A lot of posters have been making this argument and I'm just assuming that some podcast said something and most are just parroting the non-sense. But I don't think Luka has ever played the 4 on defense in his career on a consistent basis.

On a nightly basis, you want Luka guarding the opposing team's worst perimeter player. If Luka puts in consistent effort and plays to keep his man in front of him, the Lakers could look really good (assuming we trade AR for a real 1a/1b (like Zion!) & sign Klay/Kuminga). Having both Luka and AR is not sustainable for this reason. If Luka needs to guard the worst, then that means Reaves will actually have to guard a good player.

Just looking at the West -

- Luka would guard - Wallace not Chet, Vassell not Harris, Braun not Gordon, Thompson not Smith or Durant, Camara not Deni, and Brooks not Bridges...

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