LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in uncharted territory, with no answers and no path to contention.
in Westbrook becoming a Laker to begin with, as the Lakers changed course on draft night in 2021. It's easy to see why James wanted Westbrook as a running mate, considering Westbrook was still productive and James battled injuries the year before.
It feels like a lot will have to go right to mask the Lakers’ ills, from James playing at an otherworldly level to Anthony Davis reversing the trend of being self-check outside of 15 feet to the Lakers shooters … being able to shoot.Davis was supposed to help James transition into the final phase of his career, a young, gifted, two-way co-star who could take the reins and start a new reign. Talent-wise, he’s every bit worthy of comparisons to Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
The numbers don’t look bad, and he has moments of energetic impact but the Lakers need more — from somewhere, anywhere. Westbrook, to no one’s surprise, isn’t the same athlete he was four years ago. This is his 15th year — historically, players are entering retirement, not trying to recapture old glory. He didn’t use his acquired smarts during that two-for-one play, instead relying on tried-and-true instinct — the former usually aids aging players rather than the latter. Westbrook is battling it — his body, his mortality, his place in the league — and the answers are not to his liking.
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