Hour 2: New Look Lakers

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Brian Windhorst discuss their expectations for the Lakers following the trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks to acquire Luka Doncic. Damien Woody joins the show to debate which team's season would be deemed a failure if they lose in the Super Bowl: the Eagles or the Chiefs. Mad Dog tells us what he's mad about in his segment this week. The crew also share their triple play parlay for the Super Bowl. Lastly, they debate who's the better duo after the trade: Luka and Lebron or AD and Kyrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	It was a bit shock.
0:31.4	It was hard moments for me.
0:33.1	It was home.
0:34.3	Amazing moments in Dallas with all my teammates, coaches, and the most importantly the fans, you know.
0:40.3	I was almost asleep, so when I got a call, I had to check it was April 1st.
0:46.3	I thought I was going to spend my whole career there because I think loyalty is a big word for me.
0:51.3	I get to play in the greatest club in the world. I'm really excited to be here.
0:56.4	I'm getting to play for the Lakers.
0:58.7	Now everybody can say that.
1:00.0	And many, many legends pass here, many, many championships.
1:03.9	So that's my goal.
1:07.4	Well, the Luka Lakers era started with the star on the bench as he recovers from a calf injury.
1:12.7	But his new teammate LeBron showed why he's still the king, 26 points, nine dimes, eight boards, and a huge win against the Clippers.
1:20.2	Lakers have now won nine out of their last 11 games.
1:23.8	And Stephen A, when you look at what LeBron is doing and how the Lakers are playing as a whole,
1:27.9	without AD, without Luca yet joining them, what do you think their ceiling is?
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