Over the last couple of years, the Los Angeles Lakers have accumulated an intriguing level of young talent. Their combination of lottery picks and reliable veterans yielded impressive results to start the season, but things have since come back down to earth.
The Lakers have lost 12 of their last 13 games and seem to have gotten away from what got them off to such a good start in the first place. Inconsistent effort on both ends of the floor have plagued the Lakers and while veterans such as Lou Williams, Luol Deng, and Nick Young have had some great performances, the young players like D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, and Brandon Ingram have struggled.