Ever since the NBA trade deadline last month, the one team that has made the most noise after making substantial trades is the Los Angeles Lakers.

The additions of D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt, as well as the departures of Russell Westbrook, Thomas Bryant and Patrick Beverley, have all seemingly been steps in the right direction for the storied NBA franchise.

However, a lot of pundits have been ready to dub the Lakers as title contenders in a weak Western Conference, which is ridiculous, according to NBA Insider Ric Bucher.

.@RicBucher: The Lakers shouldn't be feared in the West. pic.twitter.com/JBP6q1yuVz

— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) March 30, 2023

With the Lakers being one of the most successful and prominent professional sports franchises in the world, the team gets a lot of positive press when things are going right and terrible when things are going poorly.

As Bucher pointed out, the Lakers have won six of their last 10 games, which means things are trending in the right direction for a team that has been below .500 for most of the season.

However, consistency has been a problem for Los Angeles, as the team proved in their two-game series with the Chicago Bulls this week.

The Lakers split the two games they played against the Bulls this week, with one game being a disaster and the other being the complete opposite.

Once the NBA playoffs roll around, the key to success is consistency, and if a team can’t play at the same level from night to night, then it’ll be a short postseason, which is a very likely scenario for the inconsistent Lakers.

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The Lamar Jackson-Baltimore Ravens era is still ongoing. Now, Colorado Head Coach Deion Sanders gave Lamar some advice on Twitter after he tweeted abut missing time the last two seasons. PrimeTime wrote quote: ‘Stop explaining yourself to fools and allow fools to be fools. A brother trying that’s strong, believes in himself and willing to stand for what he believes will always be misunderstood & judged by fools of all ethnicities. Love ya my brother and I Believe in You.’ Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Ric Bucher debate whether Lamar needs to explain himself.



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It wasn’t all that long ago that the Brooklyn Nets were considered an NBA superpower, with three of the best players in the league sharing the floor at the same time.

The three-headed monster of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving was about as intimidating as it gets to opposing teams, but it wasn’t meant to last, with Harden asking out, resulting in Ben Simmons coming to Brooklyn from the Philadelphia 76ers.

Now, Simmons is the last man standing in Brooklyn, with Durant and Irving playing elsewhere after asking out themselves.

However, the defensive-minded Simmons is headed into an uncertain future after being shut down for the season.

Nets announcer Ian Eagles believes Simmons’ future with the team is a mystery.

Nets voice Ian Eagle on Ben Simmons' unclear future. pic.twitter.com/8rB0D5J06l

— Jim Rome (@jimrome) March 30, 2023

Few NBA stars with Simmons’ ability have fallen off as he has in such a small window of time.

The former No. 1 overall pick was once considered one of the best defenders in the league and a valuable asset for any NBA team with him on their roster.

After a disastrous end to his stint playing alongside Joel Embiid in Philadelphia and how things have turned out in Brooklyn, Simmons’ time in the NBA may soon end even though he still has an enormous contract.

Simmons is currently the highest-paid player on the Nets at $35.4 million and will be paid $37.8 million next season and $40.3 million the year after.

This is somewhat of a disaster for the Nets, as he’s not worth these numbers anymore, but he’ll also be impossible to trade, which puts Brooklyn in a difficult position.

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