The Lakers are tanking. Everybody knows it. They don’t necessarily need to, since their roster is so funky, except that they want to keep their pick. I’m not here to judge. I just think it’s sad that Ivica Zubac’s first taste of the NBA is on a team that can’t win even if they wanted to.
It’s also sad that doesn’t get to hang out with Kobe all the time, but that’s another story. Born one year too late.
The Lakers’ record in games Zubac has appeared in is 7 wins and 25 losses. Is it his fault that they keep losing? In the sense that he’s not prime Shaq yet, I guess it is. Prime Shaq would definitely elevate this current team to at least the 8th seed. Zubac is darn good for how raw he supposedly was, though. If he keeps up this strong play to the end of the year, we can make some nice comparisons. Prime Rik Smits? Prime Troy Murphy? Prime Erik Murphy? Take your pick, they’re all good. Except Erik Murphy.