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I was thinking more about how both Lebron and AD we slighted in the MVP and DPOY awards. I believe the problem is based on to much value being placed on analytics and not enough value given to the eye test. The fundamental flaw in rankings is the notion that the eastern conference and the western conference are equal in talent, which hasn’t been the case for years. The Bucks were the number one defense in the NBA last year, while the Laker were number 4. But the west had 7 of the top 10 offenses in the NBA and the East has 8 of the 10 worst offenses in the league. So the Lakers played the best 4 times to 2 for the Bucks and the Bucks played the bottom 8, 4 times to the Lakers 2. Put the Lakers in the East and the Bucks in the West and everything things reversed. Even the best record earning home court for the finals is wrong. The league should at least rotate home court in the finals. If the Lakers had been in the East both Lebron and AD would have won their respective awards going away. One more thought if you asked those same MVP voters who they would want leading their teams in the playoffs, the Greek Freak or LeBron, how many would actually vote against Lebron. Not many, if any at all.

Like I’ve said for a month, Lakers are out of the sign Giannis as a free agent. This was just a move by LeBron to make sure he’s covered and eliminates any chance he would accept a discount in the next three years to sign a third superstar. I’m sure LeBron feels he and AD don’t necessarily need a third superstar to win it all. Didn’t last year. Won’t this year.

The only way the Lakers can land a third superstar is via trade of sign-and-trade. Bottom line, nothing has changed. It started with KCP’s 3-year deal and then Gasol’s 2-year deal. Now LeBron is signed for 3 more years and expect AD to sign for 3 more years too. Blame in on coronavirus/

A huge advantage for the Lakers through their 9-2 playoff start: LeBron James has only needed to average 33.9 minutes, which is less than his 2019-20 regular season average (34.6), and far lower than his career 41.7 average postseason minutes per game.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) September 20, 2020

Frank Vogel on the decision to make a change in the lineup or the gameplan video courtesy of the @Lakers: pic.twitter.com/DWe4XHAuow

— The Lakers Review (@TheLakersReview) September 20, 2020

Agree 100% with THT and Caruso. Rob building a sustainable championship team around AD while also winning with LeBron and AD right now.

There’s a possibility we could lose THT as we only have early Bird rights but the Gilbert Arenas rule limits teams offering more than the NT MLE for years 1 and 2. They can poison pill with huge salary in years 3 and 4 but Lakers could still match offer. Also, THT is a Klutch client so it’s doubtful Rich Paul would agree to a poison pill to the Lakers.