Lakers trade rumor puts hot start in perspective as drastic changes begin

Los Angeles Lakers v Milwaukee Bucks | Patrick McDermott/GettyImagesIs it time for the Los Angeles Lakers to push their chips all-in? JJ Redick got his team off to an 11-4 start with one of their star players only accounting for a 1-0 record. The problem for Rob Pelinka has to do with that last part.

The Lakers do not truly have a proper idea of what this team will look like with LeBron James back in the mix. That is not to imply James makes the team worse to any capacity, but there will be an obvious adjustment period to reintegrating their star and figuring out what that means on the whole.

There is just no clear consensus of what the Lakers true weak points are when James is available. Los…