Rich Paul made a loud statement on his client's behalf, explaining that LeBron James wanted to spend his last seasons in the league competing for championships after picking up the player option for 2025-26. The Los Angeles Lakers, even with their flaws, are not far off from that mix.
Dan Woike, the Lakers writer for The Athletic, made a pit stop on The Zach Lowe Show to remind everyone of that fact. For all the frustrations that have surrounded this offseason, Los Angeles is far from a doomsday scenario.
"The Lakers were really good last year," Woike told Lowe.