The2021-22 NBA season hasn’t begun well for the Los Angeles Lakers. Or at least, they’re not where theywere expected to be at this point. And, except for LeBron James, pretty mucheveryone has been in the eye of the storm for theirpoor start.
Of course, head coach Frank Vogeland Russell Westbrook, who failed to impress at the beginning, received most of the criticism. But they were not alone, as Anthony Davis has also beensingled out for the team’s problems.
Davis, who got off to a promising start to life in LA by being part of the team that won the 2020 NBA ring in the Orlando bubble, has failed to find his best levelin the league. That’s why an NBA analyst believes his stint at the Lakers could end in a trade.
NBA analyst suggestsLakers couldtrade Anthony Davis
“I can see the Anthony Davis era with the Lakers ending with him being traded. This is not working, LeBron is at the end of his run and AD is at the end of his run,“ Jason Smith of Fox Sports Radio claimed.
“So now, we gotta get 3 guys that we can pay to come in here that are going to go win championships together and we’re redoing the Lakers,”he added. Well, he may have a point, but it still looks like a bold take.
Davis, 28, has way more playing years ahead of him than most of his current teammates. Yes, he may have struggled to perform at his best for the last couple of seasons, but injuries have also prevented him from playing better. Then again, he’ll obviously need to turn up his game at some point. But that won’t happen for at least four weeks, as he has recently suffered a knee injury.