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The Lakers set Russell Westbrook — and themselves — up to fail

Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome back former Silver Screen and Roll contributor Daman Rangoola to write about what he covered best in his former Lakers blogging tenure: The failures from the team’s executive suite, and how Rob Pelinka and this front office set Russell Westbrook (and the team) up for failure.

It is not an exaggeration to call the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers one of the worst Lakers seasons of all time, and as it comes to a merciful end, the focus immediately shifts to thinking about how to rebound from this mess.