Now what?

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by tap2390

While I would love for the Lakers to implode, realistically a motivated big three of Lebron, AD, and Kyrie is absolutely going to be in contention. Important to remember Kyrie is in a contract year and he will have all three eyes looking for a max deal this summer.

If all three of those guys are healthy and committed, then yes they'll be a force. But contract year or no, I think Kyrie just seems disinterested in basketball, and AD hasn't been healthy for two years.

Sort of a tangent, but the Westbrook trade has got to be the single stupidest, nonsensical, most self-destructive trade in NBA history. This was a team that won the championship, and then actually significantly improved their championship roster, and instead of logically chalking up the loss the next season to injuries, they decided they needed to completely gut their championship roster and trade all of their depth for the one guy who has proven over and over again that he does not know how to play winning team basketball. Healthy Lebron and AD with KCP, Caruso, Schroder, Montrezl, and a few minor role players is easily still a title contender in 2022 and beyond.

It just goes to show you, you can't ever let the players be the GM. When Lebron and AD pushed to trade for Westbrook, Jeanie Buss and the Lakers front office just needed to call Lebron's bluff and dare him to leave.