The Russell Westbrook experiment has gone south in Los Angeles, and the Lakers appear ready to move on from this blunder of a deal.
Westbrook was always going to be a bad fit on the Lakers. He can’t shoot 3s, he makes erratic decisions and both his age and injuries have hampered his athleticism enough to where his defense is spotty at best. His poor play has sapped the life out of his teammates, and now he’s questioning why he can’t play closing minutes on a team that’s better with him off the floor.
The Lakers gave up Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell in the Westbrook deal, and now it’s time for them to find some other pieces to mix and match around LeBron James and Anthony Davis in their pursuit of a championship.
