Jackie MacMullan 5 months ago: The Lakers are going to be a work in progress that's just the truth. Kawhi Leonard is so much easier to plug in to any lineup than Anthony Davis. You have to learn to work around Anthony Davis who by the way has to learn to

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

David Adelman reflects on the loss to OKC in overtime It's a good learning lesson we may have to change up who plays whenthe way I'd like to play them isn't available right now

Bill Simmons says hed take peak Kawhi over Kevin Durant If youre talking pure talent forwards this century LeBron is 1st Its probably him Kawhi vs KD for that 2nd forward spot It might be 55-45 toward Kawhi that I would lean

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

Former Suns front office Amin Elhassan on Ayton You wish you were Capella and the Lakers wish you were too The tiger doesn't change his stripes he just changes jungles Guys are who they are particularly if they've always been rewarded for who they are

Kawhi Leonard makes the easy cutting dunk off a dime by Bennedict Mathurin as Anthony Edwards fails to guard him with replays Clippers and Timberwolves commentaries