&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rich Paul doesn’t consider the Lakers contenders 😳<br><br>“I don’t think they have enough to get to WCF… their style of play will be very easy to defend when you get into playoffs”<br><br>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA__Courtside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA__Courtside</a> ) <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/aOl13V0hQF">pic.twitter.com/aOl13V0hQF</a></p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1998400868115169433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>