Chipalu Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch on facing the Lakers without LeBron James in the lineup Seems to activate Luka amp Reavesseem to share the shots They become exponentially more dangerousbeen pretty good when 2 of those 3 been out because of just a usage puzzle

The Timberwolves' new ball-handler

Magic Boston looked up and said Okay Im going to put Luka in the pick-and-roll every time Then Tatum had him saying Oh you want me Okay Im just going to go past you or pull up for my jump shot because he knew he could beat him off the dribble They did the same thing to Austin Reaves

McMenamin A couple of the names UFA I'm told that Lakers have mulled over internally are Tobias Harris from the Detroit Pistons Quentin Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers who was a teammate of Luka's in Dallas in the past and also Dean Wade

Stein Based on where we are as of 1208 Eastern on Monday the Sixers the Timberwolves the Heat your Nuggets based on everything I've been told all weekend they all still believe they're in with a chance for LeBron

Draymond says he was surprised at the Reaves contract I didn't expect the Lakers to go so high On a team where you had Austin Luka and LeBron the team didn't fare as well as one would hope I thought Lakers would stand pat and negotiate it down Austin had some struggles in the playoffs

Two days ago a reporter asked Timberwolves GM Tim Connelly how the team could improve its ballhandling and playmaking without a point guard and if the team would have to do it collectively Connelly responded Well you can acquire a point guard certainly and laughed