The Los Angeles Lakers headed into this season with a few priorities, but none arguably higher than finding a balance between contending short-term while LeBron James is in the organization while also developing the young core that helped get him here.
So far, so good, but as Luke Walton points out, it’s on everyone involved to make sure the young core continues to grow even as they deal with trade rumors (via Spectrum SportsNet):
“I can tell you that we really like our young players. What we’re trying to build here isn’t just ‘win right now, this year.