It’s no secret that the Lakers are a fan-favorite NBA team. Despite the team’s struggles over the past several seasons, it has constantly dominated headlines and found itself on the national television schedule time and again. This offseason, the team is getting praise for retaining key contributors Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell.
One ESPN writer, however, is calling for fans to pump the brakes. While appearing on Get Up Monday morning, Tim Bontemps bluntly assessed Los Angeles’s offseason, and ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst also quieted the notion that the Lakers had made a big splash.
“The Lakers didn’t materially get better,” Bontemps said. “… To me, the Lakers didn’t add anybody that materially moved the needle closer [to an NBA championship].”
