Lakers ‘can’t rely on Anthony Davis’; LeBron to return at 'some point' | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

[@FirstThingsFirst]

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[@cajequartz4074]

What if Khris Middleton were to join in the off-season? Does the team lack star power? Or offence, defense, etc with mostly every other player

[@stevepence229]

i have better things to do them listen to nick wright`s bs

[@planetceremony9436]

@First Things First - You guys balance honest takes, good analysis, and lighthearted fun. You've gotten the mix just right .

[@ssic_network]

The chemistry on this show is phenomenal and fun to watch 😂

[@rogienelson6003]

I think the Lakers are a play- in team, I've come to accept that. I have given up on AD balling out. This weekend was the prime example as to why he is not that guy. He's almost becoming Westbrook-ish when it comes to certain plays. No way Austin Reeves should be carrying a so called "Top 75 player". SMH

[@lancegregory9407]

I think AD is talented player he just isn't a consistent player and I see him more of a power forward then a center as he really doesn't like playing the 5 but he can play both ends of the court think he gets tired more so because he is playing both offense and defense

[@arthursanchez3298]

Lakers we’re losing when lebron was playing as well 😂😂 but yea just blame AD

[@jaydell4039]

@@bitedown-zy3ftthat’s still terrible lol

[@AMac5]

​@@arthursanchez3298~ the comment said nothing about Lebron... It's literally about the last game!! Yal have some weird infatuations with Lebron...smh

[@rogienelson6003]

@@arthursanchez3298 Yeah but I think had Lebron been playing h they win most of these games! But you can’t Deny AD has been self sabotaging this lakers team .

[@Melo0323]

I always thought naming AD top 75 was very premature.

[@shanerobinson925]

Agreed should’ve been dwight

[@Melo0323]

@@shanerobinson925 yup

[@brentt8940]

I mean he had the best being the number 2 year ever in 2020. only behind Kobe to shaq and Steph to durant . Can’t remember a number 2 being so dominate.

[@patrickforrest4899]

Obvious regional bias by the idiots who put street clothes on that list.

[@zj4008]

Nah he’s definitely top 75 but if we actually go into a ranking he’s probably like 60-75 with talent of a top 15 guy which is disappointing

[@Kashmere34]

This why D Ham keep saying you have to be self motivated, he talking about AD

[@InvestBetter.]

AD is like a box of chocolates🍫

[@thenorthman515]

Bitter choclates😂

[@shady217]

You Never know what you're gonna get

[@tuckerj456]

You never know!!!

[@thedarknate08]

No he's more like toilet paper

[@geovela9475]

@@thedarknate08 ??????

[@Jfroosevelt]

I believe that the Lakers might end up in the play-in tournament, and I have come to terms with that. I am not optimistic about AD's ability to perform exceptionally well in games anymore, and the past weekend showed why he may not be the dominant player we had hoped for. Go Lakers 🎉

[@henrycastellon4397]

Anthony Davis: Hall of fame talent. Bench warmer mentality.

[@mark808able]

that's an insult to bench warmers!

[@timting2593]

Good comment but I think it’s actually “Role Player Mentality” rather than “Bench Warmer.” AD doesn’t play with star swagger or underdog mentality. He plays as a passive/aggressive hot/cold inconsistent role player.

[@dalic24]

You stop being a talent around the age of 22.

[@d-free]

​@@dalic24 that doesn't mean you don't have / weren't someone with said talent. AD ks clearly a hall of fame level player. He was already named top 75. But he could be so much more than he is

[@dalic24]

@@d-free you are dealing in hypotetical stuff. He clearly is not a hall of fame player. Or he would not play like he dose he has good games here and there but not consistent. And you mention the 75 bs. Every one with basketball knowledge would take Howard over ad and there are more player's i would tale over ad

[@caper087]

“HAD they won the mavs game, they’d LITERALLY BE IN 6th place” 😂 😂 😂

[@angel6635]

Had they won more games they may be 1st seed 😂

[@Vezuls]

I mean he's proving his point. He always said the Lakers had a chance to be the 6th seed. They did have a chance. And frankly, still do. People love taking everything out of context and spinning a narrative. People act like the Lakers are 10 GB from the 6th seed. They're currently 1.5 GB. So Nick is 100% right lol.

[@francissalazar2957]

Not just the Mavs 😑 the rockets was a very winnable game ! Not to mention all the other games that they have always and foolishly lost 😒

[@cajequartz4074]

Nick said the Bulls stink but they’re only two games behind LA in a better conference 😂

[@user-zb8tq5pr4x]

The mental gymnastics and jokes you have to make to try and make Nick look like he was wrong just shows how incredibly right he was.

[@courtneyanderson2703]

🚨🚨Finally people are starting to realize that you can't rely on AD constantly 💯💯

[@mr.4ut109]

😂😂😂

[@stevenconcepcion3637]

Even in New Orleans he was a 1a/1b player that year in the playoff they had Demarcus cousins who at the time was arguably better than AD

[@historianofmanythings4294]

I think on offense u could make the case boogie was better but defensively AD was way better

[@MadeByTrey]

Stop it. Cousins didn’t even play in the playoffs and AD was going crazy.

[@nicholasholmes5109]

Yeah but Boogie did play during the year and he was better offensively than AD.

[@gardtexas603]

AD proves a terrific secret: Stats don't correlate to greatness, hard work does.

[@MacNif]

His stats are meh and so is his effort

[@thewiseone5879]

So Wenyen Gabriel is equivalent to v greatness by that logic lol

[@gardtexas603]

@@thewiseone5879 Strange conclusion, but please yourself. Right now, I'd take a prime Rodman over a prime AD. And their stats differ profoundly.

[@phillipsmith2201]

Me personally, I’m trading AD after this season.

[@beanteam2217]

Same

[@MacNif]

I'm cutting him

[@USFCpresident]

​@Paul Hammer correction: He got LeBron one ring. Lakers don't even win that Mickey Moyse bubble ring without AD

[@richborn6700]

Send him home to Chicago and try to get DeMar back home to LA.

[@jackrosado746]

Never forget Nick actually gave the Lakers a 10% chance to win the title recently

[@MMM-ng6gi]

Forgot if it was peach cobbler or cherry pie?

[@armashuvitz]

If AD plays well and that's a big if and Bron comes back healthy that's reasonable.

[@iliasmirallas244]

He specifically said IF Davies keeps playing well and lebron comes back healthy.

[@jamaloliver6940]

Yew I'll still give them a 10% chance it ain't change

[@soulzy3596]

who do you go for because I promise your team would hate to face a lakers squad in the playoffs .

[@Ttvkevo]

Austin Reeves about to take the torch

[@shawnchia3611]

at least he wants it, cant say the same about the other guy who should be grabbing it with both hands at this point

[@realspitter2727]

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[@realspitter2727]

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[@realspitter2727]

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[@realspitter2727]

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[@joofmagoof2841]

I like that lakers graphic with lebron over the shoulder of Austin Reaves🤣

[@spoogtastic]

Seeing Nick go from "oh let's look at how easy their final 10 games is!" To "oh these final games are tough". Nick for the past week+ has said how easy their schedule was and how they where the most dangerous team in the west and how has it flipped, who could have seen that?!

[@parkinsaw]

It should have been a cakewalk, they lost to teams they had no reason of losing too. The reason Nick flipped flopped is because you honestly don't know what to even expect from the team. Without Lebron (the only seemingly consistent player for them) every game is a ? it's really hard to gauge them.

[@jesse8028]

​@@parkinsaw correct

[@zachherrera5961]

@@parkinsawit’s like people only watch to laugh now they don’t actually listen to nicks takes

[@famousdex1782]

@@parkinsaw even with lebron playing the game is a question. It’s not like he was winning games

[@marianoortega6725]

@@zachherrera5961 well Nick prides himself on being “mr consistency” so he brought it on himself.

[@tequilasmith3129]

I don't mind Reaves taking over. It's a team game..AD didn't have to be dominant and has more energy for the next game. Bron coming back with the team already being in go mode is gonna be something to see.

[@richardsong7732]

So then when can you expect AD to take the keys and be the no 1 guy that the lakers expect him to be? early in the reg season? no middle? no, injured late? no sorry taking games off playoffs? 😂

[@dhuston521]

AD is a bum!

[@jakeequality8065]

You mean the refs took over

[@deandrepage1048]

If 2nd low volume 3-point shooter (1.3----3-pointers made off only 3.3 attempts per game) Austin Reaves is the one to step up to the plate instead of 1st Unit D'Angelo Russell. Then D'Angelo Russell is not good enough to be a 1-2 Scoring Punch with A.D. Roster change needed for a 2nd high volume 3-point shooter.

[@donpeludo1940]

LAKERS are good!! if they would've had this line up in the beginning they wouldn't be struggling to get that 6th spot! lets just hope there consistent down the road

[@cojack636]

Facts

[@andresbeltre7378]

yeah lets see if they can do their best to keep the team together for next season

[@michaels7258]

No they aren’t

[@andreja9119]

When they are out of play in, yall laker fans are gonna still use the word IF. If they won last 20games they would be first, but guess what. They didnt! Cry

[@hokage8426]

JA and AD being top 10 over Dame is just criminal

[@DEEiBe]

What has Dame done? Absolutely nothing. Puts up big numbers and loses year after year

[@atg2269]

@@DEEiBe Isn't that the same with AD? he would put up monster numbers and didn't win anything until he joined the Lakers with Lebron

[@DEEiBe]

@@atg2269 AD has a Chip, Dave has nothing

[@DEEiBe]

Dame* so saying it’s criminal having AD over Dame is silly

[@atg2269]

@@DEEiBe Do you need to read with your finger? AD got a chip because he joined the Lakers, otherwise he'd be in the same exact position as Dame if not worse.

[@emmanuelgunn8484]

This is one of the best sports shows I’ve watched!!!

[@mikepanton]

AD is not even a #2 guy anymore

[@TheRealMisterChopShop]

I don’t know if they’re going to make it there’s so inconsistent😢

[@davidgutierrez4606]

Austin reeves is Caruso 2.0 and I think the Lakers knew what they had with him. He's a fkn BEAST

[@jaunenito]

AD actually play great on defense. Blocked some crucial shots. Offensively he just disappears at times

[@thepublishingpoet8435]

DLo is at the point. AD'S is not getting fed. He needs Bron

[@jakeequality8065]

They have to ble someone other than Lebron

[@thewiseone5879]

​@@thepublishingpoet8435 Exactly, they go 4'5 possessions without him touching the ball. That's not on him. Then he gets doubled, like what are people watching. It's the same thing with Giannis. If he gets double he's gonna give it up and others gotta step up

[@frankari1414]

Nicktradamus went 0-2 by affirming the Knicks and Kings would win last night 🤣🤣 He funnily is so optimistic when supporting or creating a case for his hypothesis.

[@Crawfish411]

AD Gone Fishin

[@BstizzyBelieves]

AD is so inconsistent

[@mauricevanderhall9589]

I don’t give up on AD at all, this is a team sport and he’s STILL our BEST defender

[@elijahbillings4658]

💯💯💯

[@caseykohn7874]

Yeah, when he plays… and when he’s not in foul trouble.. and this isn’t football bro, you gotta play both sides. Especially when you’re still in your prime

[@tobsixi6702]

Yeah these "experts" just looking for clicks but fact of the matter is that AD has stepped up a number of times when he was called upon and a bad stretch wont diminish him as a player

[@austenvantassell240]

Best defender yet we lost to the Mavs because of AD fouling a 3pt shot then leaving him wide open at the end of the game..

[@tobsixi6702]

@@austenvantassell240 wow so we really picking one game now and project it onto everything he has done? Are you really that nitpicky? 😅 AD has shown throughout his career that he is a perenial DPOY caliber player... one bad performance wont change that

[@zj4008]

If you give AD Jimmy Butler’s mentality he’d be a top 10-15 player all time easily

[@mikepanton]

Wolves, Jazz, and Warriors all won just to stick it to the Lakers

[@liora5393]

It's strange how no-one talks about the fact that if the lakers just had a backup Center. That would have changed Houstons game plan and given momentum for the Dallas game. How one decision not to sign anyone even with Mo down and not having a backup to AD. Could cost the lakers bigtime

[@duwapkaine1835]

yo this is the greatest sports show of all time

[@oboy9090]

Nick has been saying "the next 6 games are..." for the past month...lol

[@ruleoflaw2954]

"Our producer wants to talk Lakers" - lol

[@k_dinero7965]

Put Austin Reaves mentality in AD and he a 3 Time DPOTY 2 Time MVP & 2 more chips with Bron 💯

[@Rcc2269]

Absolutely…AD and Ben Simmons prove that without heart and desire, someone like Austin Reaves is much more valuable to his team. Mainly bc of consistency.

[@courtneymitchell3048]

Nick is always on point

[@loopdog8710]

AD reminds me of Dwight Howard's first stint on the Lakers

[@weltonspratley4367]

Austin Reaves was cooking. AD looked helpless out there.

[@jimijackson]

Refs gifted the lakers that game with a few bad calls and missed goal tends at crucial times. Against a respectable team, they will get found out. Austin is the bright spark. He reminds me of booker.

[@Coachkingrod]

I think the plays to not get injured.

[@jordansutton1511]

You’re absolutely correct. I think he’s always afraid of getting hurt.

[@brendanwalsh9631]

@@jordansutton1511 his bones are made out of compressed dust… of course he worried about getting injured

[@justc1re617]

Ad got his ring, got on the top 75, and stopped caring about winning

[@LiquidChamploo]

AD has always been like this though, his production can be a little bit of a roller coaster the important thing is that he’s healthy. He’ll turn it back on soon.

[@Howdidhenotseeme]

And as soon as he turns it back on, he'll turn it off for a week lmao

[@francescosmith7859]

I'm just starting the episode but I can't wait to see what excuses Brew has for the Warriors this week. Maybe next month they'll finally win some road games? :-).

[@TheGrowBros]

I think Brou was trying to say that A.D doesn't seize the moment and rise to the occasion I'm not sure "cherish" is the word.

[@Ttvkevo]

AD needs a true center to be productive

[@Fan_Takes]

“Shooting, defense, another top 10 player, thats all the things you want around LBJ” 😂

[@chazhopkins4686]

Or any team for that matter. Smh. You thought you made a funny, huh?

[@cojack636]

🤡

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

​@@chazhopkins4686

[@shady217]

​@@chazhopkins4686 😂

[@ozkaar5287]

Everyone is forgetting that the opposing teams are now collapsing on AD without Bron on the floor. He keeps getting 2 - 3 people collapsing on him whenever he has the ball and is near the paint. Lakers really need to improve their 3 pointers at this juncture of the season without Bron to free up AD.

[@protonjicari5990]

I feel like AD shines better when his with LeBron

[@camballantyne8596]

Someone give Steven Hubbard his flowers for helping produce this show😂🔥💯

[@justc1re617]

Imo Anthony Davis shouldn't be a top 15 player in the league on anyone's list

[@escrowfreelancer5613]

Broussard is great on TV

[@jeffreekoch9298]

Lakers need to pick up Kevin Garnett or Sasha Booyacheck!! 😛 AD is kinda soft and clumsy. That's why he's always hurt.

[@michaeljames8301]

Shocker. LeHelp needs more help.

[@BstizzyBelieves]

he said minnesota will lose lol....they didn't...and sacramento also lost haha

[@dmohine6159]

"kyrie played well in the game, there's the love" 😂😂😂

[@elijahbillings4658]

😂😂😂

[@gabrielahunamba7273]

Funny as it is, he gotta give dude his credit 😂 38/6/6 on 60/50/100 in a game that had under the table meaning. Come on now

[@gezza7718]

Kawhi is on that 3rd or 4th tier. AD is in the lower rung.

[@northside4767]

The funniest thing is Nick scoffing at other teams like they’re so bad, as if the Lakers aren’t just as bad. 😂

[@dramatish]

The point is they shouldn't be.

[@cajequartz4074]

Who do they really have beyond OBJ and Davis? 🤔

[@gregwilliams821]

@@cajequartz4074 OBJ play basketball now?

[@cajequartz4074]

@@gregwilliams821 meant to say LBJ 😅

[@wizkid3295]

Lakers winning the whole thing this year. Mark my words!

[@emak6692]

this just confirmed going for KYRIE this summer!

[@Rebel-cd6gc]

Incorrect

[@ldgislike330]

"AD is like a Box of chocolates.. never know what yuh gunnah git"

[@abjoseck9548]

Comparison of Salary Cap: Reeves (1.6M $) vs AD (38M $), Output on Lakers vs Magic: AR> 35pt.s vs AD> 15 pts Why???

[@mrvhz7]

Ads become the new Russ for LeCaps camp 😂☠️

[@brycehoward4139]

The Kawhi hate is so bad lol

[@tkhannibal2476]

Pat Bev told him you gotta play like you that guy, cz nobody can really touch you. He clearly don't listen.

[@mikepanton]

The West is so wide open this year that the Clippers could arguably become the favorites...wouldn't that be something?

[@yougotbaited2943]

10th seed team plays like a 10th seeded team. There’s my analysis guys. Lakers are a 10 seed and they won last night. That would keep them in the 10th spot of the seeding. AD is the 10th best player on the league on a 10th seeded team.

[@benx104]

AD is exactly how Skip described him, as Always Disappointing. Nothing more, nothing less

[@lanafelix8649]

AD has coasted Lakers wins more than one with him missing free throws when it matters the biggest against Mavs he failed terribly can't defend him anymore.

[@SuperPyrate25]

And missing crucial FT both Philly and Celtics games! I think getting injured is affecting his game mentally !

[@curtiscj1105]

My favorite is that Nick predicted the wrong result of every game yesterday and the Lakers moved down to 11th lol

[@ibrahimharris6074]

Been saying this about AD.

[@imlillard5167]

Ad sold on Friday but without him we wouldn’t of been in that game honestly

[@csw910409]

AD got chewed out by Lebron at the end of Mavs game and since then AD’s been checked out mentally. LeBron’s return is imperative.

[@egonschiele8404]

"Minnesota is playing in NY, they're gonna lose" "Sacramento is playing in Utah, I think Sacramento will win" 0 for 2.

[@sportsmanship41]

So the Lakers have been a below .500 team all year even with Lebron & with AD. Even after the trades. But mysteriously all of a sudden they are the team to beat & Championship ready if they can go 5-1 or 6-2 over these next few games & Lebron come back?? What a joke

[@Realistic316]

how come AD doesn’t produce on a consistent basis?…. is it because he doesn’t try every night?…. or does he need a certain situation and certain opponent to be dominant?…. or is it something else?… because i’m confused about it.

[@costar155]

Wildes had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣🤣 telling Nick he is Mr. Consistently, and he is holding him to a higher standard, 👍❤️. Pura Vida

[@kylemcdermed8583]

If Anthony David is on the players pyramid…. There’s a serious problem with super star talent in the NBA today…

[@manjulmishra1045]

Bulls have won 3 in row, beating t wolves, heat, and Philly. I don’t think those will be easy games for the lakers.

[@nonoignacio]

Sorry Lakers, time to move on from him this offseason. Let him play his video games in peace 🤣

[@Baconlover5280]

Diangelo Russell is that guy, just give him some time…he’s dangerous

[@joeybuchanan5330]

Poor Nick Wright got ragged on every time he tried to make a point 😂

[@cheerioss-9121]

And it’s worth mentioning that 1 playoff series they won was much more on the defensive gameplan led by Jrue Holiday and the coaching staff on dame. They completely shut him down.

[@genesiscruz2000]

The problem is Lebum is not a good closer himself especially in the free throw line. If you're 2 best players can't close out games then you're in big trouble. They should have Shroder , Reeves or D'Angelo close out games instead.

[@ChristianC-gy1ym]

The fact that Nick put Tatum and Durant above Jokic 😂😂😂 Bro lost his mind.

[@kingoffedoras9932]

Did Nick conviently forget that he put Kawhi in that one rung under AD? Kawhi is by far a much better player than AD

[@UnbiasedSaiyan]

Imagine bragging about being in 6th place…when you’re in 11th 😂😂😂😂

[@francisodonohue]

I'm gonna take a guess that AD & the training staff are keeping the extent of his injuries on the lowdown. It looked like he just wasn't able to be as aggressive as he needed to be, maybe he's banged up.

[@wordowardo961]

Some point in their last game. He stood up at corner 3 point line.

[@themasterseye]

How are none of these shows talking about sitting AD out against the rockets? How are you gonna sit your star while the other star is out with injury when you are 1-2 games away from having a mid seeding OR being out of the playoffs ENTIRELY. How does that make sense. Should they have won anyway? Yes, should they have risked it? No. AD is gonna get all the rest he wanted if they dont make the playoffs.

[@jramirez2068]

Nick said Minnesota was gonna lose to New York, they won. Then said Sacramento will win in Utah, they lost.

[@Dologaming24]

They keep bringing up this “easy schedule” against some bad teams, forgetting that other teams look at the Lakers as a bad team as well.

[@jakeequality8065]

They can't depend on Lebron either....... obviously

[@mikemartinez4450]

Sad to say this... the way AD has been playing of late you'd think he's a bench player. He's exposing himself for a Robin not a Batman. He ain't got it in him😢

[@moco3476]

Kinda weird how before that these absolute dweebs were saying the opposite about AD

[@lifeofanoreo9864]

AD needs to end up on the Mavs. He's the B to Luka's A. That's how he can have a Scottie Pippen legacy.

[@Rcc2269]

Austin Reaves is all will and heart, it’s easy to see why LeBron loves him…and Kobe would have absolutely loved him too. AD, not so much.

[@SmokeDog1871]

Still trying to figure out how AD is considered a top 75 player of all time

[@chocolatethai7747]

When you mention AD people go 😬 🤷‍♂️

[@francisodonohue]

Don't forget that with LeBron out the opponents can LOAD UP on AD and put their best defences onto him, Malik Beasley and D Lo haven't been hitting 3's well enough and all the pressure is on AD to dominate but he's not the main ball carrier. The structure of how teams can double team AD changes a lot with LeBron out, that's why Austin Reaves was so good because he used the opportunity to attack the rim in the 'LeBron role.'

[@dlawso23]

The Knicks lost to Minnesota, the Warriors beat the Rockets, and the Jazz beat the Kings. The Bulls beat the Sixers. Stop making predictions Nick Wright.