9 Failed Moves That Contributed to Los Angeles Lakers Downfall

Over the course of their preseason slate, the Los Angeles Lakers have looked every bit a lottery-bound team—a collection of ill-fitting pieces and cast-off talent few believe is capable of crashing the Western Conference playoff party.

Lack of stakes aside, L.A.’s poor play is merely the latest in what’s been a cascading wave of discouraging dominoes for the once-dominant franchise.

In the wake of a 27-win season—percentage-wise, the team’s worst in nearly six decades—the Lakers are at something of an organizational crossroads. Do they continue building around the aging, atrophying Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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