2106au

457 | 8 hours ago

Lakers lost Bron on a max contract.

76ers gained him on a minimum.

Both beneficial.

fuzzythinker

132 | 8 hours ago

Exactly. More than that, regarding Lakers, everyone expected them to do poorly because they want to shit on them. They have the memory of a fruit fly and called Reaves a bad contract based on his play after the injury. They totally forgot that he played way above an All Star player before the injury. They also called Kessler trade overpaid again, because of his limited games after his injury. And they refuse to believe a MVP level Luka who is still young can still improve to become a MVP level player that no one can deny anymore.

For 6ers, I have no idea. They are already stacked before Bron came over and after Bron signed, they try to shit on them by making up excuses that they can’t share the ball or some bullshit excuse. People in general just can’t be unbiased and look at the facts with an open mind.

ZeroXKafka

30 | 7 hours ago

i hope everyone here is as smart as you bro

OnlyGetTheFactsWrong

10 | 8 hours ago

Best comment of the day

Exception1228

9 | 6 hours ago

The only thing you said incorrectly is injury or no injury Reaves has been pretty damn bad in the playoffs for his career. This is who he is until he proves otherwise.

Gradschoolmaybe3

1 | 5 hours ago

You are right that people will call the contract bad if he gets cooked in the second round by Minnesota.

Think_Elderberry_979

4 | 6 hours ago

Lakers are doing great but Luka playing the best basketball of his carrier by a pretty wide margin, while it felt he hadn’t improved much since his finals run in 2024 has a huge role in that, this wasn’t some unjustified Lakers hate.

MiopTop

12 | 6 hours ago

Makes you wonder how good the Lakers might be with LeBron on a minimum

alfieurbano

11 | 6 hours ago

I used to think this would have been the best outcome. But I’m not so sure anymore. I think as great as LeBron is, the team might benefit from having Luka as the dominant guy. And I don’t think this LeBrons fault, it’s just that he is THAT guy, and he will always be looked at as the top guy from all the others. And it might make Luka not as comfortable in his leadership role because he doesn’t want to overstep LeBron.

Or maybe this is just overthinking and they would be the best team in NBA. Who knows? It wasn’t ment to be

superb_worker

3 | 5 hours ago

I believe you’re right. There were 2 games last season where Luka was scared to take the last shot and tried to pass it to Bron.

motorboat_mcgee

1 | 5 hours ago

Unfortunately never an option for us, LeBron wanted nothing to do with us after we traded AD without consulting him

JayQuips

43 | 8 hours ago

LeWinWinSeperation

arinawe

12 | 7 hours ago

LeAmicable Divorce

Quark5309

182 | 8 hours ago

“Lakers weren’t considered contenders due to their depth issues…”

stares at 76ers’ bench

2001_TheSweep

130 | 8 hours ago

Lakers weren’t considered contenders due to their depth Caucasian issues…

Tasty_Path_3470

9 | 6 hours ago

To be fair to them it shouldn’t have been that big of an issue. They’re fielding a basketball team, not a defensive secondary.

legless_chair

2 | 6 hours ago

Need Luka and AR in “Exciting Whites” t shirts

Ihateunclesam

2 | 5 hours ago

Seriously people think that’s a problem? Isn’t that just racism?

Gradschoolmaybe3

1 | 5 hours ago

I mean people unironically celebrate whiteness as a part of their success too in the Lakers sub. It’s all very cringe either way.

revochups

1 | 6 hours ago

Issues, lmao.

dont-comm3nt

-7 | 6 hours ago

They still aren’t considered contenders and it’s mostly their black role players that are the reason for that. Nice victim complex

2001_TheSweep

4 | 6 hours ago

Guess you missed Stephen A. saying Lakers weren’t going anywhere with “a bunch of white dudes” which my comment was clearly referencing.

dont-comm3nt

-2 | 6 hours ago

Definitely did. Don’t think that’s cool to say but for every Stephen a there’s 100s of yall that root for them for the same reason

_letitsnow

46 | 8 hours ago

Who cares about bench when your starting 5 is basically Team USA

Middle_Somewhere6093

23 | 8 hours ago

Some idiot was telling me last week that 6ers has good bench when they’re ranked dead last at the time.

wilgetdownvoted

20 | 8 hours ago

We have Wade, Inferno Simons and KCP. We’ll probably have Hukporti back by the second round with any luck. We’re good.

dWaldizzle

11 | 7 hours ago

I would NOT bet on Hukporti my guy

CarBallAlex

22 | 7 hours ago

Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles in May 2025 and came back in a miraculous 298 days later. 298 days from Hukporti’s injury will be July 30. Even matching Wes Matthews fastest return ever at 230 days would be May 23 which is like halfway into the conference finals. Dude is done for the season.

wilgetdownvoted

13 | 6 hours ago

Tatum took that much time out of respect for Kobe, who took 240 days. Hukporti does not care about the Colorado Menace so there’s still hope.

CarBallAlex

-10 | 6 hours ago

Huh? No, Tatum took that much time off because that’s how long it took him to recover and be himself. And he still didn’t have his legs under him.

Thinking Hukporti is playing this season is cope. 76ers are not banking on him coming back. They’ll make a deadline move if they want a backup C

Middle_Somewhere6093

-5 | 8 hours ago

Simons yes. KCP isn’t who he used to be. And Wade? The guy who’s never averaged more than 6 points in his best year? You need more bench pieces.

LardHop

8 | 7 hours ago

KCP recently had a resurgence. I guess he just didn’t felt any sense of urgency on Magic because everyone knows they’re not going anywhere far.

wilgetdownvoted

25 | 8 hours ago

Tell me you don’t watch the matches without telling me you don’t watch the matches. Even with just the box score, KCP has been good from three, and Wade recently got 10 assists.

Middle_Somewhere6093

-24 | 8 hours ago

I certainly don’t watch the 6ers religiously lmao. It ain’t even my team. If you think there’s no problem with your bench then idk what to tell you.

NotAnNpc69

30 | 8 hours ago

KCP exactly who he used to be looool. He been clutch all day for us. Thank you for the concern tho.

Middle_Somewhere6093

1 | 8 hours ago

Yeah he’s having a career year in terms of FG% but he’s playing basically the lowest min in his career scoring the least amount of points. Yes, the 6ers are super talented in the starting lineup but that also means they rely on the starters heavily. I’m not concerned lol. It ain’t my team I’m just pointing out what I see

Ryynitys

6 | 8 hours ago

I thought KCP was washed too but he has been great for us. It is weird having a bench guy I trust to take the big three point shot when we need it and KCP has been just that

Quark5309

-6 | 8 hours ago

Hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhaha. Oh…my god, you’re serious. Ummm, yeah those are definitely players on the bench. For sure…for sure.

2001_TheSweep

-9 | 8 hours ago

< Mamu, Sexton, Ziare

wilgetdownvoted

14 | 8 hours ago

Sexton? Seriously? He’s been ass as of late. But otherwise, I feel it’s a split up. You guys need a better bench than we do anyways.

2001_TheSweep

-9 | 7 hours ago

Sexton 17pts tonight vs #1 defense Detroit

KCP, Simons, Wade: 9pts tonight vs 1-7 Bulls

Yeah, it’s really split

chickmagn3t

1 | 7 hours ago

I mean it’s early. Let’s watch lakers v spurs, okc, knicks and maybe rockets and minny. The knicks afaik aren’t favorites last year either

Catmaster23910

35 | 7 hours ago

A Lakers-Sixers finals would be the funniest outcome possible.

RealisticDebt9380

16 | 6 hours ago

Adam Silver is salivating at the possibility of this

Sportsfan369

4 | 6 hours ago

I think everyone wonders why Lebron couldn’t take the minimum in LA.

Upstairs_Being290

-7 | 6 hours ago

And just to add details to the general point (that even Laker fans gets), the problem with Luka is that he:

Dominates the ball

Doesn’t do shit when he’s off-ball, just waits to get the ball back again

Doesn’t play defense

Whines and bitches constantly from the beginning of the game to the end

That’s a good fit for an off-ball three-and-D or a rim-running center who doesn’t want other responsibilities. I’m sure they love playing with Luka. For a player like LeBron, it’s 48 minutes of torture.

[deleted]

0 | a year ago

Upstairs_Being290

-9 | 6 hours ago

No one wonders this. Playing with Luka sucks.

Sportsfan369

4 | 6 hours ago

Here are two comments LeBron made in 2024 while talking to JJ Reddick.

“Ask me right now if I’d like to play with Kyrie Irving, Giannis… all of them. Luka Dončić. Ask me right now. Come on guys, it’s not rocket science. It’s not rocket science, these are great players. Absolutely, I would love to play with a lot of great players. That’s just who I am.”

“He plays the game how I’ve always wanted to inspire the generation to play the game. There’s nothing predetermined. If you have two guys on you, there’s a numbers game… I’ve always loved the players that breathe so much confidence into his teammates that make them believe that they’re actually better than what the fuck they really are. Luka has done that.”

So, what happened?

Upstairs_Being290

-2 | 6 hours ago

LeBron thought Westbrook would be great to play with too, until he actually experienced it.

Then he actually did it and it sucked.

jajanaklar

1 | 5 hours ago

And Bronny dunk on his Dad

Revolutionary-Box713

1 | 5 hours ago

Then jaylen brown locks Luka again

salmon10

49 | 8 hours ago

Lakers v Sixers Finals for ultimate conundrum

Ryynitys

21 | 8 hours ago

ESPN bosses salivating at the idea. But yeah, it ain’t happening lol

Slow-Relation-9186

2 | 7 hours ago

How will this affect LeBrons legacy

Eyespop4866

10 | 5 hours ago

With only 71 games left

QuickRundown

19 | 8 hours ago

L’AdditionBySubtraction.

igotitnowokay

5 | 5 hours ago

LeBron leaves a team they get better. LeBron joins a team they get better. I can’t with this guy

throwaway64590865498

1 | 5 hours ago

LeSuperpermutation

relax336

65 | 8 hours ago

Watch out now. You’re going to get told the Lakers aren’t good because we’re haven’t played the juggernauts.

Whoever they are. But we haven’t played them.

motorboat_mcgee

13 | 5 hours ago

Tbf, we’re 3-2 vs non-shitty teams right now. So there is a lot to prove still.

relax336

1 | 5 hours ago

That’s a good percentage. There are no dominant teams.

Revolutionary-Box713

1 | 5 hours ago

Actually more Luka cannot sustain scoring 45 points a game

Enchanted-2-meet-you

-35 | 8 hours ago

You guys have so much insecurity it’s hilarious😭

relax336

28 | 8 hours ago

This is projection because of your near future. Thanks though

Hellschampion

-9 | 7 hours ago

Near future? Lol Warriors have the ROTY favorite and all their own picks why would they have a tough time rebuilding

relax336

4 | 6 hours ago

You know what…you right. How can you not fail with all these assets. Cause that’s just how things work.

OtherSugar

-20 | 8 hours ago

nobody brought this up this reeks insecurity

relax336

14 | 8 hours ago

“Just give it time, lakers can’t keep this up.”

Yea. This totally wasn’t one of the first comments made.

Why y’all keep projecting.

OtherSugar

-9 | 8 hours ago

explain how i’m projecting?

relax336

9 | 8 hours ago

You’re so insecure over the Lakers you have to lie about discourse around them.

It’s sad that needed spelling out. But i got you.

RaviDosanjh

3 | 7 hours ago

Literally the first comment I saw in this thread was someone saying it lol

Fantastic_Bug1028

4 | 8 hours ago

LeCalculatedMove

huazzy

3 | 8 hours ago

ESPN level analysis

ryan__fm

1 | 5 hours ago

BREAKING: Best player in history of sport likes to play for contenders

OnlyGetTheFactsWrong

3 | 8 hours ago

Christmas Day!!!

Hnl2Nrt2025

5 | 8 hours ago

Christmas showdown

NotAnNpc69

22 | 8 hours ago

Hol up, so yall beat the Clippers, Kings, Jazz, Trailblazers, warriors and the raptors. But somehow that’s the same 9-2 as us beating the reigning champs, the conference finalists, conference finals runner ups, then the normal conference teams? Lol come on now

Pitforsofts

13 | 7 hours ago

We also beat the pistons. (Without Luka)

But I do agree with you. I like the comparison but we still need to beat the likes of okc and Spurs to consider ourselves serious contenders.

traw056

7 | 6 hours ago

I don’t think we’re a good litmus test for true supremacy anymore while 70% of our cap space is injured lol.

vinlincator

1 | 5 hours ago

Good litmus test if they lose against this OKC team though

Hellschampion

5 | 7 hours ago

The Lakers just beat the Pistons without Luka literally today though lol

MitchEatsYT

6 | 7 hours ago

So you’re saying the Lakers have played 4 likely playoff teams and the Sixers have played 4 likely playoff teams?

Interesting

MrShake4

14 | 6 hours ago

Which of Clippers, Jazz, Kings, do you have as a playoff team?

Those are the 3 bottom teams in the west.

That’s fair criticism when you guys haven’t played the 3 other best teams in the west (SAS/OKC/MIN)

Lunais7

4 | 5 hours ago

They beat the Warriors, Raptors, Trailblazers and Pistons.

Paranoides

2 | 6 hours ago

Not like we had other options to play against, that’s the schedule. Sure you beat better teams but there is nothing we could do about it.

shortyman920

1 | 5 hours ago

And the pistons.

spiraldrain

1 | 5 hours ago

Lakers get to pick and choose their opponents

SpiritFantastic4835

1 | 5 hours ago

Lakers haven’t had 2 days off all season and went through 3 back to backs already.

SugarFreeCummiBears

1 | 7 hours ago

Does anyone in this comment thread disagreeing with this wanna do a money bet that the Lakers don’t end first in the conference?

Hellschampion

9 | 7 hours ago

I mean it’ll probably be the Spurs but the Lakers could easily be second

revochups

7 | 6 hours ago

Just watch Thunder getting first seed again.

NotAnNpc69

1 | 7 hours ago

They wont lol. This all js good ol shit talking. Hey im all for it, i just want em to keep up the same energy when their defensive woes start coming into the picture.

Radiant_Shopping_426

0 | 6 hours ago

Gotta add the raptors didn’t even have there best player on the court

IceTheChilled

-10 | 6 hours ago

You’re right, especially because the Lakers have won 8 titles in the past 40 years while the Sixers have won 0.

MysteriousPrize8418

3 | 6 hours ago

Imagine being 0-2 against that team then, pretty embarrassing!

IceTheChilled

-3 | 6 hours ago

I know, it’s embarrassing being 0-2 against them early in the regular season, right after absolutely annihilating them in a 4 game sweep by record margins on the way to a championship just a few months ago.What a shame :/

MysteriousPrize8418

4 | 5 hours ago

This is the reply of an embarrassed man, yikes!

NotAnNpc69

1 | 6 hours ago

0 logical arguments made

IceTheChilled

-5 | 6 hours ago

Am I wrong?

NotAnNpc69

2 | 6 hours ago

See i could make the statement that since your team is 0-2 against us currently, you guys are a bunch of little bitches that will stay forever under our dick and won a fraud championship last year by a fluke.

But just because i say it, doesn’t make it true nor a relevant point to the argument. You see what i mean?

pharrelsbigasshat

-1 | 6 hours ago

Don’t need no logical argumentatives when we got RANGZ ERNEH

dreamofbeans

1 | 5 hours ago

a lot of big words - your “reigning champs” is barely over .500.

i bet the 9 teams that 76ers have beaten have a negative record overall - despite all your big words - because that’s how easy the east is

sorry the last line is just to rage bait your puny mind

NotAnNpc69

1 | 5 hours ago

Oh im just trembling with rage now….

dreamofbeans

1 | 5 hours ago

you should.. that’s exactly how i’d feel if all my big big words turn out to be a nothingburger

New_Asparagus6788

2 | 6 hours ago

InfluLential

CalligrapherBrief808

1 | 5 hours ago

One team has statistically had the 2nd easiest schedule in the league and things are about to get significantly harder for them

JayBeeSebastian

1 | 8 hours ago

First father and son to play at the same time in NBA, and they’re both at the top seed, with different teams, in different conference.

ty_xy

1 | 5 hours ago

My dream finals matchup. Would be so fucking sick.

dogthatbrokethezebra

1 | 5 hours ago

Shroedinger’s LeBron

tyrekecorrea

1 | 5 hours ago

Which ones?

hogester79

-7 | 8 hours ago

Just give it time, lakers can’t keep this up.

TopStar200

13 | 8 hours ago

What can’t they keep up? They are consistently generating wide open shots everywhere. Their offence is fantastic

Financial-Monk9400

7 | 8 hours ago

Think he means because luka has been on fire. However he isn’t taking into account that multiple role players should be able to play better than they have

Odd-Necessary3807

1 | 8 hours ago

What do you mean? Austin Reaves has been on fire this season too (25ppg); he is a lock for an All-Star. Lakers role players are also doing their part admirably. They have inside presence with Kazler.

Financial-Monk9400

2 | 8 hours ago

Didn’t mean reaves. But grimes is shooting 21% from 3. Sexton 26. Mamu is shooting below average efg and ts% etc. They had good games but they can definately be better and more consistant

hogester79

-1 | 8 hours ago

I’m saying that Luka is doing a lot of lifting and the season is very long. Luka already needed a game off for back soreness.

I’m not convinced they can sustain it. I never said the 76’s can either.

NoLagPlz

15 | 8 hours ago

Just give it time, sixers and celtics can’t keep this up.

hogester79

-2 | 8 hours ago

I don’t remember saying anything about the Celtics..

imperabo

25 | 8 hours ago

I feel like you were on the edge of tears when you wrote this

hogester79

1 | 8 hours ago

?? Let’s revisit in 6 months..

LittleTinyBoy

13 | 8 hours ago

Ticking time bomb embiid over Luka? Lol

truthisfictionyt

0 | 8 hours ago

Embiid hasn’t been playing super well so far anyway

2001_TheSweep

1 | 8 hours ago

Which means he’ll only get better from here /s

spirit9nueve

0 | 8 hours ago

Which means the Lakers need Luka going supernova to match the Sixers with a mid Embiid.

The Lakers success depends entirely on Luka (and AR) while the Sixers have a more balanced squad.

hogester79

-2 | 8 hours ago

You need more than just one player on each team. Who does the lakers have?

Luka is already resting…

Samwise_7107

7 | 8 hours ago

The guy who dropped 43 today?

hogester79

0 | 8 hours ago

If he has to do that for a whole season is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Middle_Somewhere6093

9 | 8 hours ago

As long as we do better than the Celtics I can care less

hogester79

0 | 8 hours ago

I support my team but I’m not one eyed.

Odd-Necessary3807

-1 | 8 hours ago

Come on. Sixers are top-heavy. We all know LeBron is a 5th-ring chaser, went to the Sixers because they have 3 bona fide All-Stars over there. Beside, Eastern, other than Knicks and Celtics, is weak.

hogester79

1 | 8 hours ago

Personally makes no difference to me. I don’t support either.

robot2468

-1 | 8 hours ago

Take a look at their upcoming schedule…

throwaway64590865498

1 | 5 hours ago

A…are we burning down LA this Christmas?

The team that Lebron left and the team that Lebron joined are now tied for first place in the league.