Lakers receive mixed reviews for their offseason moves

Lakers fans hoped to make Russell Westbrook into Kyrie Irving when free agency started at the end of June.

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Los Angeles' free agent additions have been enticing yet limited.

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If the Lakers sign Kyrie Irving, everything changes, but nobody can anticipate how it will play out

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not even Irving. With their free agent additions, the Lakers clearly intended to get younger this offseason.

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook didn't have much shooting last season, and now they don't have Monk

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On paper, the defence is superior, but none of the additions are stoppers.

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