The Lakers’ top priority appears to be finding a point guard, aside from keeping LeBron James from making an official retirement announcement, which would shake both the Lakers and the NBA as a whole.
D’Angelo Russell returned to Los Angeles for his second tenure with the purple and gold after the Lakers traded one Russell (Westbrook) for another.
Finding a point guard seems to be the Lakers’ main priority, after preventing LeBron James from announcing his retirement, which would rock the Lakers and the NBA as a whole.
After trading one Russell (Westbrook) for another, D’Angelo Russell returned to Los Angeles for his second stint with the purple and gold.
Indeed, the Lakers were undoubtedly a little bitter after Russell’s final-quarter performance.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has stated that he wants to keep the talented players that LA has amassed, especially now that Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura are about to enter restricted free agency.