The Los Angeles Lakers built a roster that simply did not work to start the 2022-23 season. Despite having LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, and Patrick Beverley, the Lakers were on track to miss the playoffs once again.
They made sweeping changes at the trade deadline, including dealing away Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook. And Beverley has now opened up on why things didn’t work, especially on defense.
Everything wasn’t sunshine and rainbows in LA pic.twitter.com/FYs965EjBO
— Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) March 22, 2023
“Yeah, we should do this on defense… ‘Nah we cool, we cool… Nah we gotta rotate’… Bron what you mean we gotta rotate, you ain’t even playing… They don’t listen to me…. You gotta go through the first-year coach, the LeBron, the AD, the Russ, then it get to me. You don’t hear my sh*t the way you should hear my sh*t… Due to circumstances, whoever on the team, your voice isn’t heard, what you saying doesn’t echo. Because we had a nice f**king team in LA.”
It seems like there was quite a bit of frustration for Patrick Beverley during his time on the Lakers, and it goes to show that there was a fair bit of turmoil in the locker room. Even though it makes sense that all those superstars would get a say before Beverley, his frustration in that situation is understandable. And it seems both the Lakers and Beverley are happier now that they have parted ways with one another.
Patrick Beverley Spoke About The Difference Between Bulls Fans And Lakers Fans
Patrick Beverley has been enjoying life a lot more since he got to the Chicago Bulls. The team has won 8 out of their 12 games with Beverley, and he is feeling more appreciated than he did before. Beverley spoke about the difference between the fanbases, noting how much more patience Bulls fans have when things aren’t going the way they want them to.
“I play a bad game with Chicago, I ain’t gotta look on Twitter and hear, ‘he’s a bum, get him outta here!’ Like I was hearing that sh*t in L.A.”
If the Los Angeles Lakers can make the playoffs, none of this will matter, and their moves at the trade deadline will have paid off in a big way. Patrick Beverley’s Bulls are in the play-in spots in the East as well, and while neither team will likely do much this season, it’s good to have some light shed on why things didn’t work out with the Lakers’ roster that started the season.
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