I think his value is more important in the post season. It does not matter if he only plays 50 games in the regular season as long as he is healthy in the post season, he can be very valuable for the Lakers. Just like last season, both Lebron and AD was not healthy in the regular season, but they were able to carry the Lakers in the post season and even made it to the conference finals even though they were just play-in team.
They should be better this year unless a major injury hits Lebron or AD. They have better support role players on the bench right now and all they need to do is stay healthy for the post season. Since Kawhi and load management started, regular season means less and less each year. It is now just winning enough games get into the playoffs and give everything once the post season begins.


Yeah, he is still very young. He started professional basketball at a very young age too, just 15 years old. He has been playing for a very long time and taking a break from tournaments to take care of his body and mental health is a good thing for him. He must be stressed out playing professional basketball this long.

The Los Angeles Lakers are obviously not new to the business and they know how to handle anything about cap space.

They also know the consequences of giving huge contracts to their players. These guys are professional.

Anthony Davis is also not new to them being injury prone but as I mentioned, Davis is proven as "always consistent" playing even after an injury. We can't compare him to other players that once experience being injury prone, the performance will also deteriorate and a result, these players are ended up in different teams.

And no, they are not locked or the team is only about just LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Please refer to their performance on the last revamp they did on their roster in the late season. Just came up short in the playoffs but the chemistry is there. Remember that the Lakers are not even expected by the majority to enter the playoffs last season but that was changed after the last revamp, and it's not because of LeBron and Anthony Davis carrying the team.

Ohhh thanks for reminding me with that one as well. I completely forgot that he's one of the 2 draft picks that Minnesota got above of the "Greatest Shooter of all Time".
Well, with regards to draft picks, I still remember this quote/advice from Jokic to Anthony Black, the draft pick just this year that went to Orlando. No further explanation to it, as it's very straightforward as well.

Why just number 6 when they can get a higher with their new players, and it seems like they're better right now than last season.

Even though AD played really well last season, whether you're an NBA Fan, or a Laker fan, you can't remove the fact that when he's playing, there's always a chance that he might get injured. I mean his past injuries created a stigma towards the Laker fans that they always think that he might get injured. I might be wrong of course, but nevertheless, AD is a big piece towards their success last season, and in the playoffs though they just got swept by the Nuggets. Anyway, with regards to the match-up between AD, and Jokic, I don't see AD defeating him in all stats. Maybe in rebounds, but in overall performance, Jokic has the upper hand over him.

AD's a dominant player, and an all-star as well. Now he is starting to regain his confidence after those injuries in the last 2-3 years. I just hope that he will continue to play like what he was last season, and prevent himself from getting injured because he's a big part of the team's success.

It's still better when positioned way higher than #6 if possible. The Lakers will have a tough decision on AD and even on Lebron who's already old. I guess they will have to put them on the court and limit their playing time to avoid injuries. The Lakers went into reinforced mode in the second half of the last season and I am seeing an even better version of line-ups so if given the momentum they can really play even in the top 4 for the chance to have the home-court advantage.

This is a very exciting season, especially in the West. I can't wait to see if Denver after becoming champions will become a better and more confident team and the Phoenix Suns with Bradley Beal. Also, regarding the betting odds, I am feeling it will be Denver or Phoenix as the favorites this time.

Yeah, let's hope the times passes fast. I hate the summer hole where nothing is happening. At least we have the FIBA world cup coming in about 2 week, but for the rest the summer is always boring.

I don't think Phoenix can win the chip. Their 3 headed monster can score, no question, but where is the defence??
This team reminds me of Brooklyn with KD, Harden and Kyrie, lot of scoring but the roster is not deep enough and D is even worse than KD, DB and BB in Phoenix now.

I think this will be yet another failed experiment. Especially when you consider how injury prone KD is over the last year. If he is out, Phoenix will be without their best player and still without any D.

That's much likely what's going to be anticipated on his situation. These mental health conditions are serious and yeah, with Simmons it has never been the same after wards.

And it is why if he's going to set for good and leave his career, then that's so be it. He knows what's his best for himself and he can also get back to the former if he's all good and stable.

But we don't know when and if it will ever happen.

That two player is incomparable Simmons lose his touch maybe due to out of confidence he's experiencing to much hate and discouragement on his career so I guess his case is much heavier than Rubio.
Rubio's case is maybe he got hurt so bad by his injury or maybe on other thing but for sure this guy can overcome his current problem facing and can come back strong on the league.

After the Suns reached the NBA finals, where they fell short against the Bucks, CP3 wasn't the same anymore as he has become an injury-prone player. Getting him is a big risk for the Warriors, but maybe they know how to make him less prone to injury as the Warriors are moving the ball well, and they have a lot of offensive players, unlike the Suns where the offense is mostly focused on Booker, and CP3 will be forced to prove himself if his teammates are not producing as expected.

It's a new environment for CP3, and a good chance for him to finally win a championship as the Warriors are not new to that big stage. With the Warriors' experience and composure in the playoffs, they are likely going to win the season to come.

Or maybe we can see some improvement in the East as well. I think the Bucks is coming back strong this year, nothing much has change on their lineup. It's that when Khris was injured, it was a different team.

But for sure Giannis wanted to prove something again, and with a healthy Middleton, for me they are a team to reckon. So it's the defending champion and a newly Phoenix Suns without CP3 in their lineup.