The last two seasons have seen the Lakers lead the NBA in games lost due to injuries. Can analytics and cutting edge technology help the purple and gold return to health?
Over the past few years the Los Angeles Lakers Lakers have received no shortage of flak regarding the franchise's use (or lack thereof) of performance analytics. ESPN's Kevin Pelton ranked the team near the bottom of the league and described the franchise as "non believers". The team has started to take baby steps towards rectifying this situation and attempting to apply analytics-based performance insights to their playing style.