Lakers Training Camp: Six Things to Watch
By Hannah Kulik
Jul 13, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) reacts after being assessed a foul during an NBA Summer League game against the Knicks at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
With the NFL and college football seasons underway and Major League Baseball heading into their final stretch, it is easy to forget that NBA training camps will open in less than a month.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, it will be an opportunity to put what was an underwhelming off-season behind them.
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It’s also a chance to see if the underrated moves they made will lead to an improved record this season and possibly an outside shot at making the playoffs.
It’s been nearly five months since the Lakers last played an NBA game. They lost to the Sacramento Kings, 122-99. The injury-riddled squad dressed only eight players that game.
The Lakers starting line-up was Vander Blue, Jabari Brown, Ryan Kelly, Jordan Hill, and Tarik Black which pretty much sums up the entire year.
The team enters training camp in search of a brighter future, but there are a number of crucial, unanswered questions. Depending on how they are resolved, the Lakers will ether show improvement, remain the same, or sink even lower in the standings if that is possible.
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