Los Angeles Lakers’ Paper-Thin Wing Depth Waiting to Be Exposed

August 30th, 2014 by Jim Cavan Leave a reply »

When you can count in your midst one of the two best shooting guards in NBA history, lack of wing depth shouldn’t be very high on the concern scale.

But that’s precisely what the Los Angeles Lakers face in the weeks leading up to the start of the NBA season.

Hot on the heels of his 36th birthday, Kobe Bryant—a pair of season-ending injuries to his detriment—is no longer the peerless force of a decade ago. From here on out, his game will be defined more through guts and guile than sheer athletic grace.

For L.A. to stand the slightest chance of crashing the Western Conference playoff party, Bryant needs a supporting cast capable of shouldering the playmaking load.

Sadly, the Lakers’ summer shopping spree has thus far yielded little more than flotsam on the fringes.



Just how desperate are the 16-time NBA champs? According to USA Today’s Sam Amick, L.A. recently conducted a workout for a slew of agents, including Daniel Orton, Dexter Pittman, Toney Douglas, Ben Hansbrough, Malcolm Lee and, last but not least, former No. 2 overall pick and basketball bon v ...

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