The Los Angeles Lakers enter the NBA’s return to play initiative at Walt Disney World in Orlando a bit thin in some spots, thick in others, and with plenty of question marks around the margins.
Let’s get the bad out of the way. Rajon Rondo will be out for six to eight weeks and Avery Bradley is not joining the team at all due to his decision to opt-out of the NBA’s return to play in order to spend time with his family throughout the ongoing global pandemic.
That’s a significant hit no matter which way you splice it.