The realization has kicked in for the Los Angeles Lakers: This roster won’t win a title.
After going all-out during the summer to win the franchise’s 18th championship this postseason, those dreams are now a nightmare. The Lakers reportedly believe Russell Westbrook won’t help LeBron James and Anthony Davis win at a high level, but acquiring his $44 million salary cost L.A. all their tradeable assets.
So two people who constructed this roster — LeBron and Rob Pelinka, VP of basketball operations — will now try to reconstruct it ahead of the Feb. 10 trade deadline, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN: