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Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been jawing with LeBron James all series. In a recent leaked audio, Edwards could be heard talking trash to James and demanding that the Lakers forward congratulate  Rudy Gobert  for a dominant p erformance in Game 5. Edwards: "Big Ru [Gobert], you played your a** off tonight. Congratulate my motherf***ing teammate. Yeah, Ru. The f**k are they talking about. All that sh*t they've been talking about. Rudy got 30 tonight!" Edwards spoke to Gobert while the center was on the bench. However, he also directed that James acknowledge the Wolves' big man and his vital contribution in Game 5. Advertisement Rudy Gobert was certainly a pivotal figure for Minnesota in the series' final game. After the first four games, Gobert had notched an average of 3.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. In light of this, he outdid himself by putting up the first 20-20 game of this year's playoffs with 27 po...

Back in early February, general manager Rob Pelinka shocked the basketball world by trading away Anthony Davis in a blockbuster deal to acquire Luka Doncic. The move signaled a clear shift in the Lakers' direction—building long-term around Doncic as the franchise centerpiece. While that commitment still stands, Pelinka acknowledged that the move created a significant roster imbalance—particularly at the center position, which proved to be a glaring weakness in their first-round series loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers were eliminated in five games, and their lack of size was a major factor. Advertisement "When you make a huge trade at the deadline—trading your starting center for a point guard—of course that's going to create significant issues with the roster," Pelinka said. "We saw some of those play out. One of our primary goals is going to be to add size to our frontcourt at the center position." However, Pelinka rai sed eyebrows when h...