The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a brutal early first-round exit to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a tough and unexpected loss to a young Timberwolves team l

From 2006 to 2011, Smith played with Anthony and the Denver Nuggets. The pair reunited with the New York Knicks from 2012 to 2015. During that 2015 season, Smith was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he joined LeBron James.

And James was happy to give the 23-year-old some advice along the way. James discussed his interactions with Edwards during Thursday's episode of his Mind the Game show with Steve Nash (23:25 mark) and revealed some of the advice he provided.

LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and the Los Angeles Lakers entered the NBA playoffs looking like a potential contender in the Western Conference. Right off the bat in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves,

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an unexpected 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs despite having home-court advantage. The new-look Lakers were overwhelmed on both ends of the floor throughout the series,