So much for last season’s championship glow. The OKC Thunder just steamrolled a LeBron-less Lakers squad 121–92 on Wednesday night, stretching their win streak to four and climbing to a 12–1 record while the Lakers slipped to 8–4. JJ Redick likely saw this coming, he braced for a LeBron-less rough patch by adding Jake LaRavia, DeAndre Ayton , and Marcus Smart in the offseason to boost depth. On paper, it looked like a genius move; in practice, OKC turned that paper into confetti.

On ESPN, Shaquille O’Neal didn’t hold back while dissecting DeAndre Ayton’s performance against OKC, questioning is he is worth his $16.6 million contract. Watching the replay, Shaq said:

“ You have to make plays for yourself. I know it’s not your play. Listen, we don’t pay you all that money. I just s

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