Talking Lakers and Luka: How to Build the Team Around Dončić
An hour with Jovan Buha (The Athletic) on his podcast, talking how to build around Luka
With the NBA Finals entering the final stretch and the Draft and Free Agency just around the corner, I’m shifting gears into full offseason mode. Time for team building talk, roster moves, and transactional analysis. Through the NBA Trends series and deep dives (like how to build a defense around Luka Dončić), I think we’ve laid a solid foundation to now plug actual names into the big-picture framework.
I’m traveling to Portugal today, so new analysis will probably drop next week. But before we get there, I’ve got something different for you. Last night I recorded a one-hour podcast with Lakers insider and The Athletic senior NBA reporter Jovan Buha.
We talked all things Lakers offseason and spent most of the time breaking down the best way to build a team around Luka.
Here are some of the key topics we covered with Jovan:
What Rob Pelinka and the Lakers need to accomplish this summer
The pressure the Lakers are under ahead of Luka’s extension
How current rotation players—Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt, and others—fit with Luka
Why I’m not sold on the rim-rolling big as the best archetype next to Dončić
Free agency and trade targets that make sense
Both low-risk and higher-risk gambles the Lakers should consider
Hope you enjoy the listen, and let me know if you'd like more podcast-style content like this. More might be on the way.
super pod cast , čestitke obema