Do the Lakers and the Knicks Have Similar Problems With Roster Construction?

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The NBA Finals are here, and the mediasphere seems unsure of what to do with a series that doesn't include big cities or the most name brand stars. Still, a Finals that features the league's MVP, along with a fantastic story out of the East (Tyrese Haliburton, going from spare part/meme on the Olympic team to Eastern Conference champ) should be something the NBA can market. And they should lean into it, because at some point it has to move past the LeBron/KD/Steph/Giannis/big markets-or bust mindset that has gripped the league. That this seems to be such a point of stress is a reflection of how often the NBA's media partners have failed to help promote the league in a positive way. But the good news? TV contracts are locked in. Ratings don't matter. If the league decides to showcase this group and treat it like an opportunity, it could do some long-term good. Meanwhile, when the Knicks lost to the Pacers, there were immediate questions about the future of Karl-Anthony Towns in New York. Not because KAT was bad in the playoffs—he wasn't— but because the defensive combination of Towns and Jalen Brunson is, to say the least, a challenge. The Knicks have surrounded those two with about as many capable defenders as you can, and still fell short. Does that mean it can't work at all? Do the Lakers face a similar question with Austin Reaves paired with Luka Dončić? Yes... and no. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: These Finals should be an opportunity. SEGMENT 2: What the league keeps getting wrong. SEGMENT 3: Do the Knicks and Lakers have similar problems? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OpenPhone Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Your well-being is worth it. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonnba today to get 10% off your first month. Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to Locked on Lakers for Monday, Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Kaminetsky.
0:03.9	What can the Lakers learn from the teams playing in the finals?
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0:49.4	all of those people Andy are interested in the NBA finals and what LeBron James thinks can be done to improve playoffs and playoff officiating.
0:58.7	We get to all that over the course of the show.
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1:12.5	So before we get deep into really like what the finals matchup shows the Lakers, what the teams
1:21.9	that lost show the Lakers in the conference finals and all that, there is the match of itself, which I get why because I'm not dumb and it's not my first day in this, in this universe.
1:35.3	But I find it very frustrating, let me say, that people seem to think this is like the worst finals ever and that the NBA is doomed because Oklahoma City and Indiana
1:46.4	are playing for the title. I think, first of all, this could be a really entertaining series.
1:52.8	You've got two teams that are really, really fun to watch. I think the Thunder are a really,
2:00.1	they're a really exciting team for the now and for potentially the future.
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