After an impressive showing and signs of promise during the 2017-18 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers young core ultimately proved to be a selling point for LeBron James in free agency. He pointed to the group as a reason why acquiring a second All-Star wasn’t absolutely necessary.
Although James and the Lakers were excited to see how the players would complement each other, the likes of Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma are again tasked with carrying the team.
James has missed the past three games since suffering a strained groin on Christmas, and it’s unclear when he may return.