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We are live in Chicago.

It is the herd Halloween tomorrow.

Lamar Jackson tonight.

The Dodgers in big trouble.

The Lakers are in an interesting place, whereas Austin Reeves, without LeBron and without

Luca, new ownership, is putting up massive numbers.

Could he be a great trade piece?

You know, I said this yesterday. It's between LeBron, Luca, and Austin Reeves. You have three guys that need the ball in their hands. In fact, when LeBron plays and LeBron doesn't, you should see Austin Reeves' numbers. She's a different player. So are they maximizing what he does? Now, last night they beat Minnesota beat Minnesota. Yeah, I don't take a, I don't even talk a lot of NBA in October, November, and December.

Same with college basketball. So teams haven't really figured out their, you know, defensive

alignments. There's experimenting. There's a lot of guys that are playing themselves into shape. But it is a great space for the new Laker owners to be in. They have not extended LeBron. Reportedly, he's in his fields a little bit about that. But, you know, Austin Reeves, Luke and JJ Reddick, if you said that's the future of the Lakers. I still think they have no rim protector. I don't think they're athletic enough on the wing. I think sometimes Austin Reeves

and Luca sort of duplicate their strengths. They get to the line. They can score. They're not

great defenders. It's duplication. But it is impressive. Now he missed 14 shots and here's Austin after.

He'll probably tell me I suck because I miss like 14 shots.

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