Just to review, the Los Angeles Lakers traded draft picks they’re not going to use or need for Steve Nash, and the second best center in the league, Andrew Bynum, for the best center in the league, Dwight Howard. And they upgraded their bench.
The Los Angeles times reports that the Lakers have signed reserve wing Jodie Meeks on a two-year, $3 million deal. The signing fills the last position of need for the Lakers, adding a shooter that can play two-guard behind Kobe Bryant, with Metta World Peace needing to spend most of his time at the small forward position.
There’s been talk that the Lakers’ bench is this big gigantic concern, but they have Meeks, Antawn Jamison, Steve Blake, Jordan Hill, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark, and Andrew Goudelock. That’s a horrible starting team, Bobcats-level. But as a reserve unit? That’s not bad at all, considering the strength of their starting five. It’s not like Mike Brown’s going to do hockey substitutions. They have shooters, they have rebounders, they have guys who can manage the offense and a little bit of athleticism.
Basically, what I’m trying to say is, read their roster and despair, oh ye NBA.