Barkley: Doncic and James are average defensively, other Lakers players must step up

Today, celebrity speaker Charles Barkley participated in the podcast The Rich Eisen Show, during which he talked about the prospects of the Lakers.

"The Lakers need to find a way to develop substitute players. This is their most important task at the moment, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve results. We know that LeBron and Luka will perform as well as ever, but Ayton must also cooperate well with LeBron or Luka. That will be a problem. Considering his ending in the Suns and Trail Blazers, it is really hard to say. He and Hachimura and others also need to contribute on the defensive end, because LeBron and Luka's defense is not particularly good." Barkley said.