T he Los Angeles Lakers look like a new team since trading for Luka Doncic, which makes all the sense in the world because having both him and LeBron James on the same team is a p

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic didn’t have an issue with LeBron James taking the last shot. For Doncic, it made the most sense, he said after the loss, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

A big question is if Luka Doncic wants to be on the Lakers long term, and that should be one of the team's biggest worries.

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Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in back-to-back games, falling 108-102 Sunday night and 106-102 Friday night. Leonard led the way for the Clippers Sunday, contributing 33 points and ten rebounds,

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While Stephen Curry and LeBron James are still the faces of the league and the Thunder don't quite have that star power, even with MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC has demonstrated time and time again that they are one of the very best teams in the league.

Lakers fans are excited about the prospect of Luka Doncic being the face of the franchise for many years, but he needs to sign an extension soon.

There are all sorts of pessimistic predictions being made for this upcoming season's Los Angeles Lakers across the land. Many have them as merely a play-in tournament team, and in fact, ESPN picked them to finish 11th in the Western Conference and miss the play-in tourney altogether.