One of the biggest mistakes the Los Angeles Lakers have ever made was trading for Russell Westbrook back in 2021. Westbrook did not fit with the roster the Lakers already had in the slightest and made it impossible to build around the “star” trio.
Rob Pelinka was able to salvage the roster and put together a team that made it to the Western Conference Finals while also adding more flexibility for this summer. One would think that the Lake Show would never make a mistake like the Westbrook trade again.
That being said, the door is now potentially open for the Lake Show to make a similar mistake.