Los Angeles Lakers
27-33, 9th in the Western Conference
The Hornets may not be panicking much, but in Los Angeles, it is time to sound the alarms because the Lakers are in deep trouble right now!
Not only is Anthony Davis in danger of missing the rest of the regular season with a right ankle/foot sprain, but Russell Westbrook has not fit in at all with this Lakers team and LeBron James is their only consistent scoring threat.
At 37-years-old, James is still one of the best overall talents in the NBA, but he can only do so much to help this team and it seems like he is constantly the only player on their roster scoring in double-figures, as everyone else is like rolling dice at a craps table, hoping that they will have an “on” night.
The Lakers have virtually no depth, they have no offensive production and they have lost five of their last six games by an average of 10.0 points!
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In their most recent loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, a game in which the Lakers lost by 28 points, there seemed to be very negative energy within the arena that night and multiple Lakers players, including LeBron James, were caught on video arguing and yelling at fans in the stands.
Everything that could have gone wrong for the Lakers this season has gone wrong and with no cap space, no draft assets, and no direction right now, this franchise is doomed for even more disappointment in the offseason.
Now 27-33 on the season, the Lakers are just 2.5 games in front of the Pelicans for the 9-seed in the Western Conference and just 2.5 games from being out of the playoff and play-in tournament picture entirely.
According to Tankathon, the Lakers have the second hardest remaining schedule out of all 30 teams in the NBA, as only 7 of their remaining 22 games are against teams with a losing record, two of which will be against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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The Lakers are in BIG trouble right now and their entire roster may be blown up in the offseason as a result.
PANIC METER (1-10): 10
