Will the Lakers Make the Play-In Tournament? How Much Will Anthony Davis Help?

The Los Angeles Lakers have 10 games remaining. Seven are against teams with winning records, two are against the New Orleans Pelicans, who are vying to host a potential play-in game against the purple and gold, and the last is against the Thunder... who have beaten the Lakers TWICE this season. They'll head into Wednesday's game with Philly holding a three game lead on San Antonio, and a slightly larger gap over the Portland TrailBlazers, and neither of those teams is working all that hard to get in. So assuming they can qualify, how many games will Anthony Davis need to be a factor for them, and potentially help the Lakers get into, and be competitive in, a first round series against Phoenix? He didn't require much ramp up time after returning from a long absence earlier this season. To say the least, the Lakers have been discombobulated all year long, with players in and out of the lineup. How discombobulated? Let's play a game to quantify it! Finally, ESPN's Dave McMenamin recently wrote a great story about Malik Monk, revealing all sorts of things about his free agency last summer, and how he ended up on the Lakers. Will he be willing to stay? Can the Lakers pay him? What does his career arc say not just about Monk the player and person, but how we look at young players who enter the league? HOSTS; Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Do the Lakers get into the play-in? How shaky is their position? SEGMENT 2: Just how crazy has this season been for the Lakers? Let's play "lineup trivia" to set things straight. Plus, how much time does A.D. need? SEGMENT 3: Malik Monk's time in L.A. has been very good, and represents a major win for him and his young career. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! PrizePicks Check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NBANETWORK. TrueBill Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. NBA TopShot NBA Top Shot’s the officially licensed NFT of the NBA. Connect with a community of hundreds of thousands of NBA fans as a natural progression of fantasy sports, a way to upgrade your experience as an NBA fan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices