Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions in his latest mailbag.

He analyzes the ideal starting five for the Lakers, who LA is most likely to trade for (Jonas Valanciunas?), what the Lakers’ record will be over the next 14 games, the type of player they’d trade both first-round picks for (Jimmy Butler?), if LeBron will retire after this season, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:13 Question No. 1: What is the ideal starting five until a trade?

7:54 Question No. 2: Who are the Lakers most likely to trade for?

12:35 Question No. 3: What will LA’s record be over the next 14 games?

13:22 Question No. 4: Who would LA trade both first-round picks for?

17:24 Question No. 5: Is LA prioritizing a center or 3-and-D wing more?

22:43 Question No. 6: Maximize DLo/LeBron/Rui/AD/shooting/spacing?

36:23 Question No. 7: Trade for 3-and-D wing + move Rui to bench?

42:01 Question No. 8: Will LeBron retire if LA doesn’t make a trade?

44:37 Outro

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