James is the odds on favorite for the M V P, and he would show you why in the first quarter last night.

Look at them on the offensive end and then the defensive end Lakers scored 41 in the first day and a 20 point lead.

Second quarter.

We would add injury to insult for Golden State.

Pay no attention to K.

C.

P s Layup.

Just watch Draymond Green.

We're going to give you a closer look at Draymond Green's ankle here as he will come down on the foot of Kentavious Caldwell.

Paul Green would leave the game and would not return with an ankle sprain.

Frankly, it wouldn't have made a difference watch this year.

These are the final seconds of the first half off a miss.

Here comes LeBron spotting up and knocking down the three as the buzzer sounds.

The Lakers scored 73 points in the first half last night.

They were up 73 44 at the break.

Third quarter.

The league is 30.

LeBron is still on the floor that he wouldn't be for much longer.

Here's a little inbounds for Markieff Morris.

The two hand jam.

He scored 13.

The lead is 32 later in the third.

LeBron on the wing, he wouldn't play the fourth quarter.

He would finish with 19 points.

Six boards.

Lakers dominate Golden State last night and what feels like a little bit of a statement game.

And look who has gotten up with us.

Early this morning, we got Kendrick Perkins.

We got Zach Lowe.

Good morning, gentlemen, and big Perk.

Before we get to what is going to be the subject of the day, let me just get a quick thought on that game.

The Lakers have been struggling.

They've been losing last night, a magnificent performance.

How big a deal is that?

How important tonight was that last night for LeBron's team?

Well, it's very important, Green.

And let me tell you this.

Every chance that LeBron James get to put the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry across his laughing and give them a spanking, he's going to do just that.

But then the shoe to happen.

The key.

This guy gives them swagger.

Yes, LeBron and Anthony Davis are the best players on the team, but he is the heart and soul of this team.

He picks up 94 ft.

He brings that defensive tenacity on the offensive end, and he is the other guy that could create for himself and create for others.

So the biggest thing for the Lakers, not just last night, but but the game before that is getting dinner.

Show the back.

He gives them that swagger, so we'll see if they can finally put together a bit of winning streak.

But Zach Lowe?

There's a reason I wanted you on today because I got something ready to go on the radio today.

That would fit perfectly into the low post podcast.

And this takes us back to Saturday night if you're watching the game on ABC.

Luca, down the day before he turned 22 by the way, put on a huge performance for the Mavericks on Saturday night.

That left James Harden of the Nets, saying, This never lets anyone speeds him up, and he gets what he wants, you know, and that's rare for a guy at a young age.

I think he's 21 years old, um to be able to dictate the game, to control the game like he does.

So obviously, we all know he has a very, very bright future.

And, um, the Mavs got a special one.

So when Harden said that Dante was 21 he turned 22 yesterday.

So Zach Lowe, if you were starting an NBA team right this minute, and you could choose from every single person walking the face of planet Earth to start it with, I would contend that right now the best choice would be Luca.

Don check.

Zach Lowe.

What do you say you and I are in agreement?

Greeny, I think when you consider age, you just said he's just turned 22.

I think the answer is clearly Luca dancers.

And I've said this before on this show.

We did you ca Luca or Yanis for this question?

My favorite thing about Luca is I can get any kind of player to play with him because he can shoot.

Ignore his so so three point shooting.

Percentage is those are because he's taking crazy, difficult step back threes.

He can shoot, he can pass.

He can play any position almost on the floor except center.

I guess so I can get any kind of player to build around him, The only real competitors at this point.

Our Zion Williamson.

Because what we've seen from Point Zion, which is frankly terrifying, and someone who hasn't been drafted yet like a caged Cunningham or somebody like that.

I think of everyone in the n.

B A.

When you consider age especially, the answer is clearly Luca Kendrick Perkins.

Why are you making those faces?

It does.

Yeah, because I knew that greeny.

I knew you and Zach Glow was gonna run my blood pressure high with this question.

Okay, And these answers and look, I'm not taking anything from Lucca.

Dante's He is a special player, but and he is 22 years old and I get all that, but he has a lot of miles on him.

Let's not forget he's been playing professional basketball since he has Similac on his brother.

Okay, when I look at a guy that I'm going to take to start my team today, if I had to draft a god number one, it would be Joelle and feet.

He is the closest thing he is.

The £275 came Elijah one special talent, averaging 30 points and 11 rebounds.

And by the way, you talk about you.

He's only 26 years of age.

He hasn't even reached his prime.

And guess what?

He's on the verge of.

Probably winning the MVP.

The last, the last four people to win the MPP, averaging 30 points at 2 50 50% from the field with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan them back to back years.

So, look, I understand the Luca conversation.

I'm not taking anything away from them, but give me Joe l and B any day of the week right now.

Get him, Zach.

I don't need to get Park, but we're talking about a lot of mileage, Joel, and beat us four years older than Luca Dance, which was all those scary foot injuries in the rear view.

I mean, I I love Joe Joe.

I said last week I would vote him M v P if if we had to vote right now, it would be a very, very close race.

But he would get my vote.

I just think the injuries, if they don't disqualify him from this kind of conversation that comes close because people are scared about what happens down the road.

But I love Joe Joe.

I think that's a totally financial.

But I I still go.

Luca Hendrick.

But yeah, but, uh, Second and Green, this is what you have to understand is that Joe L and B didn't really start playing basketball until he got to the United States, which was one year before he went to Kansas.

So let's not act like it's a lot of knowledge on this body.

And then he really set out his first two years of his season.

So what I'm saying is he still have a lot of basketball left at the age of 26 he hasn't even touched him his prime yet.

He gonna get his prime when he turned 27 but he still have about 10 years of playing at this level.

We don't know how long Luca don, she's got to play at this level that he's playing that it's not like he have a physical bill like a LeBron James.

He actually have a wack body like Kendrick Perkins and with a black body, because I'll give you the definition.

I'm gonna give you the definition of a whack body green.

Exact low.

You could try as hard as you want to stay in the weight room and try to get ripped up.

But you'll never get that six pack is always gonna be the Tupac with the little flab hanging over the front line.

All right, so that's what we're talking about this morning.

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