NBA Playoffs 2025 Seeding, Evaluation, Record: Do the Lakers have enough to get to the NBA final?

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In the latest episode of “The Kevin O'Connor Show”, long-time NBA veteran Marcus Morris discusses the ceiling of the new Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, who are 42-25 and are fourth in the west. With Luka Dončić next to LeBron James, the missions are higher than ever. Will the Lakers shake the western conference? Morris did not hold back the potential of this revised team.

“Whenever you have LeBron James and Luka Dončić as your primary ball traders … that's 100,” said Morris.

Unpack the new blueprint of the Lakers

Marcus Morris was called with his brother Markieff when the stunning blockbuster deal ran out of: “Luka Dončić was just traded.”

This brave movement perfectly matches the offer of the Lakers to climb back to the top of the Western Conference. The pairing of Dončić and LeBron has the production of basketball alchemy – the unprecedented leadership of LeBron with Dončić's dynamic style. James is still adopted with a groin injury, but his return threatens.

“Lebron is a knockdown shooter who plays Luka,” said Kevin O'Connor. It is this ability to adapt, which could already significantly extend legendary career.

What is ahead of us in the Western Conference?

The wave effects of the trade end not only with the lakers. The entire conference must now count on the revived duo of the Lakers. If the Lakers can efficiently integrate their new roster, they are Marcus Morris' choice to dominate up to the NBA final.

After the Lakers acted important players with Luka, the Lakers have placed an important bet on this newly calibrated formula. If the playoffs are closer, the gambling of La enormous: Will the LeBron-Dončić era initiate a new time of the dominance of the western conference?

To hear the full discussion, switch on “The Kevin O'Connor Show” on Apple, Spotify or YouTube.