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3 former Lakers from last year’s team that are floundering this season

By Jason Reed

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: Malik Monk #0 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a technical foul shot against the LA Clippers during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game at Golden 1 Center on October 22, 2022 in Sacramento, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: Malik Monk #0 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a technical foul shot against the LA Clippers during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game at Golden 1 Center on October 22, 2022 in Sacramento, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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The Los Angeles Lakers had to undergo a facelift by necessity this past summer. Los Angeles was coming off of the most disappointing season in franchise history in which almost all of the new additions were outright bad.

To be fair, the additions that the Lakers made in the summer have not been great. The Russell Westbrook situation is still looming large over the team and the supporting cast has not been great, leading to a 1-5 record.

However, at the very least, there are players from last year’s team that are floundering on other teams, at least giving the Lakers some sort of semblance of being right. Then there is the wide collection of last year’s players that aren’t even in the league right now. That is how bad that team was.

Here are the 3 Lakers from last season that are floundering:

1. DeAndre Jordan

DeAndre Jordan was so bad for the Lakers last season that he did not even last the entire season. It quickly became clear that the Lakers were better off without him and for some reason, the Philadelphia 76ers took a chance on him. He continued to struggle there.

It really seemed like his NBA career would be over as there were several decent minimum center options to sign in free agency that were better than Jordan. Alas, the Denver Nuggets took a chance on signing Jordan to be the team’s backup center and it has not been pretty.

Jordan is averaging 5.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game. While that might seem decent for his playing time, anyone who has watched a Nuggets game this season has seen how slow Jordan is. He has a -1.7 Box Plus/Minus this season, which is really bad for a center.

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