New Los Angeles Lakers are typically brought to owner Jeanie Buss' second-floor office overlooking the practice floor at the team's training facility. And with good reason: On a specially designed credenza under a wide window sit 11 Larry O'Brien trophies -- the centerpieces of the building and the sources of constant motivation -- in full view of the courts.
In late August, shortly after the Lakers acquired him in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Wizards, Russell Westbrook became the latest in a long line of stars to make their maiden trip inside.