Lakers always seem to get the best players from another franchise. Steve Nash has been the face of Phoneix Suns for the past 6 years... He has been the best point guard in the league for some time ... agreed that he is old but still it will not affect his play making abilities... He will still find the open player,still find the high percentage shot and will still be a woeful defensive player.. :)
Take the good with the bad.
Steve Nash will most likely be the ball handler for the Lakers and he will create space for Kobe and create some open shots for him.Most importantly he would also create some easy points for Dwight and Gasol.
Overall Steve Nash will create an increment of atleast 10 points per game for the Lakers compared to last season.
Acquisition of Dwight Howard
This is probably the best thing that could have happened to the Lakers.Offensively both Bynum and Dwight are more or less similar if you dont count Dwight's free throw shooting (around 50%), that would be a problem in close games. But the actual difference would come in the form of Defense. Dwight's Rebounding abilities would make a huge difference, Lakers or should i say Kobe would definitely need that cause someone has to get the Rebounds of the Million shots that Kobe takes during a game.
His Defense in the paint will make the layups or the drives very difficult but the perimeter defense of the Lakers is put under question as World Peace is not as good as a defensive player as he was three years ago. But Still just acquisition of Dwight and Nash will automatically make them a Title contender.Though it would still be difficult for them to defend the perimeter shooting of OKC.Though they have some liabilities their advantage in certain areas will make them pull through. Hey !!! if Miami can win a NBA Championship without essentially a Centre Why cant Lakers win one without perimeter defense purely on the talents of the BIG 3.
Unlike Lebron no one is angry that Dwight or Nash has taken their talents to Showtime City. The next season has to be great one with the strengthening of the Lakers.
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