With over 65 percent of the regular-season schedule in their rearview mirror, the Lakers are running out of time to get this thing right. Entering play on Monday, they’re the Western Conference’s No. 9 seed at 26-28, four losses back of Denver for a top-six seed. The trade deadline is Thursday. We’ll see what Rob Pelinka has in store.
One of the moves we know the Lakers have explored, and one that we know most Lakers fans would fully support, is moving Russell Westbrook. That’s not likely to happen, which means, unless the Lakers turn this season around as we move toward the postseason, Westbrook is going to continue to be a central scapegoat for the team’s shortcomings.
LeBron James, for one, doesn’t think that’s fair.
“At the end of the day, as [Russ’s] brother, we’re all in this together,” James said on Monday, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “We’re all in the foxhole together. There is not one guy who is…
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