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Basketball
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"Historic Luka Start Mean Big Things For Lakers? Concern Growing In Miami? + Rookie Class Update" is an episode of Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective. Runtime 56 min. Published November 4, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim MacMahon to talk about Luka Doncic’s historic start to the season and what changes he has made that could lead to continued success for the Lakers. Then, we discuss the growing concern about the Heat’s defense including if there is a path to fixing these issues. Next, we break down the impressive starts of a few members of this historic rookie class, especially highlighting the incredible start to the season from Yaxel Lendeborg in Golden State. Finally, we give some praise to a quality start to the season for the Blazers.
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