Luka Dončić Is an All-Star Starter, Plus... Are the LAKERS ON TWO TIMELINES?

First things first, the Lakers have an All-Star starter. That's not unusual, it happens every year it seems! And this year, it's Luka Dončić, who will represent the purple and gold for the World team. Meanwhile, though, LeBron James had his two-decade streak of All-Star nods snapped, and it's an open question as to whether he'll eventually make the team... or even if he wants to, in his heart of hearts.

The numbers put him on the bubble, or pretty close to it at least. And there's time to burnish the resume, if that's what it takes.

Meanwhile, the trade deadline is creeping up, and on ESPN.com Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst have described the Lakers as being on the (now dreaded) "two timelines." That's one where you're trying to send LeBron out a winner, and another where you're building around Luka. But are these really separate timelines? How does that work practically, where you could pick up a player that helps significantly this year, but wouldn't be the type of player you'd want to use next season.

The Lakers have lots of potential cap space this summer. A trade that bleeds into it, if it's someone they like, basically just signing a guy now, as opposed to later.

One timeline, Lakers. One. You're not sophisticated enough for two.


HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: Luka is an All-Star, LeBron isn't... not yet at least.
SEGMENT 2: Two timelines?
SEGMENT 3: The Lakers need to pick a lane, and only one is really viable... and they know that.


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