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Been watching the summer league and while the Lakers are still going to suck, but they might actually be a fun team to watch develop for the first time in 4 years.
Russell's swagger is going to get him in a bit of trouble, but I suspect time will calm that down. It's easy for him when he's picking on summer leaguers but when he gets back to the real NBA, he's going to realize that he can't play Russell Westbrook's game; he just doesn't have the athleticism for that. I actually think Kyle Lowry may be someone he could/should model his game after.
Nance is fun as well. I mean, he's not good, but he's exciting. He's developing a bit more range and still has outstanding athleticism. While I hope it doesn't happen because Randle's upside is greater, I could see Nance really cutting into his minutes.
Ingram...man that dude is thin but you can see a lot of savvy there. He's not afraid to get into a guy's body, he's just too small to do much when he does. He does a nice job finding spots on the floor and getting his shot off, but so far it's a little off. I do see quite a bit of potential there, but it may take longer than I'd hoped to unlock it. He's not going to go all K-AT on the league this year by any stretch.
It's probably only a 30 win team with maybe a 25-35 win range. But it should be a hell of a lot more competitive and there should be real, sustainable growth here.
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