What the Locked On Top 100 Reveals About the Lakers In the Western Conference

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🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The Lakers have three players in the Locked On rankings of the top 100 NBA players. Luka Dončić (4), LeBron James (12) and Austin Reaves (58). They're the only team with an ultra elite player in Luka, and a (basically) top 10 guy in LeBron. Add in Reaves, and it's not a bad core. But how does that compare to the rest of the conference? Do the Lakers have similar balance to the competition, even if their talent at the very top might be better? How much two way talent do they have, even with the additions of Marcus Smart and an improvement at center in Deandre Ayton? Compare that to OKC, who has a host of legitimate two way guys, the Nuggets, who feature a few names on the list, all of whom (save Jamal Murray) can play on both sides of the ball. Houston was a great defensive team last year, and even after moving Dillon Brooks should be once again this season. So what kind of roster balance do the Lakers have? What's the relative advantage with fit vs. overall talent? How much of both do the Lakers have relative to the competition? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Three in the Top 100! SEGMENT 2: What kind of balance do the Lakers have? SEGMENT 3: How does what the Lakers have match up with the rest of the conference? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYTee up that trip! Enter for a chance to win a dream golf trip for two to any golf tournament* in the USA. Visit 5HEWIN.com for full rules and entry. No purchase necessary. Excludes the Master’s tournament. Ends October 31, 2025. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app. Download the FanDuel app now by visiting FanDuel.comto get started 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 Lockdown Lakers for Wednesday. Brian Komenetsky, Andy Komenetsky.
0:04.2	What do the Locked on Network's rankings of the top 100 players in the NBA say about the
0:10.9	Lakers and their chances in the West this year? We'll tell you next.
0:20.7	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:23.1	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team
0:29.4	every day.
0:32.9	Thanks for making Locked on Lakers.
0:34.5	First listen to every day Monday through Friday, no matter how where you get your podcast.
0:38.3	This one's always going to be free, never behind a paywall.
0:41.0	Of course, Lockdown Lakers on YouTube, Andy,
0:43.1	is where over 36,000 subscribers are pouring over the Locked On Network's rankings
0:49.4	of the top 100 NBA players, a project that you and I stood behind very, very, very firmly.
0:59.6	That is not true.
1:00.6	We always argue against the rankings of anything.
1:03.8	But I will say it did, it has revealed a few things potentially about how the Lakers match up with different teams across a loaded Western conference.
1:17.3	If you're watching on YouTube, kind of see some of these names filing through three names, Andy, for the Lakers are on that list.
1:25.7	Luca Donchich at number four. LeBron James at number 12, Austin Reeves at number 58.
1:32.5	Now, of course, Andy and I, because we are insiders.
1:35.8	We know some people at this network.
1:37.3	We've got the also receiving votes category, if you will, the sort of next 50 and where
1:43.4	they were.
1:44.0	And there are a couple more Lakers on that list, which is not insiders. category, if you will, the sort of next 50 and where they were.
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