Los Angeles Lakers: 3 reasons why a title’s still likely without Avery Bradley
By Robert Marvi
The Los Angeles Lakers can still win the NBA Championship without Avery Bradley.
Lakers Nation, can you feel it? We are inching closer to the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season, and the Purple and Gold are considered by many to be the favorites to win the world championship.
They’ve earned this recognition with a stout defense, a fast-paced and potent offense and of course, the best duo in the NBA.
When guard Avery Bradley decided to not participate in the season’s resumption, Los Angeles Lakers fans sighed a bit, knowing their team’s chances of winning it all took a hit.
Make no mistake, the Lakers will miss Bradley. He’s arguably the team’s best one-on-one defender, and his ability to hound opposing guards as they bring the ball upcourt helped the team earn the NBA’s third-best defensive rating.
After a rough start to the season offensively, Bradley had been shooting well of late, hitting 41.8 percent of his 3-pointers from January 1 onward.
But one of L.A.’s strengths is their depth. All season long, as various players on the team went out with minor injuries and ailments, the Lakers adopted a “next man up” mentality and continued winning at a torrid pace.
Although Bradley’s absence will hurt, let’s not act like he’s an all-star-caliber player the Lakers absolutely can’t do without.
They can still win the NBA championship in a few months because they still have many strengths.