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Report: Lakers roster feels they are only ‘couple of players away’ from contention

The Lakers front office may have a penchant for patience this season, but that doesn’t mean it’s the universal stance taken by the whole franchise. Specifically, when it comes to the Lakers roster, the belief is the team could be close to breaking through.

It’s fair for the players to be optimistic considering their recent run of strong performances with five wins in their last six games, even if three of those came against the Spurs. In the wake of that, Dave McMenamin of ESPN wrote an extensive piece on Monday touching on a number of things, including a nugget about the Lakers roster and their thoughts on a trade.