First Take Season 19 Episode 126 Purple & Gold Standard, Lord of The Rings

Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson debate how many west teams they'd take over the Lakers and which team you'd like the Lakers to face in the first round of playoffs. The guys react to the Deebo Samuels trade and discuss who they believe won the trade. Dan Orlovsky joins the show to react to Stafford re-signing with the Rams and who's a better pick: Stafford or Rodgers? Lastly, the crew reacts to Tank Davis and Lamont Roach Jr's fight ending in a draw.

Brian Windhorst joins the show to debate which is more impressive: Steph or LeBron making a deep playoff run? The guys react to JuJu Watkins spectacular performance against UCLA. The crew reacts to Travis Hunter's comments on being compared to Shohei Ohtani. Dan Orlovksy joins the show to debate if the Rams are the 2nd-best team in the NFC with Stafford. Lastly, the crew discusses if Devin Booker should want out of Phoenix and where Kevin Durant should go next.