The Los Angeles Lakers aren't yet a championship team, at least not according to LeBron James ' good friend and agent Rich Paul, who said as much on the first-ever " Game Over " podcast that he co-hosts with former ESPN analyst Max Kellerman.

Paul's assessment on Tuesday, Dec. 9, naturally begs the question of what the Lakers must do to become a true title contender in a brutal Western Conference that features the seemingly all but invincible Oklahoma City Thunder and deep, well-built challengers in the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets.

The answer is probably shooting and versatile defense in wing players who can prop up star creators/scorers in James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Sam Amick of The Athletic noted that the Lakers are seeking that exact type of player via the trad

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