The defensive clinic the Los Angeles Lakers put on against the Denver Nuggets over the weekend was truly incredible to watch. Even more impressive is they did it without Anthony Davis or any prominent big man who can legitimately stand up to Nikola Jokić.

Despite losing key players like Anthony Davis and Max Christie, the Lakers have managed to thrive defensively, becoming one of the top teams in the league. How have they done it?

The biggest trade of the season and potentially in NBA history was of course involving Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis, but there were many other ... Bogdan played overseas in Europe and was a teammate of NBA MVP Nikola Jokic on the Serbian National ...