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For gamers, at least, it's a big day -- when the NBA 2K rankings start leaking out. (Big day for content creators, too, since it comes in the dog days of August.)
So were the Game Gods appropriately respectful to the Lakers?
Broadly, yes. Luka Dončić and LeBron James are among the league's top 10 (virtual) players. Austin Reaves was in the top 50. So basically these rankings pretty closely mirror those we just saw out of The Ringer, for example. So things seem to be properly aligned there. And meanwhile, the leaked rankings do seem to bolster the argument the Lakers have better depth this season, with guys like Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton cracking 80.
As for the team? The Lakers are placed as a "Tier 1" group, though near the back end of that bunch. Which, if we're all being fair, is about what it should be. They're seen to be potentially potent offensively, and shaky on the other end. Again, sounds about right.
So hard to argue with the preseason evaluation of the simulated Lakers, at least.
We'll see how things go for the real club.
Meanwhile, Warner Brothers is reportedly in development for a Kobe Bryant related movie... and they're doing it smartly. In part, by not making it just about Kobe, and then by avoiding having to stage too much basketball. We explain.
HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky
SEGMENT 1: The 2K rankings are out!
SEGMENT 2: What's the right way to make a Kobe movie?
SEGMENT 3: Is Warner Bros. on the right track?
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