The Los Angeles Lakers have had two fun days of free agency, filling their roster spots with veterans that will help LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis compete for the championship next year.
Great as some of them are, father time catches up with all of us, and these athletes won’t be the exception. That’s why it’s not a surprise that people make fun of the Lakers for putting together all this experience ahead of the upcoming season.
Right now, the Lakers have only four players under the age of 30, Anthony Davis, Kendrick Nunn, Malik Monk, and Talen Horton-Tucker. As for the rest, they’re all past their 30s.
Ages for next year's Lakers:
Melo: 37
Bron: 36
Gasol: 36
Ariza: 36
Dwight: 35
Ellington: 33
Bazemore: 32
Russ: 32
AD: 28
Nunn: 26
Monk: 23
THT: 20 pic.twitter.com/lEgkQcUeoM
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 3, 2021
Of course, this can become a problem for the Lakers along the way. One fan reacted to this, trolling the purple and gold and their ‘retirement home.’
“Lakers managed to build an entire retirement home in only 3 hours. Very impressive.”
Lakers managed to build an entire retirement home in only 3 hours. Very impressive.
— BGN Hoops (@BGNHoops) August 3, 2021
Lakers locker room as soon as they go on a losing streakpic.twitter.com/kCmcwrm73C
— BGN Hoops (@BGNHoops) August 3, 2021
Lakers signed Malik Monk to bring the average age of the roster down to 72
— BGN Hoops (@BGNHoops) August 4, 2021
This was enough for the rest of the community to start a big debate. While some agreed that the Lakers made some questionable moves, others defended the team, saying they are in an excellent position to win the championship next year.
We’re not done yet pic.twitter.com/zwFtbtUbsg
— RUI FANATIC (@therealselena23) August 3, 2021
LeBron- washed
AD- fragile and soft
Westbrook- walking brick
Role Players and Bench- retirement home patients
This Laker team is NOT a superteam
— nuahsek 🕸️ (@KondoneHeartz) August 3, 2021
The Brooklyn Nets managed to build an entire hospital in one year. A team full of injury prones. Impressive
— Jizz (@Simbizine) August 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/medinaaaa24/status/1422420175970734081https://twitter.com/LakeShowSZNN/status/1422353810085715968https://twitter.com/troncolmao/status/1422354752361410566https://twitter.com/chriswheeler02/status/1422376893630791683https://twitter.com/bamaddamayo/status/1422353105467871232
🤰this you every time Lakers get sign a player
— ⚜️SSB⚜️ (@aujlaxxo) August 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/JTBarnesFanAcct/status/1422353210153517056
Bro is hating so hard rn
— Jay Will (@_jay_will) August 3, 2021
Keep that same energy.
When we win it all 😹
— Honest JorPippen Fan (@LakersAreBetta) August 3, 2021
Your name BullsGotNets and instead of talking about their amazing free agency so far you talking about the Lakers 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
— nomad (@stupidblackid) August 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/SilvasRequiem/status/1422354341739081730https://twitter.com/TheBrodieBurner/status/1422354365709393922
The Lakers did add some good players in the first two days of free agency. Carmelo Anthony will finally play with LeBron James. Dwight Howard will have a third tenure with the franchise. Russell Westbrook lands in a team with serious chances to win the championship and more.
Things look good for the Lakers right now, but we still need to wait and see if they’re capable of winning it all next year.
