Lakers' Team Chemistry Officially Destroyed

This is something I wanted to bring up even before the Lakers' got their asses handed to them last night by the Oladipo-less Pacers, which they are calling LBJ's worst loss ever. When you put players on the trade block, especially who are tenured (as in being drafted and only identifiable with one squad), it's going to destroy team chemistry - especially when the trade doesn't go through and particularly in this case, where the Lakers tried to part ways with over half of their roster.

Sometimes you hear NBA pundits talking about "Lebron-ball", which is a theory that states having Lebron on the court is detrimental to a team. But I think we all know that's more or less BS. The true threat Lebron poses is that for whatever reason(s) when he's on a team (that isn't Miami) he's given executive-like influence. So if Lebron wants Anthony Davis then Lebron gets Anthony Davis, even if we have to sh*t on three-fourths of our squad to do so. For some reason, even though this dude is in his mid-30's and has more or less been a professional athlete his entire life, Lebron has yet to grasp the concept of team morale.

Then there's Magic Johnson. In the entire history of the NBA, from a fan perspective Magic is the most-lovable player ever. But when it comes to actually using his brain, well, let's just say he's not the sharpest tool in the shed. And he also seems ready to, at any given moment, sh*t on virtually any player on the Lakers' roster whose name isn't Lebron.

It's hard to imagine the Lakers' true core (Ball, Kuzma, Hart, Ingram) giving their all to help LBJ reach the next level with this team considering the way they are generally treated. I'm sure the 42-point loss last night was their way of telling Lebron - and I guess by extension even Magic - 'fuk you'.

I understand that basketball-wise AD is probably more valuable than all four of those guys put together. And I believe that he, being undoubtedly the best center of this generation, should be on the Lakers even moreso than Lebron. But as mature adults, the executives who are running these organizations need to be more sensitive to players' feelings if they realistically expect them to bring their all to the court.

SUGGESTION

Maybe the Lakers should instead trade Lebron for AD?