Tag: Russell Westbrook

Darvin Hamm, Los Angeles Lakers Nothing appears to be working for the Los Angeles Lakers at the moment, so it’s no surprise that they’ve fallen into their hands The 10th loss of the season at the hands of the Sacramento Kings on November 11. Speaking to the media after the match, coach Darvin Hamm made his team awareand identify the mistakes made by his players that are likely to swing the game in favor of Sacramento. “Self-mistakes. Whether we’re fouling, losing a mission or turning the ball around. Again, we…

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GT Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers can’t escape media exaggeration after a shocking 2-8 start to the new season. Honestly, until the purple and gold start winning together, it will be the primary focus of the national media, because the world expects the Lakers to be competitive. Unfortunately for Los Angeles, it looks like they will struggle unless they can find a trade to improve their fortunes. According to Howard Beck, speaking on The Crossover PodcastThe Lakers are waiting for a specific player to…

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GT Miles Turner, Los Angeles Lakers Last week, we started seeing a slight comeback from Russell Westbrook, thanks to the Los Angeles Lakers moving him to the bench. As such, talk of a potential trade in Westbrook may need to wait until we get a larger sample size of what the star could do if he becomes fully invested in his new role. In addition to, According to Shannon Sharp, the Lakers should stay away from acquiring Mile Turner if they decide to go ahead with the prospect of trading…

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GT Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers It has long been rumored that a potential Los Angeles Lakers deal with the Indiana Pacers would be the most reasonable deal to remove Russell Westbrook from the team’s payroll. However, up to this point, Rob Pelinka has resisted the desire to agree to the Pacers’ terms, which include both the Lakers’ first-round picks for 2027 and 2029. However, According to several NBA executives, who spoke with Eric Pincus of Bleacher ReportThe common consensus is that the Los Angeles front office will eventually succumb…

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GT Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers If the Los Angeles Lakers were determined to put a rival team around LeBron James, then Bleacher Report’s latest commercial presentation by Greg Schwartz may be a legitimate answer. The commercial proposal looks like this: Get Lakers: Damian Lillard and Justice Winslow Get Portland Trail Blazers: Max Christie, Austin Reeves, 2027 first-round draft pick, 2029 first-round draft pick, 2023 second-round draft pick, 2023 second-round draft pick (via Chicago Bulls), and then-purchased Russell Westbrook. There’s a middle ground between “the Lakers don’t have enough assets…

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GT Rob Pelinka, Darvin Hamm, Los Angeles Lakers Two games into the new season and it looks like the Los Angeles Lakers are already in trouble. The lack of shooting and front field depth ensured that Darvin Hamm was forced to over-reliance on a plethora of no-shooting options, limiting the team’s ability to harm opponents from the periphery. While fixing shooting issues seems difficult, front-court issues may be easier to fix. Recently, a Western Conference executive spoke with Sean Daveney, an executive with Heavy Sports Insider, and noted that the…

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GT Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers Problems are piling up inside the Lakers’ roster, from a lack of ocean shooting to a shortage of talented field players – Rob Pelinka has taken his job. According to a Western Conference executive, talk to him Sean Daveney from Heavy.com On condition of anonymity, the Lakers can resolve their issues in court by entering into business negotiations over the previous first draft, Deandre Ayton. “The Lakers want to get them involved in free agency next summer, though, so they’re not going out just…

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