11-Year NBA Veteran's Strong Luka Doncic, LeBron James Statement

Former 3x NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas has strong expectations for the Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 6, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Lebron James and Luka Doncic have not played a game together yet since the blockbuster trade, but the anticipation of the two on the court together is palpable.

While some believe that the two will struggle to play together due to both being ball-dominant players, others believe the two superstars are too smart not to make it work. One of those is former Memphis Grizzlies guard and All-Star Gilbert Arenas.

During an episode of The Gil's Arena Show, Arenas gave his thoughts on Luka and LeBron playing together on the same team.

You can’t double Luka and LeBron 💪 pic.twitter.com/tHztPDR1Lo

— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) February 6, 2025

"They've got the same goal," Arenas said. "Luka's showing that he's going to win a championship first. LeBron, 'I want my fifth championship.' Then it's going to work. Kyrie was ball-dominant, Luka was ball-dominant and they went to the championship. The fact that they don't think people are smart enough to adjust their game is weird. We watched Bron and Kyrie, we watched them."

JJ Redick says Luka Doncic's debut is "probably more likely Monday" but added, "No commitment made" as to Saturday being out of the question.

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 7, 2025

While both players have made things work with Kyrie Irving before, the difference in that scenario is that Kyrie was better at moving off the ball than both LeBron and Luka. However, one thing that Arenas is correct in is that LeBron and Luka are too smart to fail. When players have the basketball IQ of their level, they'll usually find a way to make it work.

Luka's debut with LeBron and the Lakers is only a few short days away and one has to imagine that it'll be one of the highest-rated NBA games of the year. The Grizzlies, on the other hand, won't have to worry about the duo until the end of March.

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