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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Why?
He'll be the #1 guy next year.
This is an 'icing on the cake' season. I mean if he can get better as a '1b' on the fly as this season progresses -- fine, whatever.
Long-term, what he's going to be asked to do in LA isn't substantially different than what he was being asked to do in Dallas.
I'm not sure there's anything he 'needs' to do this season. The 2025 playoffs are found money for LAL. They were largely an afterthought a month ago -- now they have a strange punchers chance. And the only way that will come to fruition is if Luka TAKES the #1 role from Lebron and runs with it.
I wouldn't bet on it happening -- but it could.
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He’s gonna have to start showing way more efficiency on the offensive end and just a LITTLE efficiency on the defensive end to “take” the #1 role away from LeBron this season. The Lakers better hope LeBron’s extreme dedication and work ethic rubs off on him a little, but I just don’t see it happening. The Lakers best chance definitely rests in the hands of LeBron still. If Lebron doesn’t come back next season they’ll definitely need to add another big piece to the puzzle. Luka is never going to lead a team as its primary ball handler. It’s why he never won a playoff series before Kyrie came along.