Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
Realistically, you’ve thought about this deal before. Anyone following the NBA has.
As it stands, it seems the Lakers are a little apprehensive about offering up this much draft capital. With that said, from where we stand, they’ve hardly got a choice.
After all, the Nets may have fair grievances with Kyrie Irving. His off-court behavior is certainly problematic. On the other hand, the Lakers have on-court issues, and they’re basically unsolvable.
At this stage of his career, Russell Westbrook is highly unlikely to start hitting threes at an efficient clip. If he had it in him, it’s safe to assume we’d have seen it by now. That makes him a problematic fit alongside James.
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After all, LeBron is one of the best on-ball playmakers in the NBA. Westbrook’s lack of off-ball gravity does nothing to complement him.
Meanwhile, we’ve seen what happens when he’s alongside Kyrie’s off-ball presence. It’s time to get this duo back together – they should have never split up in the first place.