However, when he’s one of three experienced guys you have on your roster (and the other two guys are a combined 75 years of age) it does not exactly draw a ton of confidence in attracting the top stars that are all about winning immediately. He’s got real size (7’0” is always an asset), and is a great teammate. Now, you could do worse than the 25-year-old as an end of the bench guy. He was the last pick in the 2012 draft, and is better known for his celebratory dances than anything he does in a game situation. The other veteran player currently on the roster is Robert Sacre. I also would be not surprised to watch Nash fall further into oblivion, or see Kobe settle into the “ Michael Jordan circa 2002″ stage of his career so these guys are question marks right now (Note: I will not bet against Kobe being good offensively again). There was a time when I questioned if either of these guys would ever slow down, and it would not surprise me to see Kobe return as a scoring machine and Nash bounce back to have an above average point guard year (think end-of-the-road-Jason-Kidd-esque). Unfortunately, it’s 2014 and the headliners of this five man show are 40-year-old Steve Nash and 35-year-old Kobe Bryant (he’ll be 36 when the season starts). If this was 2007, the Lakers would be in prime position to be the best team this league has ever seen.
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With marquee names available, and even top-tier role players, the Lakers are in position to make a difference in terms of wins and losses in the upcoming campaign.īefore we get into how and why the purple and gold will look into some of the free agents, let’s take a look at the current roster (if it even constitutes being referred to as such) and how much cash the Lakers have to throw at the big name guys. The plan has been to target this free agency period, along with 2015, in order to build the next great Laker roster. This is the time that will dictate the product put in front of all of us in the 2014-15 season. This is the opportunity to add some real pieces for both the present and the future. This is what the fans suffered through 82 games of losing, purposeless basketball for. And what a crucial date on the calendar it is. Through the season's first 10 games, the Lakers were 1–9, the worst start in the 66-year history of the franchise.On July 1, free agency will begin for the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the NBA. On October 28, 2014, rookie Julius Randle broke his right tibia during the Lakers' season opener against the Houston Rockets, and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. June 26: The 2014 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.This was the first 60 loss season in franchise history.
The Lakers finished with a 21–61 record, placing them last in the Pacific division for the second straight season and fourteenth in the Western conference. On March 21, 2015, Steve Nash announced his retirement. On January 28, 2015, Kobe Bryant underwent season-ending surgery for a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder. Rookie Julius Randle was injured opening night and missed the remainder of the season. The Lakers started the season a franchise-worst 1–9. On December 14, 2014, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to pass Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a 100–94 win over Minnesota. The team then hired Lakers Showtime player and former Coach of the Year, Byron Scott as head coach in late July. The Lakers also drafted Kentucky's star power forward Julius Randle and shooting guard Jordan Clarkson in the 2014 NBA Draft. The Lakers later acquired point guard Jeremy Lin in a trade with Houston and won the bidding rights to power forward Carlos Boozer after being amnestied by Chicago in the offseason. After failing to land the biggest names in the offseason like Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, the Lakers brought back numerous key role players from last season including Nick Young, Jordan Hill, and Ryan Kelly. In the offseason, Pau Gasol and Jodie Meeks left for Chicago and Detroit, respectively, leaving big holes to fill. Mike D'Antoni resigned in late April following two miserable seasons, leaving the team without a head coach. Coming off from one of the worst seasons in franchise history and missing the playoffs, the team looked to rebound. The 2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 67th season, its 66th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in Los Angeles.
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