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Luka is the best shotmaker in the world but has a incredibly difficult shot diet, the best passer, has the most gravity, creates the easiest looks for his teammates
how is that not the best player in the world?
Update on Austin Reaves’ contract with the Lakers: Final terms are four years, $180 million, with a player option in 2029–30, league sources tell me. Reaves agreed to a lower amount than the previously reported $185 million to help give Los Angeles more future flexibility.
Austin Reaves on Luka Doncic: “He’s one of my best friends on this planet. I talk to him almost every single day. He sends me videos of his golf swing and asks me what he can do to get better and I tell him I’m not a coach”
The Lakers are in active discussions with the Hawks to complete a sign-and-trade soon for Jonathan Kuminga.
Kuminga’s preferred destination is Los Angeles after being aggressively pitched by Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick.
LA’s final big need is a starting wing, which Kuminga fills.
Rob Pelinka on the Lakers making the trade for Walker Kessler:
“At the core of every great Lakers team is a dominant big man. At just 24 years old, Walker Kessler has established himself as one of the elite two-way centers in the game. When the opportunity presented itself to pair a rim-protecting, lob-catching big with our two premier pick-and-roll guards, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, we seized it.”