Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
If the Lakers had to boil their issues down to one word in 2021-22…it may be difficult. After all, this team had a lot of issues. Still, the word may be: Spacing.
Anthony Davis had the worst shooting season of his career in 2021-22. Meanwhile, Westbrook shot at about his usual rate from downtown – poorly. LeBron James shot the ball well, but he should be the one with the ball in his hands.
Having James surrounded by poor spacing negates his generational floor vision. This deal fixes that. Lowry and Struss will both be upgrades over Westbrook in that regard.
Of course, the most significant acquisition on the Lakers’ end here is Herro.
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At 22, he still has major star potential. Furthermore, we’ve seen James thrive alongside a scoring guard before – alongside Kyrie Irving in 2014-15. They were pretty successful – if you count an NBA championship as a success, that is.