a tall order we'll explain a little bit more about that and then talk about dorian finney Smith who has on the down low been kind of a in a bit of a slump himself that would now is as

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Starting point is 00:13:09 It's also offensive consistency, the three part of the three and D, a guy who can put in 8 to 12, 8 to 15 on a good night, with a little bit of efficiency. And very quietly, DFS has been a bit of a slump. Yeah. Here are his point totals since February 22nd, eight games. Three, then two, then three, then three, then seven, then 11, then eight, then eight. That's a total of 44 points over eight games. In that eight game stretch, he shot 50% from the field only once.

Starting point is 00:13:48 and 34% from behind the arc only once. And this may be a byproduct of the ankle that was something the Lakers knew about when they traded for DFS in the first place. It's something you've been dealing with in Brooklyn. It may have been what kept him out of the game against Brooklyn. I know he sat because of the ankle, but I'm just saying like it kept him out of the game against Brooklyn. And maybe this is something that's been bothering him for a while. But without LeBron, and I think even to a more direct. extent without Rui because DFS and Rui are basically on the same tier in terms of the players

Starting point is 00:14:25 with this team. It's LeBron and Luca. Then I think Austin. And then I'd say DFS and Rui. DFS needs to occupy that tier with more two-way production, more tangible production. Like, I think everybody appreciates the dirty work that he does for this team and the defense and the effort, the edge. But the counting stats matter more right now.

Starting point is 00:14:48 Well, or certainly as much. You need both. When you are missing players, especially, you need both. I meant more. That's to be more. I know what you mean. But it's, we're talking, it's funny because like, you know, when LeBron and AD were still the pairing, we'd look at it and say on any given night from those two guys, you need 50 to 60 points.

Starting point is 00:15:13 And if all three of like the Lakers big three were playing, you need, you know, 75 points. you know, 60, you know, 65 to 75 points from those three guys to have a reasonable chance of winning. And, you know, that remains true with the Lakers big three. But right now they're in a situation where they're only playing with two of those guys. So if you get, you got to replace the 25 from LeBron. Hopefully, Luca can can give some of that. You know, Austin Reeves has a huge responsibility to pick up some of that slack. Like I'm not saying, you know, it's up to DFS to fill that void.

Starting point is 00:15:53 It's not by any stretch. But, you know, we're talking about a guy who has averaged basically between eight and 11 points every season in his career going back to like 2020. Like this is kind of the who the guy has been. And there's a big difference between three and 10. And especially like you say at a time where the Lakers, are particularly thirsty for offensive production. We saw the difference, like, what it meant in terms of playability and impact

Starting point is 00:16:27 when Gabe Vincent went from a guy who was trying hard, you know, versatile defensively, somebody, but a major offensive negative to what he has been over the last couple months, very productive player. Jared Vanderbilt, I think, is in that space where you just, you connect. never really rely on him for points. His offensive production on any given night is going to be kind of related to, you know, the occasional back screen that the other team doesn't notice or clean up on the offensive glass or whatever it might be.

Starting point is 00:17:01 But he's kind of a guy that you sort of say, I don't really, he's never been a consistent offensive producer. DFS is different. His outside shot is a fundamental part of what the Lakers are doing offensively to spread the floor around Luca. he needs to make shots. All of these supporting guys need to play to their level for the Lakers to get through these games. I think that's really the key.

Starting point is 00:17:26 I mean, obviously there is more of an onus for scoring during this stretch on Austin Reeves, who's been really struggling, which we've talked about over the last handful of shows. There's more of an on onus on Dalton Connect, who played very, I believe he had 19 against Brooklyn. and, you know, he is a rookie, and I'd say lower down the tier, you know, in the pecking order than DFS or Rui, but he's more of a pure score. That's what he's supposed to be out there to do. So there are definitely guys that the scoring piece of this you can expect more from than DFS, but it is really important that DFS at minimum meets the expected level. But I'd say right now, this is one of those times where you hope.

Starting point is 00:18:13 hope he pulls a Jordan Goodwin. You know, Jordan Goodwin against Brooklyn hit a career high five threes. Hopefully he can do something like that again against Milwaukee, who will be a full strength. Of course they will or against, you know, Denver the next night. Like, but you have less of a reason to count on that from Jordan Goodwin than you do DFS. Like that's, that's the station that comes with being considered one of the best role players in the league, which. Well, yeah, the Fannie Smith is just a much more established player.

Starting point is 00:18:46 Yes. Goodwin, it's hard not to be impressed with what Goodwin has done. Extremely impressed. And, you know, it just fits. Like certain guys are on two ways. You know, Gary Payton Jr. is a great example that's kind of bounced around a little bit. The second. You know, bounce around a little bit, gets into this perfect opportunity with Golden State

Starting point is 00:19:07 with a team that can really leverage his skill set or his drive. or the intangibles that he brings. And that's kind of where Goodwin is. And so you're impressed with that. But you know, you're still talking about a guy who's bounced around and has never really been able to establish himself. And hopefully he can use the rest of the season to do it. It's just this is a tricky spot for the Lakers.

Starting point is 00:19:31 And, you know, they are a game behind Denver for the two. They are also only a game ahead of Houston for the, five. So, you know, if they lose both of these games, there's certainly a very good chance they'll drop all the way to, you know, certainly the four, probably the five, with plenty of time to come back, but also Andy looking at a fairly decent stretch of time coming up ahead of them where they're going to be missing guys. At minimum, they're not going to have LeBron and Rui for another weekend. And certainly you wouldn't think for another 10 days.

Starting point is 00:20:11 And Rui, they're looking at him again next week. But, you know, it's looking at him. And then he's been out long enough that he's going to need a day or two to get back again. I'm going to get back again. I'm counting on them both being out at least another week and a half or so. If I'm wrong, because they're back earlier, awesome. You don't need to at me. I'm good with.

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Starting point is 00:21:49 and lots of great analysis from us and around the channel delivered to you every single day. Well, five days' week. We're not doing this all weekends. That's one thing we don't do on weekends. I'll let you start on the Stephen A thing. You gave kind of a recap on what's been going on. LeBron, obviously upset,

Starting point is 00:22:11 at least on the surface, with how Stephen A has been talking. about Brani. I think there's probably a little more to that. And then Stephen A spending this week, certainly keeping the story alive, if nothing else, a story that he said he was reluctant to continue talking about. But then I guess he saw LeBron and Richard Jefferson joking about it on the floor. And that meant Stephen A had to keep going. You let me know. I'm interested in what you think about this. I heard you talking a little bit about it on the radio today. And I'll, I'll tell you where I'm coming from after that. There is a lot to unpack with this. And quite frankly,

Starting point is 00:22:52 we don't have time to lay out all of the quotes, all of the everything in this. But most recently, Stephen A was on the Gill's Arena podcast with Gilbert Arenas talking about this confrontation. And he said, quote, I thought it was weak. I thought it was some bold bleep. I thought he misre represented the argument because what he was really talking about, which was confirmed through his conversation with Richard Jefferson, was I was talking about him as a father. Had he said that to me and what Stephen A is referring to is when LeBron confronted Stephen A court side, he kept saying, stop talking about my son, stop effing with my son, leave my son out of it. And what Stephen A is saying there is that in the conversation with Richard Jefferson,

Starting point is 00:23:38 which I believe was caught on a hot mic, just that he had been talking about. about LeBron as a father. He had he said that to me, Stephen A said, I wouldn't have been thrown off. I would have come right back at him. Yes, I was. I'm talking about you. You did that bleep. And what I think is really interesting about this, about 90% of what Stephen A has been saying

Starting point is 00:24:00 about the situation with LeBron and Brony, I actually think he is correct about or at least has an argument about the main thing being that he feels like. LeBron steered Brani into this situation with the Lakers that put a spotlight and target on Brawny's back that was not in Brony's best interests and is making things more difficult for Brony than they should be or would be for any other 55th pick. And that, you know, as, I guess as a father, he does not agree with his. the decisions he's made for Brony, his son. And the way he's approached this with in some ways is the equivalent of being a datager. It's as much being a manager as he's been a father to

Starting point is 00:24:53 brawny when it comes to this professional setup. And I think you can make those arguments. I mean, I've made those arguments. I've said before that I am not convinced that this set up for brawny is in Brony's best interest. I've said that before. I don't think Stephen A is out of bounds for saying that. He clearly was also not out of bounds in any criticism he's or evaluation he's had of Brony as a player if he feels like he is not convinced that Brony is a true NBA player yet. I think that is certainly the very best an open question. I don't think, though, that that's actually though what LeBron is upset about. I think it's the other 10% that really dates back to that game in Philadelphia that brawny got first quarter minutes that went disastrously they were

Starting point is 00:25:44 bad we talked about that we were open about this stephen a though the next day on first take went into this soliloquy where he was saying as a father i am pleading with you lebron stop this stop this and what i think i don't know this but what i think lebron was upset about And if I'm correct, I think LeBron is 100% right in this. I think the heavy implication was LeBron was the reason brawny was on the court that night, that LeBron had some type of control over brawny being on the court, whether he pressured JJ to play Brony that night or I guess if you want to say to stop it is like stop this from happening as if LeBron should have told J.J. Take my son off the floor.

Starting point is 00:26:41 Like one way or the other. I mean, what's he supposed to just like tell him to take his basketball and just stop playing? I mean, I don't know. And that's the part that if I had to guess, and again, I don't know this, but this is what I think LeBron's issue was. LeBron is in the right with this. And Stephen A, I think, was out of bounds with this. Because the idea that LeBron pressured J.J. or the Lakers or whoever to play Brunney,

Starting point is 00:27:07 that night is ridiculous. The reason Brony played that night is because the Lakers were short-handed, coming off the second end of a back-to-back. They was post-Dilo trade, so D-Lo's not there. Gabe Vincent was hurt. Jalen Hood-Jafino was hurt. Quincy O'Averi was hurt. So at that point, you're downguards, and you have to be mindful of how much you're

Starting point is 00:27:29 going to put on LeBron and Austin, who had played 36-plus minutes the night before. shake milton had been really struggling at that point he had been basically unplayable and jj also mentioned that he was looking for somebody that you could put out there to try to slow tyrese maxi and cam reddish was to then and now buried in the rotation you could argue that j j j should have given reddish another crack instead and that's fair but that's not lebron's doing brony's minutes were a disaster jay jay said afterwards I put Braun in an unfair position. All of that is open to criticism. But the idea that LeBron made this happen is or should have prevented it from happening

Starting point is 00:28:15 is irresponsible on Stephen A's part. It just is. And I think that's actually the part that LeBron was upset about. I don't know if that's what LeBron is upset. I think he's upset about a lot of it. And I think what I think what I think, what I think, what I think. think is interesting about this is the everybody's a little bit right here i mean steven a is correct you know brawny was put in i i think it is unfair to there's two ways some people have said it's not

Starting point is 00:28:44 in brawny's best interest that's sort of a judgment call or whatever i think there are also people who have said this doesn't seem you know and i know we've had this debate like this doesn't seem like what brawny wants like i don't that that is making judgments that i think are in my opinion are with just too far i don't sure no insight on that um i have no reason to believe that trying to play NBA basketball is not what Brani wants or that the idea of playing with the Lakers isn't something that he wants. There's no question. Brony is on the Lakers because LeBron wants him there.

Starting point is 00:29:18 You can debate where he would have been drafted or if he would have been signed or any of those other things and we don't need to do that now. I think LeBron, for reason I don't entirely understand, I think still a little surprised at some of the reaction. I don't think he likes the criticism of Brani as a player reacting really as a dad. And I think he really doesn't like the criticism of him as a father reacting as LeBron. But you can't have it both ways. You can't put your, you know, make, you can't pull these strings and make this happen

Starting point is 00:29:53 without understanding that the backlash is coming. And the criticisms of Brony as a player are legitimate. Or I think people are losing the thread. and I think Stephen A is among them, and where I think LeBron has a very legitimate criticism is this is kept alive, the segments about LeBron, the father about how my God,

Starting point is 00:30:15 this, you know, brawny can't dribble. He can't, like, these, they are kept alive to provide content in ways that really are neither fair to Brony or accurate,

Starting point is 00:30:25 because if you look at what he's doing as a 55th pick, he's actually those early minutes aside kind of doing fine he's like 76 minutes this whole season in you know I don't know what the 56 57th 58th 59th and 60th picks are doing which is kind of the point um I don't know what 50 through 54 are doing um which is again kind of the point I think there is there's obviously was always going to be more attention on Brani than any 55th pick in the history of the game. But that said, there only seems to be interest in him insofar as it can be a negative story and a back, you know, sort of a backdoor way to criticize LeBron. Yeah. Bronny developing like a 50th, a 20 year. If the Lakers win a title this year,

Starting point is 00:31:27 Brani has to drink sparkling apple juice. He cannot have champagne legally or beer or any of that stuff. He's a 20-year-old 55th pick who's putting up pretty good numbers in the G League, who barely played basketball last year. His development, if he were anyone else, we would look at it and say, you know what, that's pretty good. took a you know they got this kid they're developing him and you know he's showing signs of progress in the g league you know it's a long shot to become a rotation player from 55 anyway but it's looking early signs are at worst neutral and that part of the story is boring to a national audience brawny put up decent numbers in the g league and has stuff to work on is not going to give anybody the

Starting point is 00:32:20 content that they're looking for. And so what I think Bronn is, LeBron is really objecting to, whether there's some hypocrisy, some lack of self-awareness or whatever, is the use of his son as a form of content really designed to talk about him. And so I just, nobody, the part that gets lost in all this is actually that Brani is having a pretty good season and that the plan for the Lakers to try to develop Brony. Nepo baby stuff aside, which obviously is in play here, is going reasonably well. And I think you are correct to point out that LeBron may be a bit hypocritical in this himself because there have been times where he has, if nothing else, been a part of fueling

Starting point is 00:33:10 the story. So you can't have it both ways in terms of how people react to the story. What you can't expect, though, is for people. who should know better to try to talk more responsibly about the story. And at this, ever since game one, the Lakers have clearly made no concerted effort to get Brani into a game because again, he's played 76 minutes this whole season. So I think even if you think LeBron has tried to have it a little bit both ways or, you know, has, has lost a bit of his own role in all this, you can still acknowledge that while asking others to do better. Both things are allowable.

Starting point is 00:33:54 It's a, the bottom line is LeBronis have been a non-story since that game. Yeah. Following that game. He was a non-story for a lot of it in between and then became a story and has not been a story since. Absolutely. I do not accept the idea that I'm going to need evidence that LeBron is putting the story ahead of the well-being of his son before I entertain those. arguments consciously doing those things. That may be the effect. I put it this way. Let me,

Starting point is 00:34:23 maybe this is the specificity you needed. I would say leading up to the draft and like Brony's first game, stuff like that. Since then, I agree. Brony. No, I wouldn't even agree. I think you could say that he was wrong about the impact, was wrong about the effect. But I think the idea of saying that LeBron James prioritizing the story.

Starting point is 00:34:47 of his son and all that stuff and over what he believes is his son's well-being and best path to having a chance to make it as an NBA player is not something I'm willing to accept without some form of evidence to that. I don't think it's mock-a-velli, and I do think it may be happening, but it's more because of blind spots than anything.

Starting point is 00:35:10 I think blind spots, I can grant you, but intention I will not. That's fine. Anyway, it's a it's mean, he clearly cares about I mean, I want to make it clear. Well, Brian clearly cares about his son and I don't think he is using his son to generate clicks or anything like that, which I think he feels like Stephen A among others have been doing it in saying stop effing with my son in a lot of the ways it's stop disingenuously using my son for content.

Starting point is 00:35:43 So that's the comment. I mean, I'd be lying if I said, I remember every detail, follow every, I don't watch a lot. I don't watch the morning stuff on ESPN. I don't, you know, I don't, I see a lot of what flows through social media and then try to go back and catch up. I'm not interested in, you know, player versus media battles, but I do think this is, you know, it's an interesting kind of case study in terms of, of media coverage. Lockdown Lakers on YouTube is where you can go hang out with over 33,000 subscribers to the channel. We, of course, will be back after the game.

Starting point is 00:36:17 It is an early game on the West Coast. We'll try to get our post game up as fast as we can following Lakers bucks. And, of course, Lakers are in Denver on Friday. So plenty to talk about on the Lockdown Lakers podcast. We'll see everyone after the game.

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