As far as the Lakers, thats the thing with young teams even when they are just starting to come around. They cant win games. They can be competitive, even against the best teams. But they won't be able to close. The WC is also very daunting for them. A much better team then the EC bottom dwellers, but very good chance they finish below them in the standings due to playing in the WC
30 foot 3 pointers the last few minutes of the game. Not smart ball.
I think Westbrook is destined to a 4th/5th/6th seed kind of player for the duration of his prime. He isnt an efficient enough scorer to have the usage he is going to demand on any real contender
I think if we do get Lebron, Ball is out. I dont see much if any value to Ball playing off the Ball. If they land Lebron and Cousins or George, I could see them packaging Ball and Ingram for another major peice
They may have to pretty much overhaul the roster if they go big in FA. Lebron is going to want a legit title contender, and that will mean him and two other max's to contend with the Warriors. Out of the three prospects they have, they will likely have to trade two to get that 3rd championship caliber player. One of them being Ingram. Probably be Ingram and Ball.
I was hoping Ingram could develop into a #1, that seems unlikely to me. I'm down with trading anyone if it results in competing for and winning titles. I didn't think the Lakers would be in the gutter this long, i knew it was going to take a while to recover but it's getting ridiculous.
Ultimately Ingram could be a #1. He just wont be able to be a #1 on a winning team for a few years. I just don't see how him and Ball would fit in on a team that adds two maxes ( if they can) and would expect to chase a title in 2019. The big guys the Lakers are going to pursue are going to want to know they can make a deep playoff run. If Lebron is one them, he needs to know they will be a serious title contender.
