15 games into the season, and the Lakers sit as the fourth seed in the West. It’s even more baffling considering LeBron James only just made his season debut in a win against the Utah Jazz. From those numbers, and having Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves produce high-level output, the Lakers seem to be legit. That raised doubts about how the Akron Hammer would fit into this successful formula.

But internally, the Lakers aren’t satisfied. Although the team has won 11 games, its net differential stands at just +2.7. That number proves what a team source said about the team’s performance so far this season.

“We’ve willed our way to a lot of wins, and I think we’ve found ways in real time to walk away with one in a win column, but it wasn’t pretty or planned. We want to be a process-oriented

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