Goon LeBron has been saying for a while that the Lakers have struggled with inexperience. Here he suggests that none of the top 16 teams in the league have to rely as much on young players as the Lakers do.

LeBron James on this year's Lakers Not quite sure how many games we've had where we had a full roster I know it's been a lot more than over half for sure Our success is gonna come down to obviously I think our health We've gotten past the marathon and now the sprint is about to start

LeBron James on who he thinks is going to win the NBA Finals this year Well obviously Im going to say my team the Lakers but if you wanted me to pick one other team I would say the Cavs They for sure got some new great additions

Brian Windhorst When LeBron doesnt play and Austin Reaves and Luka do the Lakers are a better team

LeBron over-dribbles causing a chuckle out of the Lakers announcers before turning the ball over

SVG LeBron really was carrying that team in Cleveland In fact the guy we had the most trouble with other than LeBron was Wally Szczerbiak No knock on Wally Szczerbiak but he is not Pau Gasol It wasn't because Kobe was necessarily better than LeBron he just had more around him

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