LeBron James still has yet to come by his first win with the Los Angeles Lakers. Thus far, the schedule has not been kind, but a game against a Phoenix Suns team still trying to find itself is a great opportunity to change that.
Phoenix does present some challenges of their own. For starters, Devin Booker is one of the league’s top young talents and plays a position that, defensively speaking, the Lakers aren’t particularly well-equipped to stop. Yes, Josh Hart has been surprisingly good this season, but his perimeter defense still leaves a lot to be desired and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, well, he just hasn’t been good in just about any aspect of the game.