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Stephen A. isn’t sold on the Lakers to the NBA Finals ๐Ÿ‘€ | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst weigh in on Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent performance, react to Draymond Green’s comments on Victor Wembanyama’s MVP case and debate whether NBA Commissioner Adam Silver can stop tanking in the NBA. 0:00 Is Luka playing well enough to lead the Lakers to…

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On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst weigh in on Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent performance, react to Draymond Green’s comments on Victor Wembanyama’s MVP case and debate whether NBA Commissioner Adam Silver can stop tanking in the NBA.

0:00 Is Luka playing well enough to lead the Lakers to the Finals?
3:30 Stephen A. on the Lakers’ NBA Finals hopes
8:50 Does Draymond Green have a point about Wemby?
17:50 Believe Adam Silver can stop tanking?

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  1. @XHUNTERX.

    March 26, 2026 at 8:51 pm

    Let’s go lakeshow ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

  2. @tweezy5804

    March 26, 2026 at 8:55 pm

    Man, I just still can’t believe we got Luka as a lakers fan. I need to send that man Nico a birthday gift.

  3. @jasontakhtadjian

    March 26, 2026 at 8:58 pm

    Loquacious line from Shay was a perfect way to move the show along ๐Ÿ‘

  4. @PRJKT_83

    March 26, 2026 at 8:58 pm

    Sick of Wemby and his stans saying heโ€™s the mvp cuz he plays both ends – ya ur great at defense congrats hereโ€™s ur dpoy now stfu

  5. @Variance_FTW

    March 26, 2026 at 9:10 pm

    If Donkey is a Hall Of Famer so is Robert Horry, Bruce Bowen, Kevin Johnson and Ron Harper

  6. @folag

    March 26, 2026 at 9:22 pm

    NBA basketball is more physical than ever. However, there’s LIFTING going on all the time, praised as “handles.” There’s double-dribbling and travel ling.

    • @TheRhymingMan

      March 26, 2026 at 10:22 pm

      I knew 3 schmucks, 1 schmo, and 1 schlub that formed a 5-man team at the local YMCA club. Hand-checking was allowed, everyone took the rock to the rim and got pummeled, there was no perimeter shooting in the sweat-filled gym, theyโ€™d box out, and bang hard down low, and if you were weak theyโ€™d send you home. Lakers wouldnโ€™t have a chance against those guys, and thatโ€™s no jive.

  7. @frankiereyna472

    March 26, 2026 at 9:28 pm

    Heโ€™s doing what ? 2:16

  8. @Ted9319f

    March 26, 2026 at 9:29 pm

    Windy on the lakers jock my goodness

  9. @d-mass

    March 26, 2026 at 9:31 pm

    The best thing to do for tankers team is to create a second league where the last team of each conference goes down to the second league and the first 2 teams go to NBA like in football

  10. @imwaytwogoated6

    March 26, 2026 at 9:46 pm

    Players should vote not media

  11. @ricobossb21

    March 26, 2026 at 9:46 pm

    Wemby ya lyin. How many joker hot?! Won one as 6th seed. How many steph got?!? And then here kome sas tearing dre down nicely

  12. @JasonBaker-jt5nl

    March 26, 2026 at 9:49 pm

    Lakers should sign cam Thomas

  13. @MarkTravis-pu5mh

    March 26, 2026 at 10:10 pm

    Man stop it

  14. @Casperly

    March 26, 2026 at 10:13 pm

    If luka an Kyrie can do it, this Lakers has a chance

  15. @ShawnBrezzyUzumaki

    March 26, 2026 at 10:23 pm

    Playoffs rotation is literally 8 -9 at most so we good

  16. @Tryiest

    March 26, 2026 at 10:28 pm

    MVP is not best player in NBA it’s an NBA media best story line of year award

  17. @NoSanctuaryNM156

    March 26, 2026 at 10:31 pm

    The Lakers fans are some gullible Fools. The Lakers are setting up their fans for a massive playoff disappointment. They will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs no matter who they play. The Lakers can’t play solid defense enough against good teams “on a consistent basis” to win a 7 games series. Luka will have another crybaby meltdown in the playoffs when he doesn’t get all the calls he wants. Lebron will go down with an old guy injury soon too. The Lakers will not win a series. They are gone in the first round of the playoffs.

  18. @HittloC1352

    March 26, 2026 at 10:33 pm

    DPOY is to recognize the best defensive player always has been. MVP is for the best offensive + valuable player to the team.They bringing this up to discount players. STOP!!

  19. @Northkalman

    March 26, 2026 at 11:00 pm

    I remember Nash Nowitzki Curry Harden and Jokic being the best defender of their team locking up the opponent best offensive player averaging 5 blocks and 5 steals per game while being the main offensive point of thier own team. Ah, time flies, Luka may average a 40point triple double with steals and all he does is offense and he’s not eligible to be called the top MVP ๐Ÿ˜‚

  20. @rasher8460

    March 26, 2026 at 11:06 pm

    You motherfucker talking about defense when both Curry and Nash won it twice! This stupid Jaywil.

  21. @daviswinters4531

    March 26, 2026 at 11:09 pm

    ESPN yโ€™all know what draymond meant, yโ€™all intentionally misconstrued his take.

  22. @UnlessHeBuilds

    March 26, 2026 at 11:09 pm

    How about Steph? Unanimous MVPโ€ฆCanโ€™t recollect how elite his defense was when he won those MVPsโ€ฆ..

  23. @SuicideGunna

    March 26, 2026 at 11:12 pm

    Draymond is rightโ€ผ๏ธ people literally came on tv after Wemby said that and changed their minds from Shai to Wemby based only on what Wemby said including Steven A Smith

  24. @RamonSicat-sr7xx

    March 26, 2026 at 11:15 pm

    They don’t always factor playing on the defensive side not too long ago Steph won league MVPs then Harden won it. None of those dudes scream lock down defender to me. It’s all about the narrative and how their team were crushing the regular season when they won it.

  25. @Switchyyeuhh

    March 26, 2026 at 11:24 pm

    Only thing stopping wemby is himself , he entering his prime

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