Luka Doncic Dominates in Lakers Debut & Miami Heat Begin Post-Jimmy Butler Era

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Luka Doncic made his Los Angeles Lakers preseason debut in dominant fashion, dropping 25 points in just one half as the NBA world reacts to his preseason performance. In today’s episode of Locked On NBA, hosts Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize break down Luka’s impact, Jason Kidd’s new extension, and Russell Westbrook’s shocking move to the Kings. The crew also dives deep into the Miami Heat’s rebuild after Jimmy Butler’s trade — can Bam Adebayo or Tyler Herro emerge as the next superstar? Plus, what Jonathan Kuminga's ejection says about Golden State’s future and how the Portland Trail Blazers are building around rising rookie Yang Hansen. Tune in for sharp analysis, expert insights, and plenty of laughs from your favorite NBA insiders.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Lockdown NBA.
0:03.0	On today's show, Luca makes his Lakers preseason debut.
0:05.9	Jason Kidd gets extended.
0:07.7	Jonathan Kaminga gets ejected,
0:10.1	and we continue our team-by-team season preview series
0:12.7	with the heat and the trailblazers.
0:14.4	Let's jump in.
0:20.7	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:25.4	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:32.0	All right, welcome back to Locked-on NBA.
0:34.4	However, you're tuning in on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app,
0:36.7	thanks for making us your first listen every day. Today's episode is brought to you by GameTime. Download
0:41.5	the GameTime app, create an account, use the code Locked on NBA for $20 off your first
0:47.0	purchase. I'm Wes Goldberg and today we're talking about how fast the heat can rebuild in the wake
0:52.7	of Jimmy Butler.
1:13.6	And if the Blazers can build on last season and push for a playoff spot, we're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts. I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast. He's a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt Moore, Matt. It was great to be back at the arena last night for the Nuggets preseason game. I had like my second screen up on my iPad, watching games,
1:15.1	flipping through all the preseason stuff,
1:16.6	rockets putting up big numbers. And then the officials called 7,000 fouls in a preseason game
1:22.0	between the Bulls and the Nuggets.
1:24.5	I am filing charges on war crimes against those men for taking so many hours of my life for me.
1:31.8	From the Lockdown Bulls podcast, he's also a Bears and Bulls creator for Bleacher Report.
1:35.6	It's Hayes.
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