Luka Magic Mean BIG Things For Lakers? Panic Button Time For Miami?
2026 · Basketball · Basketball
Luka Magic Mean BIG Things For Lakers? Panic Button Time For Miami?
Luka Magic Mean BIG Things For Lakers? Panic Button Time For Miami?
2026
Basketball
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim MacMahon to talk about Luka Doncic’s historic start to the season and what changes he has made that could lead to continued success for the Lakers. Then, we discuss the growing concern about the Heat’s defense including if there is a path to fixing these issues. Next, we break down the impressive starts of a few members of this historic rookie class, especially highlighting the incredible start to the season from Yaxel Lendeborg in Golden State. Finally, we give some praise to a quality start to the season for the Blazers. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Luka's amazing start pacing Lakers 19:18 Concern growing for the Heat on defense 23:42 Windy Storytime: An unfortunate punch 26:32 Why is Miami struggling defensively? 31:28 Historic draft class impressing early on 33:02 Is Yaxel Lendeborg's epic start for real? 39:06 Darryn Peterson's early struggles explained 41:14 Kings are letting Darius Acuff cook 43:04 Memphis thinks Boozer is face of franchise 45:03 Caleb Wilson impressing execs early 47:58 Micah Nori leading Blazers to early success 53:00 Some interesting stats around the league ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ #ESPN