Former Super Bowl Champion LeSean McCoy Takes Brutal Shot At Lakers

"Going forward, I know we want to talk about the Timberwolves. They are a good team. Ant-Man [Anthony Edwards] is playing phenomenal. They have a good defense and all that type of stuff," McCoy, an avowed Warriors fan, said. "But guess what? We are not the Lakers. We do not play that effort like Luka [Doncic]. We are not that."

The team acquired five-time All-NBA First Team superstar guard Luka Doncic in February, but failed to pair him with a starting-caliber (or, based on JJ Redick's rotations in the playoffs, even a reserve-caliber) lob threat center in a successive trade. Los Angeles general manager Rob Pelinka did bring in Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in a deal, but rescinded that trade after Williams failed his team physical.

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Los Angeles had zero rim protection to deter Minnesota in the interior, and was exposed defensively along the wing, too. It's clear the Lakers need more help.

The Warriors — the other big, veteran-laden playoff hopeful that traded for a superstar future Hall of Famer at the deadline and altered their franchise trajectory — survived their own first playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

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Six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler's trade acquisition salvaged his new team's season. He's dealing with a glute injury, but gutted through for a solid Game 7 performance to help power Golden State to the second round.

Now, the Warriors face a formidable test in a deeper, younger, bigger and longer Timberwolves club. They felled a Rockets team that had all those attributes in the last round, to be fair, but Edwards is the superstar X-factor Houston lacked.

McCoy knows plenty about winning in pressure situations. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound running back won titles with the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The six-time Pro Bowler and two-time First-Team All-Pro, a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, also suited up for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills.

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