Best of NBA: LeBron James x Lakers PROBLEMS, Tatum's Celtics return, Jokic vs. OKC | Nick Wright
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🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Nick Wright discusses what has gone wrong with the LeBron James x Luka Doncic pairing for the Los Angeles Lakers and what needs to happen for LA to go on a run in the NBA Playoffs. Later, Nick breaks down what Jayson Tatum's return will look like for Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. Is Tatum necessary for the Celtics to win the NBA Finals. Next, Nick reacts to Lu Dort's cheap shot on Nikola Jokic in Thunder-Nuggets and why he believes the reaction will hinder OKC's chances of repeating. #Volume
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Welcome to the best of the week for What's Right with Nick Wright. |
| 0:07.7 | The best takes and moments from this week on the show. |
| 0:10.9 | Enjoy. |
| 0:12.9 | Last year, you said that LeBron will find a way to mesh with his team and make it work. |
| 0:17.2 | Do you think it's time to walk that back? |
| 0:25.2 | Well, listen, the Lakers have some roster construction issues that's the biggest problem is they don't have enough shooting or defense which are the two |
| 0:29.8 | most important things than modern NBA so that that has nothing to do with um the luka |
| 0:36.2 | lebron pairing now the defense has to do with the fact that Luca doesn't defend, |
| 0:40.0 | Austin can't defend, and LeBron's 41. |
| 0:42.8 | So, like, those, that part is, but that's not about meshing. |
| 0:47.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:48.5 | As far as the meshing goes, here is the statistical reality of the Lakers right now. |
| 0:59.0 | The Lakers when Luca and Austin are on the court without LeBron are awesome. |
| 1:07.9 | Great net rating. |
| 1:10.0 | And the Lakers win LeBron is on the court with just bench guys are awesome |
| 1:17.8 | great net rating but when the three of them are on the court together it's a disaster |
| 1:24.7 | and I happen to think that's more to do with the defensive limitations when those three guys are on the court than guys not adjusting. |
| 1:41.3 | Because here is a shocking fact but you know what maybe it's not shocking fact |
| 1:50.6 | just an eye-opening fact LeBron of his 23-year career has the lowest usage percentage |
| 2:04.6 | of any season of his career right now. |
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