Los Angeles Lakers: 3 most disappointing players in 2021 thus far

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 10: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers consoles Markieff Morris #88 during the first quarter of a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on January 10, 2021 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 10: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers consoles Markieff Morris #88 during the first quarter of a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on January 10, 2021 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are over a third of the way through the 2020-21 season and are currently in second place in the Western Conference with a 19-6 record. For the most part, this has been a really solid start for the Lake Show.

It has not been perfect but that was expected. The Lakers are coming off of the shortest offseason in American sports history, and while they added fresh new blood, the two stars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis have to be monitored.

LeBron is playing at an MVP level and has not missed a single game this season. AD has missed a handful of games and his numbers have been worse than what we expect from him.

He does not classify as a disappointment, though. We all knew coming into the season that the stars in LA would be limited. He will turn it around.

However, there have been some disappointments for the Los Angeles Lakers thus far this season.

This does not mean that these players have been terrible this season, it just means that they have fallen short of expectations.

There is plenty of time to turn it around and this is not indicative of the season as a whole. In no particular order, here are the three Lakers that have been the most disappointing this season.