Lakers News: Latest Buzz Surrounding Los Angeles for 2016 Opening Week

October 25th, 2016 by Tim Daniels Leave a reply »

A new era of Los Angeles Lakers basketball kicks off Wednesday night when the team takes the floor without Kobe Bryant to battle the Houston Rockets. The face of the franchise's retirement leaves a void new head coach Luke Walton hopes one of his young stars eventually fills.

The Lakers feature an impressive group of promising players, led by Brandon Ingram, D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle. Now the question is how quickly the rebuilding efforts can turn a corner and get the team back on the path toward contention in the Western Conference.

The evolution won't happen overnight, but signs of progress should be on display after Los Angeles went 17-65 last season. For now, let's check out some of the latest news and comments surrounding the team with the new campaign set to get underway.

                                              

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