Turnover, turmoil and tanking. Those are three adjectives that have historically been associated with one of the tenants of the Staples Center.
Just not this one.
For the first time since the Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984, there is no question that the Lakers are second-class citizens in their own building. Chris Paul, the Clippers' superstar, returned. Dwight Howard, the Lakers' perceived superstar of the future, turned down an extra $30 million and bolted to the Houston Rockets.
With Kobe Bryant still on the mend, Pau Gasol's production dipping for each of the past three seasons and Steve Nash officially arriving at Old Man on the Court status last year, the Lakers seem likelier than not to miss the playoffs for just the third time since the Gerald Ford administration.
They replaced Howard with Chris Kaman and brought in a motley crew of minimum-contract veterans, including Nick Young, whose acquisition led to perhaps the greatest Photoshop moment of 2013:
It's all sobering and completely understandable. The levees break in ...
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Article written by Tyler Conway