This is a franchise whose business acumen is still strong, but whose basketball brain has become unhinged. In the course of three days, they have lost their two most popular basketball figures in Walton and Johnson, and it doesn’t appear they will make the smart decision in replacing either one. Their young players don’t trust them. They have nobody in the house adept at trading for help or recruiting a superstar. And, of course, they’ve missed the playoffs for franchise-record six consecutive seasons.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 13, 2019 03:38 UTC