'This was more than just a trade for Anthony Davis. This was a trade for a championship.' BillPlaschke writes:
Kuzma was one of the Lakers kids whose play suffered last year when he was worried that James wanted to trade him. He should worry no more. James clearly wants him.
There was even this, on Twitter, from former basketball boss Johnson: “Great trade Rob Pelinka! Job well done.” Of course, there will be boos. Some folks around the league will probably think the Lakers gave up too much.Those folks don’t understand Los Angeles, and the city’s championship expectations, and the pain of the six-year playoff drought, and the increasingly big bucks paid by loyal ticket-holders to see a title while James can still move.
Lonzo Ball was an exciting player, but he was brittle. The Lakers probably also aren’t too crushed to end all affiliation with his blowhard father, LaVar, who now becomes just another French Quarter oddball.
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