After a successful NBA transfer window, the Los Angeles Lakers finally have enough depth to win?

No team was more active than the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA transfer market this past summer, significantly improving the quality of the roster.

Professional President Rob Pelinka has recruited a host of newcomers, including pitcher Gabe Vincent from the East Miami Heat champion. At the same time, the Lakers kept a series of "old people" including Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura or D'Angelo Russell.

This is a significant upgrade compared to this time last year, when the Los Angeles Lakers did not have much flexibility in terms of salary budget to find quality players.

To the Regular Season, LeBron James and his teammates had one of the worst starts in the team's history with 5 defeats, then only won 2 times in the first 12 games of the season.

But with the adjustment of coach Darvin Ham and the successful mid-season transfer window, the Lakers have climbed to 7th place in the rankings. After that, the purple-yellow army made it to the Playoffs and only fell to the Denver Nuggets in the Western finals.

Seeing as they only lost to the team that later won the championship, the rest have overcome many formidable opponents including the defending champion Golden State Warriors or the young, strong and energetic Memphis Grizzlies.

Sharing about the previous season and the preparation for the coming 2023-24 season, head coach Darvin Ham said that the Los Angeles Lakers now have enough squad depth, different from the names he had at the Playoffs just closed. back in June.

"We definitely have a team with a higher chance of winning than last year," said the Lakers captain, who is participating in the Basketball Without Borders festival with the NBA in Africa.

“We have leaders like LeBron James or Anthony Davis, we have young and talented players like Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, Vanderbilt or D'Angelo Russell.

And among the new players the team has just recruited such as Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, Jaxson Hayes, everyone brings many positive values. I think the Lakers' growth ceiling will be very high."

“The most important thing is that these players not only have good skills, physique or physicality, they also help us to significantly improve the depth of the squad. I look forward to coming here to work with the players, prepare for the new season," added Mr. Darvin Ham.

But in the end, the depth of the squad or the talent of the players is only half of the winning formula. The rest was pointed out by the captain of the Los Angeles Lakers as the cohesion of these pieces together.

Mr. Darvin Ham pointed out the Milwaukee Bucks squad in 2021 or the Detroit Pistons in 2004. These are the two teams that he was a member of and won the championship, also two teams whose cohesion helps them eliminate talent. of competitors.

“Sometimes we need a little luck, a lot of talent and a few more factors such as fitness, health… But the most important thing is always the cohesion of a team. The team with the best solidarity, they will have the highest probability of winning.

The team needs to have egos that are not personal, willing to sacrifice their own habits, aura and achievements to achieve the common goal of the whole team.

A lot of factors need to be done right for a team to get their hands on the championship trophy and coach Darvin Ham understands this.

At least the Los Angeles Lakers are on the right track with good human preparation right from the offseason. After that, the big campaign will officially start from the army gathering period in the middle and end of September here.