Lakers rumors: Can they make the playoffs?
By Keith Rivas
In the latest Lakers rumors, let’s take a look a three reasons Los Angeles could wind up in the playoffs.
It’s hard to imagine right now, but it is still very possible.
As the Lakers end their pre-Christmas road trip in Orlando on Friday, the time is coming to decide whether or not we should take them seriously.
Sure, things started promising, but with just over ten wins and more than twenty losses, the question changes. Instead of being amazed, we’re left to ask ourselves how they can get better.
And even then, it comes down to how they can do it quickly.
Dealing for a superstar isn’t off the table, but isn’t too likely. Head coach Luke Walton has expressed that he wants the team to build from the inside out.
This means that the young core will need to be more of their early season selves.
Before their game in Orlando, the Lakers are stuck in a rut as the eleventh best team in the Western Conference. That’s not great by any measure, but the teams above them aren’t doing wonderful either.
Portland holds the current eighth spot, while Sacramento and Denver edge Los Angeles in the standings.
That in mind, here’s three reasons that the rest of the way could land the Lakers in the playoffs after all.