The Los Angeles Lakers would like to blame injuries for the way this season turned out, especially given the news that both Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball will miss the rest of the year with their respective injuries. While there is something to that idea, obviously, merely passing off blame onto a couple bumps and bruises ignores a painfully obviously and awkward truth: Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka made some brutal mistakes in building this roster, and it’s sounding like there were some in the organization who saw this coming.
Luke Walton, coaching staff reportedly pleaded with Magic Johnson to bring back Julius Randle, Brook Lopez
