LeBron James' assists fuel the Lakers' entire offense - especially Anthony Davis | Signature Shots
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- In this episode of Signature Shots, ESPN analyst Kirk Goldsberry examines how LeBron James' assists fuel a Lakers offense that leads the NBA in field goal percentage. James' chemistry with Anthony Davis is obvious, but his positive effect on Los Angeles' 3-point shooting is measurable, too.
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Why can't espn do more of this and less of pointless arguing that reaches nowhere 😂
It takes a lot more time and research. Where Stephen A and Max bitching is easy.
Premium content. ESPN plus
Exactly ,NBA should fire ESPN !
Its easier and cheaper to do
@Panzerkampfwagen 1 bruh they do that like every week
My man AD gets that ball and everyone under the rim be like, ight imma head out. Best duo in the nba
No cap but idk this title kinda through me off. I think fuels AD is a stretch...he’s top 5 in the NBA regardless🤷🏽♂️
@@erictynes265 nah, he's top 5 because overall he's that good. But over 60% of AD's FGM are assisted. It kind of hurts to watch AD postup.
Joe Ingles
AD's gonna be an MVP next year or the following year if he keeps playing with Bron
Joe Ingles Joe Ingles
I remember last Summer people saying they might not be a great fit lol
They were just down player AD like they do every Lebron team mates. D.wade was 3rd in mvp voting the year he joined up with Lebron. They had to get together to beat Kobe.
John Le 😂😂😂😂💀 no tf they didn’t!! Kobe & the Lakers was built to beat Duncan & Spurs basically or ya can say OKC at the time & the Heat big3 was assembled to beat Boston big3... & whoever met in the finals clashed it off.. which so happen to be Lakers Boston two different years & Heat Spurs two different years...
Literallyyy no one said that
Ahmad Suphi Lol Yea they absolutely did. Many many said AD would be restricted and turn into a spot up shooter. They do this all the time and then when things work out they change it up like nobody said that
yep ppl though AD was gonna turn into a spot up shooter but the haters are quiet now
He waited his 17th season to be the Best PG in the NBA🤦🏾♂️ this guy
Haha
It's funny how Jordan became a nice PG in like year 4 in the playoffs then he switched back to SG so he peaked as a passer early in his career
@Ja Merciful and with that being said it's not like Vogel is Phil Jackson. LeBron has never had a truly great coach. Imagine this guy with if he had been drafted by the spurs.
Guys he gets the easiest assist out of everybody. Believe me itz not difficult when you have three athletic centers to throw lobs to as well as guys that can hit the three.
@@rickmody4318 word preach
Kirk is an amazing analyst and I hope we get even more Signature Shots
Joe Ingles
Joe Ingles Joe Ingles
Joe English
We will never see a talent like LEBRON again makes me tear up sometimes ! Thank you King James for being a all around great
Hes a great for sure but 'all around' is a bit of a stretch. He is an athletic freak and dominant no doubt.
@@MyUniqueHandle. Not a stretch at all. He's the greatest all around talent of all time. The dude's skill set is ridiculous. Did you not watch the video above?
@@MyUniqueHandle. lol stretch, thats what make him 2nd greatest ever he's by far the most talented player I've seen..he can do it all lol when he retires he will statistically lead almost all major categories watch his greatness while it still lasts.....
@@AsavageEP -Freethrows not good
- shooting outside of 0-3 feet not good (midrange game)
- Foot work not good
- going to be leading in all time turnovers (currently second)
- Inconsistent defender (a lot of times not running back on defense)
For someone who is all around 'great' he is missing a lot of 'great' basketball game. Listen i like lebron, he is a dominant force with the likes of Shaq/Malone but at a smaller postion, playing from outside to inside, taking at advantage of what hes got in a space and pace era. But I critique lebron because he does things that take away from his greatness and doesnt improve on what weakens his game. Hes never played with a traditional PG, he has rarely got along with his coaches and he should play off-ball more than he does. It why a lot of his opponents in the past that have beaten him have been team oriented and lebrons teams have always been bottom in the league in ball movement. The game plan is easy for teams, let lebron do it all, which was jordans problem early on in his career. I disagree with him being all around great but opinions are opinions.
@@orlandowilliamson691 Lmao you are smoking crack if you think hes going to LEAD in all major categories. I know hes going to play longer than any player because he came into the league at 18 years old but that doesnt mean hes the most talented, he lacks in a lot of areas. stop being bias.
Man just imagine this playoffs with the fans only being the players families man it would feel like aau all over again
lawrence terry some are some aren’t
Lebron's games have been standing room only since he was in 5th grade.
LeBron is the type of player where, though he may have great stats when you dive a little deeper his impact on the game is far more powerful than his numbers. Unlike Russel Westbrook, where you dive deeper and you see how uneffective his impact on the game is compared to how big his stats are.
AntDa Juiceman I cant ignore the fact that 3 superstars got beat by 1 superstar and bench players
Wrong so wrong in fact lebum has the least impact on the game that's why he can have a triple double but look closely 0 for 4 with 4 or 5 turnovers in the 4th and lost by 10 🤦🏾♂️
@@jamesanderson6686 If you're talking about Kawhi, then you're trolling.
Clinton Caple what game are you referencing to? It’s not like LeBron is statistically one of if not the greatest player in the last two minutes when the game is within 5 points and in games facing elimination.
I agree, the impact of Lebron is powerfull, but it is a NEGATIVE impact... Unnecessary ball hogging and static ball possesion while their teamates do all the hard unmarking job, cherrypicking uncontested defensive rebounds by not defending AT ALL, scoring a LOT of thrash points in finals and not scoring decisive points.... and that is it... Lebron is a stat padder and the actual video footage proves it, statistics LIE!!!
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His playmaking ability is a big reason why he’s the best ever in my opinion
His playmaking is what makes him second after Jordan imo. If not he would be behind Kareem, magic, Kobe and wilt
I think he’s us second all time
Lebron IS the BEST GOAT ever.
@Samsan TheProdigy champs are by team not Individual.
Overall as a Basketball player LeBron is better than Jordan. I concede that Jordan's tenacity and willingness to give everything on both ends of the floor and obviously 6-0 record puts him as the G.O.A.T. But make no mistake LeBron is a very close second.
His IQ and court vision are crazy, this is what separates LBJ as a savant. Here's some historical precedent: of the players who are top 30 in all-time assists, only one of them isn't a guard: LeBron James. LBJ is also the only player in nba history to be both top 10 in points as well as top 10 in assists
Having Good Ones i don’t really care about basketball but 6 finals mvps seems impossible to argue against
@@wesperkins290 i think hes talking about how people hate on LeBron just because MJ is their favorite player
@Nicho T
Well we have to wait till hes done. Because lebron still have good 2 or 3 years left on him. I mean look at his conditioning. He dont look loke a 35 year older. Who knows whats gonna happen during that 2,3 years
Lebron has the best IQ regarding stat padding.... He is not even close being a point guard... Look at his assists..most of them are in static position while hogging ball posession and waiting for their teamates to do all the job looking for spaces to have a easy pass... come on!!
Is this SAS?
Lebron James addresses himself as the "Full-time point guard " in Post-Game Press Conferences .🤣🤣🤣🤣
But refuses to be a powerfoward lol
He's always been the primary ball handler on all his teams. The whole "PG" tag is just a buzzword he's using. He's always been the pg of his teams.
@@Runforestrun lebron wasnt no pg his first 4,5 years in the league. He was getting dominated at the 4 spot. Lebron lack post up presents and is a mediocre rebounder for his size.
@@ellsworthconstructionllc 27 7 7
Mediocre ???
@@doge1590 Dumb ESPN analysts continue hyping up LBJ. Search and watch "Jordan vs Lebron - The Best GOAT comparision" by DANGERProdctions. LBJ's statistics is good but not great at all (except for assist). His shooting percentage outside 3-feet is not very good at all (
I see that MJ documentary got the haters still hating this man. Let this sit in Lebron is the greatest all round player his stats show that . Every team Lebron was the leading assist man on his team, scorer and second /third in rebounds. He just has some coaches who see his whole game.
WRONG last time I checked ALL AROUND meant defense too smh 🙄🤷🏾♂️
“His stats show that” Westbrook and Harden stats the past 3 years are overall better than Lebron so they are better all around.
Considering Westbrook he averaged a triple in 3 straight seasons unlike Lebron that had yet to sniff numbers like that.
The doc didnt bring out haters. The debates everyday on espn due to the doc being out is the reason haters are rampant. And to be honest, half of them aren't even hating. They're just sick of a player who isn't even retired getting credit for being powering a team who he is the engine for. Of course he's averaging those assists - of course they fall apart without him. Who are the point guards you can put in for him? Caruso? Lakers fans say this themselves, that they need a point guard, but when it comes time to boost Lebron they switch up the narrative. You don't need to switch up on narratives to prove a great player is great. Let him be
@@Clintdaddy412 Sure. His defense has gotten worse in the regular season and from 2016. But have you, seen his defense in the playoffs? Did you watch his 2013 defensive stint? And there are other defense than playing them One on One like Kawhi can. Pretty sure LeBron can defend. Oh, coming from a clips fan.
Preach
so basically when bron is off the court, they're whatever
its been a problem this season when hes not in there, they get stagnant and look a bit lost. it would help if we had a decent pg to come off the bench, the dion waiters signing in theory should help the bench unit a bit
That's been the case for Brons whole career Cleveland Miami back to Cleveland and now LA if hes not on the court there scoring and efficiency drop
I feel like the roster is really great except for the backup playmaker/primary ball handler for when he sits. Rondo ideally should be that but he sucks, not sure why it was so bad in cleveland and miami considering those teams had Kyrie and Dwade.
Thats pretty much every team Lebron has been on
chowder wango kyrie wasn’t always consistent and Wade was on the decline after 2011 but the team’s issues with Lebron sitting out didn’t lie on them tbh.
Miami 2012-2013 may have had the best rosters Lebron was on but even with Lebron, Wade and Bosh taking paycuts the roster can only be so good with so much cap space left, I always say a team is so much more than just your top 3 players, look at the Bucks for instance the most complete team in the league with one superstar playing 30 mins a game, a fringe all star and a well rounded cast they rarely have weak points in their games.
This problem got worse as Lebron went back to the Cavs with the cap space issue and lack of solid back up PG and continued on this Lakers roster due to Rondo simply not being consistent. I do believe Waiters can help more but this will need to be addressed in the offseason.
Soooo, you’re saying this LeBron James guy is pretty good at the game of basketball? 👌🏾
Don’t forget these are highlights of passing from a guy who’s 3rd all time nba scoring list and counting 😎🐐✊🏾♥️✌🏾
LeBron is one of the greatest athletes in NBA history but he's really one of one in terms of basketball IQ.
Kobe and MJ had Phil Jackson
Larry Bird had Red Auerbach
Magic Johnson had Pat Riley
LeBron had who ? Ty Lue ? Mike Brown ? Spoelstra ?
The man is a basketball genius.
Jordan still better but he his a great athlete
Andrew Brookes thank you someone who doesn’t discredit lebron because they prefer Jordan 🙏🏾
Just want to know how is his IQ so high and he leads number one in NBA history in turnovers and third in NBA history and turnovers in the playoffs.I just want to know how does that equate to goat that's like saying a quarterback has way more interceptions in any other quarterback in NFL history but yet they're the best quarterback ever?how is your basketball IQ so high but yet you pass the ball in end game situations and you have the most turnovers in NBA history
@@dezzydee3013 turnovers without usage numbers dont mean much. when the ball is in your hands that much turnovers happen. what matters is when they happen and whether or not the turnovers are live ball turnovers. but that analysis takes more brain than most lebron haters are willing to use.
Dezzy Dee he doesn’t have the most turnovers in history so get it right and he has the ball in his hands most of the time for 17 STRAIGHT YEARS only had one minor injury tf do you expect especially trying to create plays and make others involved😂 if bron was just a scorer u think it would be tht high?😂
Bron is a pass first player. The fact that he scores easily makes it more impressive.
Yep when his teammates sucked he stepped up like in 2018 against warriors. He had to scored 51 points alone
I love this show, we need waaay more of these
love watching these type of videos
Can you make more of these videos. I am really enjoying these, shot chart, efficiency and signature shot and detail videos, please keep them coming.
ESPN yall got a gem in Kirk Goldsberry. His past couple of basketball analysis videos have been really entertaining and informative to watch!!!
Love it. More videos like this plz.
Good content ESPN we need more of this 🔥
Niko Gambino stfu man go to another video then
Niko Gambino I never even said anything about a “goat” 😭. This is quality in depth sports content. I would say the same thing if it was another player. Real sports fans enjoy this type of stuff
@Niko Gambino Then don't watch video..gtfoh 😂
ESPN pls make more Kirk videos. These are the best vids on ESPN
Great analysis skills,great video indeed.
This is the type of content we need
More of this content please. I know people have opinions, but I could do with 20% of that and 80% of this.
While watching the video, I have never felt so alive!!! Thank you for this. Long live LBJ and AD duo. ❤️
I like this lil series keep this going
This was awesome!
Love this video and analysis. Need another video for the Lakers' defense!
The showtime Lakers are back... Lebron as Magic and AD as Kareem
Clip city
@@seanhk9359 Choke City
Make more videos like this, please ESPN
0:47 does anyone know what is the backgroun music used here? Thank you! And please make more of signature shots.
Congrats, dats a great video
GOAT PERIOD. GOAT PERIOD. GOAT PERIOD. 🐐👑
Chill
Aaron9 don’t forget zydrunas was a 2 time all star, one before Lebron and one with him
This was awesome! I miss the NBA even more now! Caint wait!
the dj needs a raise. he vibin out here
great vid👍
Who here is always for the intro music of Signature Shots every time it comes out ?
FINALLY A VIDEO GIVING LEBRON CREDIT FOR HIS INCREDIBLE PASSING ABILITY, HE’S DEBATABLE BEEN THE BEST PASSER IN LEAGUE FOR 5-6 YEARS NOW
that left handed wraparound pass to danny in the corner, though!
ESPN needs more of this and wayyy less of pointless debates.
Nice video
2:28 that clip made me crack up lmao
Golds berry is insanely good at these videos
BLESSINGS
This one is a good one, indeed.
This video is really good fr
He didn’t even bring up the fact that LeBron and Caruso had the best +/- of any duo in the NBA 😔
This is content we want espn
Being on the League at the young age, dominates and now 17th season became one of the best PG of All time
Finally! Truth have been told!
🐐
Skip minions hate this video
Stretch and Thanos!
Long live The Kang 👑
Sound like my boy Stak 🤣💀
Say what you want about the man but when it comes to getting people involved, Bron is the GOAT
And after all Basketball IS a team game
Having Good Ones so does 6 finals losses
@Having Good Ones guess loses dont exist nomore lol typical bron fan
@@ellsworthconstructionllc losing does exist..nobody said it didn't. People just blame every loss on ONE player. Happens in a lot of team sports for some reason. You have to remember this isn't Tennis or Golf
@@ellsworthconstructionllc but you want to only praise one player for the win....
Dumb ESPN analysts continue hyping up LBJ. Search and watch "Jordan vs Lebron - The Best GOAT comparision" by DANGERProdctions. LBJ's statistics is good but not great at all (except for assist). His shooting percentage outside 3-feet is not very good at all (
Him and AD fits so well then he makes so many guys better. You get so many easy baskets playing with him.
Love this video. Except for the part where he explains a pick and roll play at 3:33, as if it's super rare to see in basketball. HAHAHA
This is the kind of solid analysis I subscribed to ESPN for. Hard numbers, lots of in-depth discussions drilling down on a few players, and coherent, scripted thoughts. I love me some Stephen A, but the people who do the talk shows are incredibly boring when you're actually looking for analysis in the game of basketball.
we need klay thompsjon, steph, pg13, patrick beverly(defense), AD's Defense and etc. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SERIES!
Dropping dimes, dropping dimes!!
We need more of these type of viideo, maybe a video on Giannis and the Bucks next?
As he enters the late stages of his prime....bruuh no one has a late stage of prime theres one prime but he has three lmao Thats goat stuff
i think the key hear is having someone like davis to lob it too
*MOST COMPLETE PLAYER* !!
AD is his favorite target, but he's also got Dwight and Javale who are perfect Alley-Oop targets also
Nice to see AD get some credit too
Greatest Of All Time
John Stockton
MJ is
Greatest Of all turnovers
And he’s 35.💆♂️🐐
His passes are ridiculous! Coupled with his scoring he is the best offensive player today
Thats it.. what we called a great playmaker
I wish LeBron will win this years MVP bc of what he's doing and making the team great and lakers are top in the west.Agains't the stacked western conference
LeBron 👑
After he mention “best defence” that is the same time I noticed the james harden picture at the back haha
Lebron and AD's pick and roll alley oops are a beautiful thing
That Danny Green efficiency didn’t last long 😂😂😂
Yeah, you are right, KCP is deadly!
Best duo in NBA, not close. Not only are they the only duo to both be on top 7, they complement each other. Lebron creates the shot and AD finishes.
LeBron edges Jordan in passes in such a margin that makes him the GOAT over Jordan
Nope
I am a Bron fan, but come one Bron is not the goat, he is number 3 or 5 in all time list
Weneed him how are you guys even debating this when he hasn’t even ended his career? You’re judging him against people who already finished theirs
Weneed him bron is def top 2💀
If anything mike is highly underrated as a passer
When you have a dominant player in the paint that can shoot at the perimeter
Awesome video, lebron haters should deffinetly watch this
They don’t want us see us winning !!! 😂
The Goat
This guy should be on the MVP voting panel
right, not a biased guy looking at the objective numbers, but looking a step further. If you look a step further into the stats and impact LeBron is the undoubted MVP.
I can't wait for gyms to open up
Best duo in the league always beautiful to watch 👑
TRAE Young was the first to rock the arm sleeve and leg sleeve on the same side.
AD is a modern day Kareem mixed shaq and chamberlain
Lakers taking the Championship 🏆 this year!
mann i already miss kuz, kcp, n danny g
Point God!!
Don’t expose our moves 😂
Now the clippers know our secret
Whose stopping us? m Harrel?
@@Mahdi_Amine does it matter. Harrell ain't stopping AD.
They already know & they don't have an answer & if u think about putting Kawhi on ad that still ain't gon work, & whoever checking lebron gon have sum problems
Yo ESPN didn't even mentioned the GOAT Caruso.
I remember that when they did the Lebron vs Jordan polls people said jordan was a better passer.... they really just voted blindly
kade bonath i honestly think those polls were fake. Better influence off the court? Better leader? Better looking. ESPN embarrassed themselves with that
For their careers Lebron is only averaging 2 more assists per game than Jordan. Some make it seem like he's averaging 5 or 6 more.
@@MH-et4bo Michael jordan has undoubtedly had more influence on the court than Lebron are u stupid? Mj is the reason basketball is worldwide and is such a popular sport and it's no question mj was a better leader
@@gdiggedy9 it's not about their average alone. Actually having watched both players Jordan did not run the offense for his teams and is nowhere near the oasser that lebron is. That's just a fact.
@@sportstalkonly1442 Thanks for proving my point. Jordan handled the ball far less and only average two less assists. Lebron constantly has the ball in his hands. Cheers!
I will say it again! Bucks are the league leaders and Giannis is the best defensive player of the league with 30 pts 14 rbds 6 assts while shooting 55% from the field. Giannis is the MVP!
@Having Good Ones I will say it again! Bucks are the league leaders and Giannis is the best defensive player of the league with 30 pts 14 rbds 6 assts while shooting 55% from the field. Giannis is the MVP!
@Having Good Ones As glad as I am that he beat both teams recently, what about the other 3 meetups? Just shows you don't watch much basketball. Don't cater to recency bias. Giannis is 3-1 against the Lakers and Clippers, and the Lakers are 1-3 against the Clips and Bucks. Plus don't mention the conference as an excuse to not have Giannis as MVP. That's dumb. By that logic that's pretty much saying Harden should've practically won unanimous in 2018
He’s really averaging prime Magic Johnson stats in his 17th season
He is averaging better than prime magic
Josh John You know mAgic shoots 52% Fg for his career and 85% from the free throw line right ? Lol
Because he is there point gaurd and made AD the focal point on offense..
With the removal of Avery Bradley, there will be increased floor spacing provided by KCP = currently shooting 39% for 3-pointers.