Los Angeles Lakers: Comparing each player to a Disney World ride

The Los Angeles Lakers newest additions:

Markieff Morris – Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

This ride is all about joining the Resistance in order to stand up against the First Order and Kylo Ren. For the Lakers, they’ve had no bigger enemy this season than the Clippers who are led by Kawhi Leonard.

It makes perfect sense, Morris could’ve decided to stay with the Pistons or perhaps even tried to join his brother, but he chose to come to the Purple and Gold to aid in their battle against the Clippers.

Although he has only appeared in eight games, his toughness and grit have already started to leave an impact on the rest of the roster. He’s the kind of guy that every good Resistance needs and is willing to protect his teammates at all costs. That’s the mark of a true soldier, and the Lakers should be extremely glad that he chose to enlist.

Dion Waiters – The Haunted Mansion

Dion Waiters is the Lakers version of the Haunted Mansion because he’s one of the most unpredictable factors heading into Orlando. It can go either way with Waiters, if he plays well then he’ll be the most underrated free-agent pickup of the season, just as good haunted mansions are usually the most slept on attractions at amusement parks. However, there is also a path that leads to Waiters being a complete disappointment, causing riders to request their money back.

With a haunted mansion you never know how exciting it is until you take the risk and step into it, Waiters is no different. Keep in mind,  Waiters played three games for the Miami Heat this season before taking it upon himself to become the “Gummy God”.

In those three games, he averaged just 14 minutes and managed to put up 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 3-pointers on 38.5 percent shooting from the field and 47.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

If he was able to recreate those exact numbers on the Lakers, he’d be the team’s fifth-highest scorer this season. However, Waiters’ off the court antics have proven to derail his career multiple times.

Hopefully, with the NBA being constricted to a bubble and outside contact being limited, Waiters’ focus will remain on helping the Lakers bring home the title this season. If not, then things will get real, real spooky for the Lake Show.

J.R. Smith – It’s A Small World

JR Smith, otherwise known as JR Swish, always seemed like he would find his way onto the Lakers. It seemed inevitable that the Smith would yet again team up with LeBron James in the hopes of winning his second NBA championship. Well, Avery Bradley’s decision to opt-out turned those thoughts into a reality.

Disney’s ride takes riders on a cruise around the world with each continent singing the same song in a different language, proving that it is a small world after all. Smith’s addition to the Lakers does the same, but minus the cruise, singing, different languages and continents. So basically this ride relates to Smith more-so with its name than the actual premise of the roller coaster itself.

There’s 29 other NBA teams that he could’ve played for since his last game for the Cavaliers in November of 2018. However, he somehow ended up back with James and is looking to make up for one of the worst blunders in the history of the sport.

The last time that we saw a capable JR  was the 2018 NBA Finals where he averaged 8.7 points and shot 34.8 percent from deep. If he can just manage to give the Lakers 10-15 quality minutes every night then he’ll be well worth it.

Smith’s had a date with the Lakers ever since James signed in 2018 and although he’s showing up a little late, the Henny God is finally here, what a small world.