In the 4th game of a rocky Summer League the Lakers looked to take out the Dallas Mavericks and advance in the tournament. They came up short, but Julius Randle and D'Angelo Russell showed promise.
Heading into Summer League the Los Angeles Lakers looked to have on of the top teams in Las Vegas, at least on paper anyway. With rookies D'Angelo Russell, Larry Nance Jr., Anthony Brown, and Robert Upshaw joining second-year players Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, and Jabari Brown a horde of Lakers fans flocked to the desert expecting to see the future.