Los Angeles Lakers are now 0-4 in the regular season with the latest loss coming against Denver Nuggets. LeBron James has been in fine form this season, but he too couldn’t guide the Lakers to their first win of the season. Anthony Davis has also started the season well and scored 22 points in the Lakers’ 99-110 loss against the Nuggets. However, Russell Westbrook has failed to settle in despite spending more than a year on the purple and gold. The Lakers are reportedly finding potential suitors for ‘Brodie’ to change the team’s fortunes for the season ahead.
Many pundits and fans have criticized Russell Westbrook for the problems at the Lakers. Many feel his departure might help the Lakers bounce back. However, even in his absence against the Nuggets, the Lakers lost by 11 points. An NBA executive has reportedly pointed out the same and said that the situation won’t change even if the Lakers bring in Kyrie Irving.
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“But they?re probably going to look for the star, make another run at Kyrie Irving even though they don?t have the max to give him,” the executive told Heavy.com.
“Though, no one is scared of them if you swap out Russell Westbrook and put Kyrie on the team.”
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This is a surprising statement coming from an NBA executive. The situation at the franchise has worsened and even the trio of LeBron, Davis, and Kyrie cannot save them as per the NBA executive.
The recent report went viral on social media. NBA fans couldn’t stop themselves from reacting to the latest statements from the NBA executive.
NBA fans react to NBA executive’s opinion on LeBron James’ Lakers
The blunt statement from the NBA executive went viral on Twitter and sparked reactions from several fans.
Following are some of the best reactions to the same:
https://twitter.com/Z7Pcvxkedd/status/1585671361455951879?s=20&t=ZEyLV_rZ_Wyqmikczz8KhA
They have to blow it up and rebuild
— simon 🇨🇴 (@simonsvoid) October 27, 2022
fire the executive
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) October 27, 2022
FREE KYRIE
— R (@EaglesWorldSB52) October 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/LouAye_/status/1585671503055577090?s=20&t=ZEyLV_rZ_Wyqmikczz8KhA
Not wrong, that team got so many flaws right now Kyrie only alleviates some of the issues https://t.co/7KgaOHPfjR
— Tony🦑 (@TmillyMayne) October 27, 2022
Exactly. Nets have the better roster and probably the better player rn. https://t.co/AQoJlmO0DP
— Caleb (@CalebM32) October 27, 2022
If Kyrie doesn't move the needle then the Lakers need to seriously consider moving LeBron and AD. Kyrie is the ceiling of what they can get for Westbrook and their 2 FRPs https://t.co/SBYsszIq7e
— Mikey J 🎷🏆 (@Mik3y_J) October 27, 2022
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The Lakers have been heavily dependent on the LeBron-Davis duo. Apart from the two, there’s not enough support from the other starters and bench players. LeBron James can only do so much. It’ll be interesting to see how the Lakers perform without Westbrook this season.
Is Kyrie Irving a good fit for the Lakers?
Kyrie Irving has been in fine form with the Nets as well. However, there is a lot of pressure to perform for a team like the Lakers. Kyrie Irving will only improve the Lakers’ roster if the Lakers manage to strike a deal. However, the same was said about Russell Westbrook when he joined last year. This only shows that teams don’t fear the Lakers as they used to do a few years back.
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