How is anyone being a sore loser here? The Lakers got Davis - he's an incredible, top five talent. They also have zero guards on their roster right now. Outside of Davis, the players they do have are severely deficient on defense. They don't have shooters. They're entering a competitive free agent market where half the teams in the league have space. They can't make a trade using draft picks for the next 5 years and even if they could this year, they can't attach it to salary because any player they sign this summer is by default a rotation player on their team. Lebron has played the third most minutes all-time and even though he's in amazing shape, he doesn't get to sit in a pocket like Brady - time comes for everyone.This trade catapulted the Lakers to be odds-on favorite to win the 2019-20 Championship...….let's put our green glasses aside and not sound like we are sore losers here. It sucks but this is where AD wanted to land and the Lakers got lucky in the lottery to provide them with an enormous trade chip to add to a deal. Saying that the Lakers "blew" anything reeks of sour grapes.
There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about this team. We won't know the full impact of this trade until after free agency, but it's hard to look at last year's haul and think that the Lakers are going to deftly navigate the market. I guess there's a scenario where they fill their rotation with bargain two-way players, but how many of those guys are out there and how many will be at a low enough price tag for them? If we're sitting there in November with Rondo and Austin Rivers as the starting backcourt, I think Lakers fans should be a little concerned about their championship aspirations.
This is like buying a dream house that you can't afford. Great, you own a house, now you're swimming in so much debt that you won't even get to enjoy it.