Former Laker Byron Scott says the Lakers had the most overrated offseason in the NBA They had the most overrated offseason Im just keeping it real you know Im Purple and Gold down to the core but everybody talking about all these greatnah I just dont see it

Norman Powell says the Lakers are the most overrated team in the NBA

Lakers Legend Byron Scott Luka in particular of making 2nd 3rd efforts It's OK to be a guy that's not a very good defensive player 1 on 1 but you got to be a better team defensive player If you look at the roster they can score but me and you both know that don't win Championships

Laker Legend Byron Scott says Lakers are pretenders Defense wins championships still in this league At the end of the day you got to get stops right Kessler at the center position he better average about 8 blocks a game because they're going to be getting a lot of blow-bys

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

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people there was an acknowledgement we might have taken a step back If you're myopic need to win a Championship this season that's obviously not the case But we can win 50 next Summer see what trades we need to make Then in 2028 can be a true contender

Laker Legend Byron Scott Kobe Bean Bryant said a long time ago and he said this about James Harden at the time and I think its almost fitting that it fits Luka as well He said you cannot win a championship playing that style of basketball Luka is the same player