Once Luka Doncic is integrated into the Los Angeles Lakers rotation, wild take and predictions will only earn steam, and Dwyane Wade is ready to stop them.
Predictions began running in the wild as the Los Angeles Lakers shocked the world of sports, traded for Luka Donsic and somehow managed to escape the Dallas Mavericks from their best.
Not only did Doncic, the top five active player, teamed up with one of the greatest NBA players of all time, Lebron James, but he did with the Lakers, the world’s largest basketball team. Even if Don Sic and James couldn’t fully coexist, the hope was that the Lakers would be dangerous and would build another dynasty when Don Sic continues to enter his prime.
The Lakers are 8-4 since the All-Star break, but are perfect 7-0 when the two best players wear suits.
Donsic is already touted as James’ best teammate, which is a very impressive feat, but the rivals in that conversation think the fans are ahead of them.
James’ marquee teammates – only “Flash” from Dwia Ne Wade, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Donsic won multiple rings. The two played together for four seasons at the Miami Heat, playing all finals for four years, winning two rings side by side.
When it was all said and done, Wade should be remembered as James’ most talented teammate, only hidden by James’ excellence during those four years of stretching, this was undoubtedly his most dominant.
Davis and Wade are two of the best players who share the court with the “king.” Doncic may be more talented, but the sample size is simply too small to make a definitive argument, or at least that’s what Wade believes.
“They had this conversation that Luka was LeBron’s favorite teammate,” Wade said. 7pm in Brooklyn Podcast. “I’m like they played six games. It’s crazy.”
In total, the duo play 11 games together and are 9-3 during that stretch. The Lakers went west fifth seed from the mid-season team, but James is currently injured and is expected to push the postseason.
“The games are very different,” Wade insisted. “And everyone wants to get back soon, every time LeBron plays with someone, they want to go back soon. What happened to Anthony Davis? Did we forget him? Not too long ago, because Anthony Davis was the best player LeBron has ever played.”
Wade and LeBron won two titles together, but James won the fifth ring this season at age 40.
“Can he win the championship with Luka at this point at 40? And then it’s going to be incredible,” Wade admitted. “If we can help Luka win the championship at this age, this stage in his life.”
Wade admits he “hate” the conversation surrounding the debate of LeBron’s best teammates, but he understands that he may have to pass on this season or the next toll.
“I hate comparisons, so it’s unfair to Luka, so first of all,” Wade finished. “But LeBron continues to play through different generations, and the game continues to change.”
There is a considerable portion of NBA fans who don’t remember the league without James playing at a high level, and he continues to play and dominate with players who represent different eras.