At 0-4, this Lakers season is almost dead on arrival. No NBA champion has ever won a title after beginning the year with four losses. The Lakers under Dr. Jerry Buss were never 0-4 to start a season, but it’s now happened three times since his passing. Spoiler alert: the other two teams did not make the postseason.
The one thing that could dramatically change the tenor of the 2022-23 campaign is if the Lakers traded Russell Westbrook, but that is the only move that the front office has in its pocket.
Thus far, the Lakers brass has indicated that they are unwilling to make a trade that doesn’t make the team a contender.