Do the lakers have the best young talent in nba

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Philly has a better core & you can argue Denver. I think you can put them 3rd or 4th but if Phoenix gets Ayton I think you could put them over LA as well..
None of them teams attracting FA's like LA will this summer when they sign PG. Really, PG would fit well with Philly, but nikkas aint trying to play in Philly like that
 

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No its not a stretch. He a top 5 finisher in traffic. And again, randle has been a plus defender this year. He has been elite in perimeter defense holding opponents to 38%.

Where are the statistics showing Randle is a top 5 finisher in traffic? He still needs to develop some sort of shot though. Right now he's a energy big off the bench. He has improved his defense this year even though he got whored by Embiid :russ:
 

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Where are the statistics showing Randle is a top 5 finisher in traffic? He still needs to develop some sort of shot though. Right now he's a energy big off the bench. He has improved his defense this year even though he got whored by Embiid :russ:
I think he somewhere about 65% on paint/finishing.
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
Jokic is so overrated. If he was called Joe Smith, you wouldn’t stan him. For someone who preaches and claims to live by black excellence, you stay putting these cac euros on a pedestal.

You threw your fellow countrymen under the bus for a halfbreed with acne, and have shytted on every African player in the league, don't make me pull up the files on you :mjgrin:

U don't see Ingram as becoming a top 20 soon

:jbhmm:


Soon as in 2 years? No, he has the potential to become a top 20 player but not "soon" since Embiid is already that.
 

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The youngest team in the league and is going to get 35+ wins off the strength of rookies, a sophomore, and Randle (4th year). Their top 5 players are all under 25.

The only cores better are Philly and arguably Denver imo. And the Lakers core has more potential than Denver’s imo.
 

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Philly got two guys.

The lakers got 4 players that can make a all star team.

Philly embid ceiling highest of all players.

Zo and ingram ceiling as high as simmons.

Kuzma and randle ceiling higher than mcconnel saric covington.

Fultz is a wildcard.

Embiid and Simmons are lightyears ahead of all 4 of those guys.

Saric is just as good if not better than Randle. Saric is in his 2nd season, Randle's in his 4th.

Saric - 14.6ppg, 7rpg, 2.7apg
Randle - 14.9ppg, 7.6rpg, 2.4apg

And Fultz is gona be better than all 4 of them too. His form is back and he's got far more raw talent than all of them.

It's not even close really. The Sixers core is much better.
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
What's your thoughts on Devin Booker, breh?


I never see you speak on the young fella too much:jbhmm:


Great offensive player, doesn't play even a hint of defense and the Suns will need to put + defenders around him to make sure they can effectively hide him.

I generally like two way players which is why I don't really talk about him too much, yeah he's young but the signs of being even an average defender haven't even shown yet which is a bad sign for someone in their 3rd season.
 

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Philly has a better core & you can argue Denver. I think you can put them 3rd or 4th but if Phoenix gets Ayton I think you could put them over LA as well..
Phoenix has to start playing defense and winning games at some point. I don’t trust their GM and they also need a quality coach and a culture change.
 

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None of them teams attracting FA's like LA will this summer when they sign PG. Really, PG would fit well with Philly, but nikkas aint trying to play in Philly like that

Philly isn’t North Dakota breh. It’s a big market and their fans are passionate..just look at the reaction Embiid & Simmons get on the road. Is it LA? Absolutely not but cats aren’t gonna pass up on the team cause of the city.
 

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Philly isn’t North Dakota breh. It’s a big market and their fans are passionate..just look at the reaction Embiid & Simmons get on the road. Is it LA? Absolutely not but cats aren’t gonna pass up on the team cause of the city.
youre right I was talking about the big names like Bron, Pg, etc...and I wasnt speaing of the city moreso the organization
 
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Great offensive player, doesn't play even a hint of defense and the Suns will need to put + defenders around him to make sure they can effectively hide him.

I generally like two way players which is why I don't really talk about him too much, yeah he's young but the signs of being even an average defender haven't even shown yet which is a bad sign for someone in their 3rd season.

Very true!

But man, he's such a such a savant on offense.

I'd like to see how he'd perform with more talented/competent teammates.

He has the weight of the world on his shoulders.Every night,

he's the sole focus of the defense.Basically doing everything

for the Suns on the offensive side of the ball.I think he just checks out

on defense to conserve his energy.His effort is "fukk it".I don't even think he tries.
 
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