After being knocked out of the NBA playoffs in the first round in five games by the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers headed into the offseason determined to make some changes in an effort to right the ship in what could be the final years of the LeBron James era.
The first order of business for the Lakers was parting ways with head coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, with the team’s brass not impressed with how he handled his second season in Los Angeles, especially his relationship with Anthony Davis, who reportedly had given up on Ham.
Along with searching for a new head coach, the Lakers might try to mix things up this summer by trading for a third star to play alongside James and Davis, as it seems the front office believes that could be the missing piece to the championship puzzle in Los Angeles.
However, former Lakers guard Danny Green, who recently made an appearance on the Lakers Nation podcast, doesn’t believe that is the right course of action via Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation.
“It doesn’t work as well either,” Green said. “To me, I don’t think it makes sense to do it that way. It has only worked a few times. It looks great on paper, it looks good to sell tickets, but in terms of winning, three stars is just hard to maneuver. It is better to have two and some really good role players.”
Even though Green disagrees with bringing in three star players, the Lakers brass might be determined to make that happen, with Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell being their most likely targets.
Although the Lakers could attempt to try for one of these two stars, the chances of it happening seem less and less, with Young recently parting ways with Klutch Sports representation and the Cavaliers hoping to sign Mitchell to a contract extension.
