The former "Kobe-stopper" sounds optimistic about the future of the purple and gold.
Things look bad for the Los Angeles Lakers right now. The team failed to prevent history on Wednesday night, taking a 111-77 beatdown from a Golden State Warriors team out to make history and falling to 2-12 to start the season. According to former Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, and Memphis Grizzlies forward Shane Battier, however, there may be hope in the near future.
Battier appeared on the latest episode of NBA analyst Zach Lowe's "The Lowe Post"podcast, and Lowe asked him if he thought the Lakers were secretly "outsmarting everyone because they are forward thinking tankers.