The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t really done much right over the past year.
A sequence of terrible moves in the 2021 offseason were initiated by what is sure to be remembered as one of the worst trades in the league’s history: the deal that sent Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards to Los Angeles. After that, the 2021-22 season went as poorly as it ever could have gone with the team missing the playoffs and play-in tournament entirely.
This 2022 offseason for the Lakers has also centered around Westbrook, as the team had some of the quickest buyer’s remorse you can have with such a major deal, evidenced by the countless rumors and reports about the team trying to dump him someone else.