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Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Biggest reasons for the disappointing season

By Cameron Salce

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3. Offseason Roster Construction

Besides the signing of the LeBron this off season, the rest of the Lakers moves looked like they were managed by a front office with little experience…oh wait they were. Second-year GM Pelinka and PBO Magic decided to surround LeBron with “playmakers”, “tough veteran defenders” and relatively none of their signings panned out.

Even the James signing did not work out to a certain extent, he reportedly signed off on all of the one-year deals they made. He also was not the same player he was the year before on the court. He missed the most games in his career by far this season and his defense was atrocious on certain possessions throughout the year.

In hindsight the worst moves of the Lakers off season were definitely letting go of Julius Randle and Brook Lopez to bring in different veterans like Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson, and Rajon Rondo. Beasley did not even finish the season on the roster, Lance was what everyone expected and clowned around on the court all year long, and Rondo missed a ton of time due to various injuries and suspensions. Quite frankly he was not that great when he did play any way.

Who knows how differently this season could have gone if they focused on adding free agent shooting and kept the players on the roster that fit the system? This season will infamously be remembered for the “MUD” group of veterans (Javale McGee, Stephenson, Rondo, Beasley) that helped muck up the Lakers season.

The only other signing that could be looked at as a positive besides the James one would arguably be McGee. He played well early on in the season on both ends and there is a pretty solid case to bring him back on a short-term deal next season.

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