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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Were Does Luka Dončić Rank Among the NBA's Best? LeBron James? Austin Reaves?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It's summertime, which makes it Rankin' Seazin! And here at the Locked On Network, we're celebrating big. The NBA channel will soon be rolling out its Top 100. So where does Luka Dončić rank on the list? What about LeBron James? Austin Reaves? Do any other Lakers crack the top 100 players in the league? And more importantly, what does it mean to have guys on the list? Is there a big difference between 3 and 10? 10 and 20? What about 50 and 75? How many players do the Lakers have right now that can be reasonably considered to be in the top half of the league? Next, listeners react to Thursday's show focused on where Reaves fits, or should fit, into the team's future. Needless to say, among the folks actively commenting on the YouTube page, it was not universal love for AR. So do they have a point? Is Reaves overrated by the national and local media? Or is there a strain of Lakers fans who ... just kinda don't like him for one reason or another? What do the rankings indicate about how people might want to think about Reaves and his value, especially as he comes up for a new contract? Finally, Deandre Ayton gets to participate in a rite of passage for new Lakers... throwing out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium! HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Where does Luka rank? SEGMENT 2: What about LeBron and Reaves? What's important about the numbers? SEGMENT 3: Reacting to Reaves. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order.This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders. OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY 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 Friday.

0:02.5

Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Komeneski.

0:04.0

We're ranking the top 100 players across the NBA here on the Locked On Network.

0:09.3

Where do we put Luca Donchich and the rest of the Lakers?

0:12.5

That is next.

0:20.2

You are Locked-on Lakers.

0:22.6

Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network,

0:28.3

your team every day.

0:32.3

Lakers, your first listen to every day Monday through Friday,

0:35.4

no matter how or where you get your podcast.

0:37.6

This one is always going to be free, indeed. It's never going to be behind a paywall. And of course, Lockdown Liquors on YouTube is where you can go hang out with over 36,000 subscribers to the channel, Andy, all wondering if it's August, is it Rankin season? Well, yes, it is. And we're going to get to that in the moment. Do you want to let people know first that today's episode is brought to you by Fandul. Right now, new customers can

0:59.5

get $150 in bonus bets when your first $5 bet wins. So we got a lot to cover in today's show,

1:07.0

mentioned the rankings. We're going to react a little bit, both in that conversation and later in the show, too, the reaction to Thursday's show with Austin Reeves asking that question of whether or not he is a really good long-term running mate for Luca Donchich. So all of those things coming up, Andy. But I mentioned if it's August in the NBA, it means we've got some space to fill,

1:31.0

which means we're ranking things.

1:32.4

And we are no different here at the Locked-on Network.

1:35.2

The top 100 NBA players, that is what all the hosts are working on.

1:38.9

Now, it is not out yet.

1:40.9

But as Andy and I really, really hate ranking exercises, we are going to go ahead

1:46.1

and use it for content today rather than waiting for the list to come out.

1:49.9

And as Brian said, both of us find rankings and rankings lists and things like that to be kind

1:57.4

of silly, dumb clickbait, but A, it was mandated by our bosses to participate.

2:04.7

And we are good company men who want to keep our jobs.

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