Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill talks with JA Adande about Los Angeles' 3-0 start – the team's best start since the 2010-2011 season – and how Anthony Davis and LeBron James will be used . Listen to the full conversation on Good Word with Good Will and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen.

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Got the three and oh, the Lakers fixed all of their problems from last season with a single transaction.

Hello, JJ Redick.

No, I can't say that I can say that they have improved and that they have gotten better, especially with Anthony Davis, who last year you couldn't wait to eclipse Arvin Ham and that too Can't wait to praise JJ Reddick and his importance to the team.

One thing we can say is that we are getting the best out of Anthony Davis and whether JJ Reddick managed to bring that out or not.

I, I, I'm not sure how much the, the, the cause and the attribution, but the other important thing and I've been thinking about it.

I made the statement during the Olympics that if LeBron doesn't have to be the best player on the team, he has the freedom to be the most valuable player on the team.

That means when he doesn't have to handle all the scoring load and get the ball up the court and get all the rebounds and guard the other team's best player, he can then pick and fill in as needed.

He can be the ultimate role player.

He, he's a Swiss army knife.

He's like a Scottie Pippen.

That's not, that's not disrespect. At his best, Scotty was the ultimate Swiss Army knife.

Remember, he looked like an MVP early on last year.

So we got the best version of Anthony Davidson's regular season.

And the only thing he did wrong in the last two playoffs was getting outsmarted by Nicola Yis.

Anthony Davis is a fascinating player.

I think Lebron is at this stage in his career.

If he can hit a Swiss Army Knife, I think that's the best use for him, like you said, because if he can do it, you don't have to worry about him being tired, going the length of the game, the length of the season is restricted. The entire usage does not have to be available.

So if you can take some of the pressure off him by letting Anthony Davis pass, assuming he's healthy and played the most games of his career last year.

I think he was 76.

I'm not sure if we can expect that this year, but we've achieved something.

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