What's Wright - Lakers Eliminated: LeBron James & LA knocked out by Anthony Edwards & Wolves in Game 5
What's Wright? with Nick Wright
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🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Nick Wright recaps the Los Angeles Lakers' season coming to an end at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Playoffs.. How much blame does JJ Redick deserve for LA's early playoff departure? How much criticism should Luka Doncic receive following a lackluster performance. And how will this season be remembered for LeBron James, who once again defied time with superstar efforts in his age 40 season? Later, Nick discusses Rudy Gobert's sensational Game 5 and what lies ahead for Anthony Edwards and Minnesota. Next, Nick shares his thoughts on the incident between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyrese Haliburton's father following the Indiana Pacers' series win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Finally, Nick recaps the Golden State Warriors embarrassing Game 5 and debates whether or not the Houston Rockets have a chance at pulling off the comeback.
0:00 - Intro/Missed the Cut
1:20 - Lakers eliminated, T-Wolves win 103-96
27:57 - Was the moment too big for JJ Redick?
37:32 - Luka-AD trade revisited
52:39 - How does this change LeBron’s legacy?
57:09 - Nick reacts to Haliburton's father confronting Giannis
1:02:32 - Nick’s series predictions
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome in. What's Right with Nick Wright episode 327. I'll be honest. A show that the audience is likely looking forward to quite a bit more than me. A show that, you know, it's very ironic. I'm drinking out of the coffee cup game theory with Bumani Jones. Bumani texts me this morning, just trolling me. |
| 0:23.4 | Well, he started by trolling J.J. Reddick. |
| 0:26.0 | But then he started trolling me saying, uh, shame, the Lakers didn't last long enough |
| 0:31.3 | for us to watch a playoff game together. That would have been fun. |
| 0:34.0 | And I wrote him back, given how the Lakers playoffs win, it wouldn't have been fun at all. And so listen, let's just get into, D'Amonzei, hi, good to see, |
| 0:42.7 | happy to see. I love you. I'm proud of you. You're my beloved son. |
| 0:46.0 | Great. Awesome. Rough morning. Fun stuff. Let's get to what missed the cut. Stefan |
| 0:53.3 | Castle becomes the fourth San Antonio Spur to win rookie of the year. |
| 0:58.2 | If he does not end his career as one of the 25 greatest players of all time, |
| 1:02.0 | he has not carried on that legacy. |
| 1:04.0 | No big shoes, kiddo. |
| 1:05.7 | But Robinson's there, Duncan's there. |
| 1:09.2 | Wimby appears to be on his way. |
| 1:12.2 | Dyson Daniels wins most improved player and bossing. |
| 1:15.6 | Please, please, please, like, rate, subscribe, review. |
| 1:21.2 | Check out the podcast. |
| 1:22.5 | You can troll me in the comments. |
| 1:24.1 | It's fine. |
| 1:24.6 | I'll be honest. |
| 1:25.2 | Probably won't be reading them today. |
| 1:27.2 | But the producers might pick a select few to bring to my attention if they find them |
| 1:32.8 | particularly funny because it's not just that I'm bummed. It's not just this is the second |
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