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One of the reasons why it’s dangerous to trap and blitz Luka, especially in transition, is because of his court vision. On the first play in transition, he anticipates the blitz and hits Kessler perfectly in stride, catching Bam in between the paint and Mamu at the three point line. And on the second play, which is good for countering blitzes, is a simple slip by Mamu for an open 3, hence why JJ has stated players need to take the open threes they get.

If u were the Mavs GM, would u trade Flagg to get Luka back?

Jarred Vanderbilt could be an interesting trade target for Portland at the deadline. He’s an elite defensive player, and Dame has even expressed interest in playing with him in the past. He wouldn’t need to play heavy minutes, but his defensive versatility, energy, and ability to disrupt opposing offenses could make this team extremely dangerous come playoff time. His price could be as low as two second-round picks. Portland also has the full MLE exception and could potentially absorb his contract without giving up a single player. Would you want Vando in Portland? 👀

Another game, another Luka masterpiece 💯 42 PTS 13 AST 6 3PM @lukadoncic now owns the most games (19) in NBA history with 40+ PTS, 10+ AST and 5+ 3PM… Lakers moved to 6-2 on the season!

Heat Central’s main takeaways, game 7: - Defense was BAD all night - Offensive turnovers were awful - Luka and Reaves just foul bait all night. Lakers are a bad watch - Bam should’ve been on Luka more tonight - Klay Thompson looked good for Miami - Didn’t get much from Wiggins and Bam for the most part - Heat bench was terrible - Giannis looked great attacking, but those jumpers he takes are bad and a major W for the defense - 3rd quarter was just embarrassing. We still got some ways to go Next game is Wednesday vs the Clippers.

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Steph saw Luka Doncic on him again and went to work

Cooper Flagg on if he and Zaccharie Risacher have talked about the pressure that comes with being the first pick in the draft: “Yeah, we’ve talked about it a little bit. It’s tough… You definitely feel another level of pressure, and that’s something I think I’ve talked to him about and we’ve talked about together, just forgetting about the pressure. I told him I know how good you are, we don’t care, nobody here cares that he was a No. 1 pick, we just want him to go out there and play and be who he can be…”

The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving two-way forward AK Okereke, league sources told @hoopshype.

Joe Mazzulla says he was studying J. Cole’s breathing during his concert “I was paying just as much attention to if he was diaphragmatic breathing, how many breaths was he taking in between songs, was his breathing pattern different from a song to a lecture back to a song.” (Via @whitenoisepod_)

In the NBA's last 2-minute report, it was concluded that James Harden should have been called for a foul on Anthony Edwards' drive late. Also, the steal from LaMelo Ball on Donovan Mitchell was deemed incidental contact. Not surprised at either determination.

The Lakers NEED Day'Ron Sharpe He becomes trade eligible Dec 15th. Reaves & Sharpe share an agent and he was recently teammates with Ziaire The Nets own their pick next summer and are already 0-3 this season. I don't think anyone expects them to be seriously competitive. Sharpe would be the PERFECT backup to Kessler & fit on this team Pelinka has done a great job at acquiring the players we've asked for i.e. Kessler, Grimes, Thybulle & Ziaire. Sharpe is the last of that puzzle to complete. Both of these options allow us flexibility to acquire another piece next summer whether it be via trade or free agency: