James Worthy

Always good to see you, brother.

I think, you know, right before the All-Star game, before the All-Star break, you know, I had doubt because the chemistry, you know, hadn't arrived yet.

You know, everybody has injuries.

I won't really say that was a major part.

But, you know, having Luka come in, he had a half a season injury.

Last year, they didn't really develop the cohesiveness that they needed.

But after All-Star break, okay, they made a surge.

And I think they found their identity.

JJ had enrolled them into defense first.

But when you look at the makeup of the team, you know, I didn't see championship quality.

you know uh ever uh i i saw a team that could compete uh but when you look at oklahoma san antonio you know detroit some of the other teams the lakers just had not arrived there yet there were still some uh missing pieces or some development that need to take place

I think they definitely need to make some changes.

I don't think you can run it back with the same Western Conference teams that are going to get stronger.

Minnesota is going to get stronger.

I think one of the things that was lacking was in the center position.

I think Aiden is a

is a great player.

I don't know if consistently what we need or what any team needs is a Hardenstein like Oklahoma.

Not necessarily a star, but you need a bruiser.

You need somebody that's consistent.