Rich Paul says LeBron WON’T be traded 👀 What should Lakers do? | NBA Today

Rich Paul says LeBron WON’T be traded 👀 What should Lakers do? | NBA Today

Upset win they got them back to 500 yet again this has been the story of their season last season they were actually four games under 500 through 50 games and after working on some trade deadline magic of course that’s when they got to the West finals now despite the

Struggles so far this season LeBron James will remain with the Los Angeles Lakers that’s what his agent CEO of clutch Sports Rich Paul made clear the ESPN on Friday LeBron won’t be traded perk that’s that’s what Rich Paul said and we aren’t asking to be this is in reaction to Growing speculation about

James’ future ahead of next week’s trade deadline just Rich Paul going on the record clearing a couple of things up so now that hypothetical question of LeBron james’ immedia future that’s been answered we also have some news on Jared Vanderbilt our Adrien W narowski and Dave big menman reporting that

Vanderbilt is expected to miss several weeks with a right foot injury that’s just another blow for the Los Angeles Lakers or he’s going to have further evaluation and see if it’s an injury that might even keep him out longer than that so really tough sledding ahead for

The Lakers Zach what should they be prioritizing what should they be trying to figure out to get Banner number 18 ahead of this trade deadline here I’m not sure there’s a Magic Bullet for them this year like there was last year when it was very obvious trading Russell Westbrook for more Shooters and

More defense was going to completely change their team yeah if they could go get a dejonte Murray he’s better than what they have at point guard although D’Angelo Russell is playing really well lately he’s just more Dynamic better defensively this is a different Western Conference than last season’s Western

Conference this is an older LeBron and even an older Anthony Davis and this team just hasn’t been the same and I’m not sure that theoretical trade for a guy like that caliber is elevating them to where they got last year which was the Conference Finals realistically

Right now they’re in the 89 bracket of the playing tournament getting up to six they’re five games out of that that’s a long shot their goal should be getting into the 78 bracket of the play in tournament which is much easier to get into the playoffs that’s where we are I

Just haven’t heard a deal yet from anywhere on the record off the Record the runs around the league that really changes their life as a team yesterday I I made a comment and I said it seemed like dingham has lost the locker room then all of a sudden without LeBron

James and Anthony Davis you go to Boston and get a win no matter how much we want to downplay the Celtics let their guards down the Lakers still win there and got a win the uh the Darlin ham had those guys ready they played extremely hard

For him they ran his sets so now it gets me it gets me thinking what’s really going on with the Los Angeles Lakers why can’t we see this version of Austin Reeves every single night so when you think about this huh of Dow of D 14 assists that’s time for the second most

In a game in his career so so sometimes when you have a situation like this and if you’re LeBron James and AD maybe it’s time for them for them guys to look themselves in the mirror and say you know what we might just have the pieces

Around us maybe we need to trust these guys maybe we need to put the confidence into these guys because the worst feeling in the world is walking into a facility walking into arena in an organization on a day-to-day basis not knowing how your Superstars feel about

You and whether or not they want you to get traded perk thank you so very much because when I was thinking about this when I woke up this morning a song came to my head I mean my life lives in songs yeah we’re in looking at the man in the

Mirror got to change his ways that’s exactly what the Lakers have to do because they don’t have many options they got to look at themselves in the mirror and start realizing based off of what we saw we saw guys show up yesterday Austin Reeves knocking down threes DLo whipping the ball around

Almost seven players in double figures with LeBron James and ad on the floor we wish we had that situation you know at the same time so they have something good there why is it not manifesting maybe it’s a combination this was a humbling scenario that they really won

Hopefully they’ll look at that mirror the Lakers get the win 11415 doe moula none too pleased with his team’s effort stretches of bad basketball happen and we can’t sit here and act like that it we’re too uh entitled for it to happen to us it happens and it’s a

Matter of how we respond to it and can we work through it and to think that we’re not going to go through difficult times during an 82 game NBA season is not the right way to look at it nobody has great days every day and you know us

We’re no different you know we got to be better and look ourselves in the mirror and that’s what we’re going to do so with LeBron and AD out the Celtics entered this game as 15 and a half Point favorites making this their first loss as a favorite of 15 plus points in the

Last 30 Seasons so I wasn’t going to put too much into this perk it was just one game but how concerning is this in your mind I am okay go I am and because this is one of the best rivalry in sports right we’re talking about the Lakers and

Celtics and anytime they match up it’s supposed to be a Smackdown especially when they come to the garden and why is it concerning is because we heard a couple nights ago I saw a couple nights ago with Jason Tatum you know made some comments about you know having to adjust

In game to certain things and you we know that the Celtics what they do they live by the three die by the three they shot 48 threes last night hit 16 of them they only shot Seven free throws you cannot have that much athleticism at the wing position and guard position and

Only shoot seven free throws you got guys like Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown that’s so great at getting downhill it’s crazy to walk out of an arena with no a going against the Lakers with no Anthony Davis and LeBron James and you lose that game but you shoot seven free throws you

They they have to find that balance because I feel like this is going to come back and haunt them in the playoff series and we’re going to be saying damn I wish they could have corrected this in the regular Series yeah is there such a

Thing as being too chill at times I feel like the Celtics may be a little bit too cool for school now they had been winning prior to this their last major loss the Nuggets right and you would have thought that okay they’re going to make sure that they stand on business

Versus the Lakers without LeBron James and Anthony Davis I was surprised at how too cool for school they were in the first quarter the Lakers forced I believe nine or 10 turnovers in that first quarter uncharacteristic of the Celtics they also got the Lakers 10 offensive rebounds uncharacteristic of

Effort of the Celtics so I’m looking at this they just didn’t show up they were a little bit too casual early on the Lakers shot like 30% in the first we know they haven’t done well in first quarters but over the course of the game it’s like okay when are they going to

Turn on the Jets when are they going to turn like someone has to get mad someone has to put their foot down my question is who is going to be that person when it matters most because it seems like with the Celtics you know Jason Tatum’s

Going to go get his Jaylen Brown he had an off night porzingis I think is The X Factor but who was the one that holds them together to make sure they push through it was but yeah we’re waiting to see who who that person is going to be

This year Zach are you as as uh concerned as these two I’m not quite concerned but I’m in the car and I’m driving somewhere on the way to concerned because it’s not just this game this Celtics started the season 26-6 they’re 11- six since then so

They’ve lost as many games in 17 as they did in the first 32 and even their last couple of wins at home against Indiana at home against New Orleans not inspiring wins and the losses shellacked by the Clippers in a statement game shellacked by the Lakers without their

Two stars lose a close tight game to the Nuggets that’s a statement game semi alarming but we’ll excuse it cuz it’s a backto back no no show shellacking in Milwaukee and perk nailed it I’ve been saying it all year this team is 27th in

Shots at The Rim out of 30 27th and that number was 20th about a month ago so it’s trending down down down down down I don’t care how good you are it’s shooting threes I don’t care how beautiful it looks when that ball is moving around the threes ain’t going to

Go in every single night and they’re going to go in for the other team sometimes like last night where the Lakers suddenly came the Warriors from 3 years ago but you’ve got to have a fallback plan and the fallback plan is the rim and all the stuff that comes at

The Rim free throws Celtics are bottom 10 in free throw rate offensive rebounds Celtics are bottom average but below average in offensive rebounding look maybe like Chen said they’re too cool for school they figured out how good they were when they were 26 and6 and they’re clasing into the All-Star break

But this team hasn’t won a title I don’t want to see him coasting I want to see him getting their stuff together for when the games really matter in these last 10 or 15 games leave me a little mild concerns my Zach low leading the way followed by CH perk and then Richard

How did that happen how did Zach go from worst the first well Zach since you’re our leader you get to start us off worst yeah worst but now you’re first so you get quote number one who said etiquette this ain’t no country club was it Joe

Missoula was it Mike Brown or was it Mike Mel Malone I never heard this well this is not can I can I do like a play next question no next question no you get it wrong Joe Mazula is the answer in and your coaching staff what’s the etiquette on etiquette or is there

Kind of rules Country Club a little golf clap for Country what’s up today no nothing I’m just well uh that would put potentially Zack low down in the St here cha gum let’s see if you can make a little bit of a comeback here who said quote it’s always a fast

Break when I have the ball was it Tyrese Maxi was it Ben Simmons or was it Ty re salber I know this because we saw some highlights this week Ben Simmons was it Ben Simmons ding ding ding ding ding what you checked in like you had a fast

Break like 4 seconds after you got in the game it’s always a fast break when I had the ball I that yeah why are you saying what I mean Ben Simmons has struggled a little bit to stay on the floor recently but gave us a fun quote for

This game and gave CH a move up on the leaderboard next up Kendrick Perkins who said quote our problems they aren’t effort they’re work how much they want to win our problem is that we are under talented was it Greg papovich saying that about his team Chanty bips or was it Steve

Clifford that’s not in Chanty character okay I wouldn’t see Greg papovich saying that right now okay we don’t hear from Steve Clifford offer offering so I’mma say it was Steve Clifford was it Steve Clifford ding ding ding our problems aren’t their effort their work how much they want to win our

Problem are we’re under we’re listen we’re under talented that’s a heck of a thing to say about your team though when you get down to the Brass T is tough we are under talented oh all right not great thing out loud right so CH and perk got theirs

Zach we’re going to give you another chance this last one is for everyone who said quote I love to shut the crowd up was it Jimmy Butler was it Kevin Durant Anthony Edwards was it Kevin Durant Anthony Edwards KD I’m going with Zach ah Kevin Durant sorry you don’t get a

Point for that though it’s an extra credit Crow up even though I even though I love these people here I love to shut them up that was Kevin Durant returning to Brooklyn earlier this week uh no Zach does not get to move up the leaderboard

For that but it just you know it’s one of those things it’s a Feelgood Friday it’s a Feel Good Friday I make the rules and I decided and we agree we stand I’m following my protest with the league we know that that always goes incredibly well um our leaderboard now with these

New uh standings CH gum has marched her way back up from worst to First actually second to First and Zach we’re going to have to have a conversation about this my man Yeah

NBA Today’s Malika Andrews, Zach Lowe, Chiney Ogwumike and Kendrick Perkins discuss what the Los Angeles Lakers should do ahead of the trade deadline following Rich Paul shutting down rumors of LeBron James potentially being on the move. They also break down LA’s upset win over the Boston Celtics and play “Who Said That?”

0:00 LeBron won’t be traded
2:58 Perk says LeBron & AD should look in the mirrow
4:07 Lakers upset Celtics in Boston
9:10 Who said that?

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