At the point when the Los Angeles Lakers exchanged for Russell Westbrook this past offseason and marked an assortment of veterans like Carmelo Anthony, many individuals thought they were top choices for the 2021-22 NBA title. That has been a long way from the case, and the Los Angeles Lakers are as of now the eleventh seed and out of the play-in competition.
On paper, the Los Angeles Lakers were a team that should be prevailing. In any case, as Lakers mentor Phil Handy noted toward the beginning of the period, being great on paper doesn’t come out on top for championships.
“Paper doesn’t win championships for us. Those names that are on that paper, are some phenomenal names… We gotta do our work and make sure we gel. Do we fit? These guys, they gotta figure out ways to play with each other and sacrifice, and let their names take over. You know, you look at that piece of paper and say, Lakers are loaded, automatic championship. Nah man, we got a lot of work to do in terms of just gelling, finding our rhythm and being able to be cohesive as a unit.”
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Shaquille O’Neal wants the entire Lakers roster to be removed except LeBron James and Anthony Davis
Obviously a few changes should occur assuming the Los Angeles Lakers are to be a more effective team one year from now. Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has as of late recommended that the team needs to keep LeBron James and Anthony Davis, yet additionally redesign the remainder of the list.
“You gotta get rid of expiring contracts. You gotta get rid of the projects that didn’t work, and you gotta try and get younger and more athletic around LeBron. Because paper-wise, when everybody did the deal, “Ooh Westbrook”, ooh, this that… Age is a factor. AD was hurt all year… gotta keep him healthy. Keep LeBron and AD and make moves for everybody else.“
Getting “younger and more athletic” as Shaquille O’Neal proposes could help the Los Angeles Lakers, particularly in the event that they can get athletic players who can shield at an undeniable level. The Los Angeles Lakers have battled with their guard a great deal this year, and further developing that could deliver profits.
Ideally, we see the Los Angeles Lakers work on in the offseason. They actually have an excellent star team, however obviously they need to fill the list with better-fitting job players around Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
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