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Los Angeles Lakers: Six things we’d love to see happen this season

By Jason Reed

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 10: LeBron James #23 and Lance Stephenson #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after James made a shot against the Golden State Warriors and was fouled during their preseason game at T-Mobile Arena on October 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 123-113. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 10: LeBron James #23 and Lance Stephenson #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after James made a shot against the Golden State Warriors and was fouled during their preseason game at T-Mobile Arena on October 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 123-113. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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2. A double triple-double

Having Lonzo Ball and LeBron James on the same roster is going to be fun. Both guys facilitate and rebound the ball at an elite level and will naturally fill the box scores that way.

James is obviously the number one guy so he is going to score in double digits every single game. Ball, on the other hand, will have more double-digit games than not but still likely has a ceiling of 13 points per game in his second season.

However, despite both of them succeeding in very similar things, the two players do not clash at all. In fact, the two are going to compliment each other immensely.

Having LeBron on the court is going to take pressure off of Ball as the primary ball handler and will allow him to work off ball to come off screens and attack baskets. Meanwhile, Ball does not need the basketball to push the pace.

James is going to have plenty of hockey assists in which he hits Ball and Ball quickly finds the open guy for the bucket and the assist. Lonzo does not need to take it up the court to do what he does best.

With the two youngest players ever to get a triple-double on the same team, it is safe to say that we will see plenty of triple-doubles this year.

Hopefully, there can be one game in which James and Ball both get the triple-double. If so, the duo will become the sixth pair of teammates in NBA history to accomplish the feat.

Since Ball does not score a ton it is completely conceivable as well. I can see LeBron going for 22/12/12 and Ball going 12/10/10. Heck, they could even flirt with this on a frequent basis.

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