The 2021-22 NBA season has been a complete disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers and thereās nothing they can do to change that. But what they can control is how they respond next year.
With Frank Vogel no longer at the helm, Darvin Ham has to turn many things around to get the team back into the postseason. One of biggest challenges ahead of him is to help Russell Westbrook recover the best version of himself.
Brodie moved to California last year after a blockbuster trade with the Wizards, butnothing went according to plan. While many blamed LeBron James for it, Cari Champion said on her show that The King wanted to join forces with DeMar DeRozan instead of Russ.
NBA Rumors: LeBron James preferred DeMar DeRozan instead of Russell Westbrook
(Transcript via Fadeaway World)
āNow you know the story was DeMar DeRozan could have been a Lakerā¦ I remember specifically, he meeting with LeBron, he was saying Rob wasnāt trying to give him the years, he wanted the yearsā¦
āLeBron wanted him, and he was still under the impression that he was going to be a Laker until they signed Russell Westbrook. I ran into LeBron at an event, and he goes, āWell, I was trying to get DeMarā¦ā
Considering how things have gone for the Lakers and the Bulls this season, itās impossible not to wonder what could have been if it was DeRozan and not Westbrook the one who moved to Los Angeles.
However, thatās part of the past now and the Lakers have to move on. While many have given up on Brodie, Darvin Ham is convinced that thereās still a lot left in his tank. Only time will tell whether heās right or not.
