After the Lakers' fiasco over the Nuggets, the team has suffered a lot of criticism, and even the team's legendary celebrity Magic Johnson has been dissatisfied with the Lakers' performance so far this season:
"We can accept being beaten, but we shouldn't have a lack of effort and a lack of urgency."
Magic Johnson has served as president of the Lakers, so maybe he is also the one who can understand the internal situation of this Lakers.
Not only Magic Johnson, but former LeBron James teammate Channing Fry also slammed the Lakers' performance on the defensive end in a show:
"To be honest it's hard to have such a bad defense, they should have lost 50 points, they were so lacking in discipline, unprovoked pocket picks, no change of defense, no communication, it was the worst defense I've ever seen. It's probably one of the worst performances I've seen from a team with good players. ”
In fact, so far this season, the Lakers have not been able to perform well enough defensively, of course, the Lakers may only be able to make a move before the trade deadline to reverse such a situation.
For the Lakers' potential move before the trade deadline, the US media Shannon Sharp made it clear that without the right move, the Lakers could not even break into the playoffs:
"It's a good thing that the Lakers lost games in this way, they can't rely on the current lineup anymore, they can't use health issues as an excuse, Pelinka has to act, the current lineup simply can't break into the playoffs, that's it."
Overall, the current Lakers cannot reach the height of the championship team in terms of on-court effort or lineup, which is why what kind of move the management can make before the trade deadline this year will be the key to the prospects of this Lakers' championship competition.