Lakers Big 3 Is Better Than Suns Big 3, According To Nick Wright

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Nick Wright has at all times been keen on LeBron James in his takes, and he’s relentless is hyping up the participant who he believes to be the best of all time. On Monday, he gave an opinion on the present state of James’ Lakers group, and the way they stack up towards different trios across the league.

Nick Wright: Lakers Have Higher Trio Than The Suns

Does Austin Reaves, LeBron & AD rely as a ‘Huge 3?’ 🤣

Ideas on @getnickwright‘s High 5 NBA Trios (if Dame is traded to Miami) ⤵ https://t.co/KBkwB4RTAO pic.twitter.com/QoGlpM1MRg

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When fascinated with a “large 3” in at this time’s NBA, they often include three stars. It began with James’ Miami Warmth groups that featured Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and there have been many iterations across the league since. The 2023-24 season can be no completely different, as there have been some new trios which were fashioned.

Wright took a while throughout Monday’s taping of First Issues First to rank the highest 5 trios within the NBA, and there was an “anticipated shock” on the finish of his record.

Wright begins from the underside at quantity 5, naming the Suns because the group designated for that spot. He attracts the ire of his co-hosts on the present, which grows even louder as he provides his quantity 4 group. It’s the Lakers that Wright lists subsequent, saying that the mix of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Austin Reaves is best than that of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal.

Reaves Will Command Huge Cash On Open Market

The Lakers drafted Jalen Hood-Schifino as a possible substitute for Austin Reaves, per @LakersNation pic.twitter.com/E6L3gCOVCh

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Chris Brussard wonders aloud if Reaves may even qualify as a member of an enormous 3, to which Wright responds, “He’s about to get 100 million bucks.”

The remainder of Wright’s record is sensible, and is completed with the notion that Damian Lillard will be traded to the Miami Warmth (they’d be #2 behind Jokic/Murray/Gordon). The Milwaukee Bucks are available third.

It could be too early to provide Reaves his flowers on being part of any large 3. He got here on robust this final season and have become one of many Lakers go-to choices regardless of having two superstars on the roster, and he’ll seemingly be signing a hefty contract this low season. However he averaged 13 factors and three.4 assists in 2022-23, hardly the stat line to be thought of a star participant.

We have now but to hit free company, so it’s potential that there’s additional participant motion to create much more formidable trios. Reaves might not even be part of the Lakers’ plans, as it’s thought that he’ll command more cash on the open market than Los Angeles can afford.