Lakers aren't very well represented this year in The Athletic's Poll of 142 active players.
Recommend reading it for the player quotes.
if you don't have the Athletic, here are the poll results
Kawhi?
Nice to see the players don't see Rudy the same way the media sees him. BUT on the flip side, AD was reduced to the "also receiving votes" category. Shared with: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nicolas Batum, Patrick Beverley, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, Kris Dunn, Wesley Matthews, Andrew Nembhard, Dennis Smith Jr., Matisse Thybulle, Derrick White, Andrew Wiggins.
So it's not just the media who doesn't respect or appreciate AD. Only receiving .8% of the vote is astonishing to me.
Hats off to Bron for players still seeing him as a franchise starter block at age (almost) 40
f*** you Gobert.
AD having the same share of overrated votes as the...
Well, here we are: post your predictions, your gameplans, what you expect, and let's get some immediate reaction after the games have been completed, too!