As we’ve spoken about a ton to this point during the Los Angeles Lakers season (and before, frankly), how Luke Walton navigates the politics of the organization is going to be really telling to those who wonder about his standing within the franchise. What we saw Wednesday night should not be ignored.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been thoroughly passed up by Josh Hart. There were almost zero explanations as to why he should start over the younger Hart at this point. And this isn’t even a new development, either. It’s looked this way for a while.