While expectations and trajectory for the Los Angeles Lakers drastically changed with the signings of LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and other veterans, there also figured to be growing pains for the new-look roster.
Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka stressed as much, and revealed they told head coach Luke Walton not to worry about job security if or when the team struggled out of the gate.
That’s been the case thus far as Walton has experimented with various lineups and the Lakers have worked to develop chemistry on the court. Last week saw encouraging results against the Denver Nuggets but the Lakers have since suffered back-to-back losses.