The NBA Today dissect the Los Angeles Lakers trade deadline moves and discuss if those trade will make them a contender or pretender.
0:00 What grade did the Lakers get for their trade deadline moves?
2:58 The Lakers got better, but is it enough?
5:40 What is the ceiling for the Lakers now?
6:43 Kendrick Perkins believes the Lakers could make it to the conference finals
8:22 Vince Carter doesn’t believe the Lakers are a conference finals team
9:45 Chiney and Tristan break down how D’Angelo Russell can fit with the LeBron James and Anthony Davis
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34 Comments
If you don’t believe the ceiling should be a potential wcf appearance then you think LeBron is finished as a high caliber player
I get phx got better but you don’t know how that’s gonna work and they have no bench and who’s guarding elite wings for them
Yes Dallas got better but they depth is questionable and Memphis stayed in pact so they take a step back
Ummmm. It's quite delusional to suggest that a roster that has been shoe stringed together by a GM that should have taken action by acquiring Kyrie. Or, at the minimum, improve the team last year by going all in for marquee, elite player that could've had impact defensively and offensively….. will go deep into the playoffs against teams that are solidified and have excellent team chemistry. 👏 This roster cannot handle Dallas or Phoneix and will undoubtedly be dismissed off the court in 5 or 6 in a seven game series. 😤
🐐 James and Davis will get theirs….but we can't expect this roster to capture the chip, its not good enough and needs a superstar wing and Kyrie. Then, they absolutely would have a chance to take on and defeat Dallas, Phoneix, and Boston for the Chip. 👍
So Luka and Kyrie is dangerous but bron & AD with a solid supporting cast isn’t ?? 😂
That’s crazy a’f 😂
dejounte is always pointing at someone lmaoo
Should've traded sorry Anthony Davis for embiid 🙄
Big Perk got them sweating 😅
Now Lakers got no more excuses about the changes that's provide for them.
Perk was cooking 🔥🔥
Contenders for sure
They been hating on lebron since he came in the Nba now they see he's older wanna laugh thats perk for shutting them up lebron is lebron Still great greatest ever yall can laugh all yall want he got a Billion
Tristrian is prolly still trying to go back to Lakers.
THATS CRAZY YAL ALL LOVE TO HATE ON THE LAKERS… WE FINNA GO ON ONE
It's funny how they bringing up losses when it's a whole new team and the blasphemy they act as if LEBRON JAMES isn't the best player on the planet just wow the HATE is unbelievable
dawg they bringing tristan thompson on now😐
Most of these guys on ESPN are idiots . All they do is talk . hear me out , In the last four years every years were the Clippers gonna win it all.
then Nets when they had 3 three, They know jack Sh*t . Rings talk BS walk.
Lakers ain't gonna do dookie with purple eggs and Ham??
The disrespect to the additions of LA is crazy so only way you can be good is if you get KD or kyrie 😂
Look at all those monkeys sitting around the table
Richard Jefferson is such a royal jackass. His only NBA championship was when he was on a LeBron led team (Cleveland 2015-16) and all he does is trash LeBron and the Lakers. He goes extra hard on the Laker hate for some reason when he should be grateful he has a ring due to LeBron. He's been doing it for years, and I never understood his disloyalty and ungratefulness.
Apparently when you're the Lakers you can get anyone for nothing.. NBA is rigged and this BS proves it. My team has a 2027 1st and 2 2nds that we'd gave also for these guy's. BS joke.. They get handed everything for nothing.. Now some ppl are talking about what else they can get… like really, with what!? How!?? Another team willing to give player's away for trash?? Garbage azz league.
Perk right on the money they doing too much
Was that Tristan Thompson talking about maturity? Omygod lol
Malika is so pretty bro
Haters. Just watch.
take these women out the booth…
Malinka doesnt know basketball…this network trying to fool me…..The other women is a feminist…
Why dont u guys start a campaign to remove Malinka Andrews? she does nothing but dissrespect Perk…..
That picture make D-Lo look like a dad that works 50 hours a week ☠️☠️☠️ didn’t even recognize him
Richard Jefferson too much of a hater
Crazy how they traded Thomas then the next day trade away Bev for MO Bamba
Nba wants LA to be contenders so bad, Ray Charles can see it!