LeBron James Says Russell Westbrook Will Have A Great Season
The LA Lakers are entering the new season after a very challenging one in the NBA, which saw them drop from being one of the championship contenders earlier in the year, to being the 11th seed, with 16 games under .500. at the end of the season.
One of the main reasons behind the Lakers’ struggles was the impact of Russell Westbrook. Westbrook signed with the Lakers in a huge offseason deal, which saw the team lose key assets in Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Westbrook didn’t fit into the system, one that worked so well at one point.
LeBron averaged more than 30 points last season, for the second time in his career, all at the age of 37.
TIME FOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK TO PROVE LAST YEAR WAS A FLUKE pic.twitter.com/BU3Sysm9bo
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) September 26, 2022
The Lakers have a new head coach in Darvin Ham this season and a new roster to go with him. LeBron thinks Westbrook can have a successful season. He was speaking to the media on Lakers media day.
“I look forward to being a part of this journey with him this year.
It’s going to be a great year for him and we’re going to be there with him. We’re here and it starts tomorrow. It’s about doing the work and when you do the work, you see the results, so I’m looking forward to it.”
"It's gonna be a great year for him. We're going to be right there with him."
-LeBron on Russell Westbrook's fit with the Lakers https://t.co/EZJ5Wp0jFz
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 26, 2022
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