Everyone expected this Los Angeles Lakers team to struggle early on with all the new pieces acquired during the offseason.
After starting 0-3 with losses to the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Portland Trailblazers, all playoff teams from last year, nobody is too surprised at this point. However, M.U.D. has been the lone bright spot this season, and they could very well keep the Lakers afloat while the starters work out the kinks.
Currently, the Lakers bench ranks 5th in points at 45.1 per game, while getting an average of 19.