The Los Angeles Lakers continued their disappointing start to their season with a loss to city rivals, Los Angeles Clippers. While their first defeat to the Golden State Warriors was a blowout, this could have been a game where the Lakers could have had the first win of their season.
Playing some great defense and working on some of their opening-game mistakes, the Lakers certainly looked better against the Clippers. But as has been the case from last season, the Lakers were let down again by their shooting. This was down to players like Russell Westbrook shooting 0-11 from the field and scoring only 2 points. Overall, the team was also dismal, shooting 9-45 from the three-point line.
NBA Fans Think LeBron James Might Force The Lakers Make A Trade After Latest Loss
As promising as the performance was against the Clippers, it is clear that the Lakers are in no state to compete in the Western Conference. Given that they have such a talented duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers still struggling to win games say a lot about the roster built around the two superstars.
After their latest loss against the Clippers, fans were quick to speculate that LeBron James and Co. might be looking to make a trade.
LeBron after the Lakers' 0-2 start: pic.twitter.com/9XdYx8Skf8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 21, 2022
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Sigh……Rob Pelinka did a horrible job this off-season https://t.co/6Epyaj2c0D
— Meely (@artillery003) October 21, 2022
Lmaooo fr man @JeanieBuss @Lakers 19-87 from 3 over two games lost 32 of the last 44 games its time man https://t.co/Cjrg751mkL pic.twitter.com/AKa6WqmrWn
— 👑DeeJay🌎 (@And1DeeJay) October 21, 2022
Trade WestBRICK @Lakers https://t.co/UR6OM1Bhge
— Openour3rdeye (@openour3rdeye) October 21, 2022
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Blazers full of shooters @KingJames 👀 run from the grind 😤 https://t.co/fptyPxaAQr
— Johnny (@johnnykinda) October 21, 2022
F them picks
Get shooters https://t.co/HoYNOmF8Ta
— Edwin B. Wabwire (@ewabwire2008) October 21, 2022
Dear, @JeanieBuss https://t.co/uBjUPmbWOi
— 𝕷𝕰𝕹𝔪𝔢𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯⁶♕ (@LenBron_27) October 21, 2022
This gonna be one of the worst lakers season of all time jus cuz they got talent and can’t do shit https://t.co/ePMijFK1Cx
— CAM (@UrbCam) October 21, 2022
The Lakers certainly are in dire need of shooting. A trade could surely come in handy. There were multiple rumors that the Lakers were going to trade Russell Westbrook along with a couple of first-round picks to bring in Myles Turner and Buddy Hield. Things did not materialize though, and the Lakers stuck to Westbrook.
Two games in the gamble seem to have backfired. Tonight, Russ had one of his worst career performances not able to make a single field goal in the game, which is absolutely shocking.
If the Lakers still have the chance to bring in a sharpshooter like Hield to the team, it might be the move that the Lakers should make, given it makes the most sense in this scenario. Should the Lakers trade the first two picks to improve their roster?
