This is the story being reported from the LA Lakers. The signing of Tim Mozgov who was basically relegated to the bench with the Cavs and played but 25 minutes in the Finals while Tristan Thompson did the heavy lifting.
Many of the talking heads in the NBA think Durant and Westbrook could possibly move to the Lakers after next season. My subtle suggestion to both Kevin and Russ would be this….these aren’t the Lakers of Wilt, West, Kareem, Magic, Kobe, or Dr. Buss. These are the Lakers of Dr. Jerry Buss’s children who have basically turned the franchise into a joke.
I don’t care how good of a player you are if you don’t have an owner, a general manager, and a head coach who can work in tandem making sound basketball decisions you’re not going to consistently contend in today’s NBA.
So…Pat Riley keeps Hassan Whiteside in Miami while the Buss children decide to pay Tim Mozgov $65 million over the next four years.
Sam Presti steals Victor Oladipo and Domantus Sabonis while the Lakers do this in preparation for their pitch to Durant and Westbrook next summer. Good luck with this kind of decision making.
Maybe Mitch K and the Buss children got confused and thought they just signed Tristan Thompson to a four year deal is all I can figure.