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First Things First

HIGHLIGHT: Do Luka Doncic & LeBron James immediately make Lakers contenders?

First Things First

Fox Sports

Basketball, Football, Sports

4.41.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Watch clips on YouTube! Subscribe to the FIRST THINGS FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Lakers have completed a blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic. Does his addition immediately make LeBron James and LA NBA Title contenders again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.4

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0:14.8

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0:26.4

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0:29.7

On the Beach.

0:36.1

Lakers title odds shot up to sixth best once news of the Luca trade hit. Now Luca has only played 22 games because of calf,

0:39.3

Cavs, and a wrist injury.

0:42.3

But Polinkas said in the statement that Luca's killer instincts

0:44.3

and commitment to winning championships will be a driving force for this team.

0:49.3

Brew, Luca and LeBron title contenders.

0:53.3

I don't think so.

0:55.1

I mean, Nate, you know, I think they'll make the playoffs and all that.

0:58.2

I think they'll have some great nights together offensively,

1:00.5

but that team is going to be terrible defensively, you know,

1:04.8

because LeBron just can't do it at 40 years old on that end of the floor.

1:09.2

I think if he really were to go all out on that

1:11.5

end of the floor, chances are he probably get hurt at some point. Could he do in the playoffs?

1:16.6

Not like, I don't think consistently. And Luca is just a bad defender, arguably the worst

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