Jason Kidd after Mavs loss We just have to be better defensively They picked on one guy Luka the whole night and understand we gotta protect him And we just didn't do that tonight

Can the revamped Lakers roster cover for Luka defensively

Jalen Brunson jokingly I'm not a fan of Luka He's actually he's one one of the worst teammates I've ever had Kid Reporter That's crazy He doesn't play defense Jalen Brunson Oh wow He plays a little defense He tries

Max Kellerman The team wouldve functioned better had Luka dribbled a little less LeBron been playing point more I felt like LeBron needed to assert himself a little more Rich Paul Youre not wrong

Luka is asked to stay quiet until he names a better shooter

CP3 On Who Runs Point Guard Between SGA and Luka Shai I think that year we played together he also started to see defense matters You ain't gotta be a lockdown defender but when you playing defense for your team your teammates just wanna see the star actually try Actually try on defense

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people this weekend more often than not there was an acknowledgment that we might have taken a slight step back this season but this is about the longer-term vision here with building this core from the ground up around Luka and Austin