Lakers Legend Has Optimistic Take on Former Team for 2024-25 Season
many former Los Angeles Lakers stars, Michael Cooper still has plenty of allegiance to the purple and gold. His fandom could explain his wild prediction regarding the 2024-25 squad.“I still believe — if the cards fall right and the basketball gods shine on us — I think the Lakers can play for a Western Conference championship,” Cooper said on the July 21 episode of his podcast, “Showtime With Coop.” “You have to play for that in order to play for a national championship.”Seven teams finished ahead of the Lakers in the Western Conference last season, and LA was bounced out of the first playoff round by the Denver Nuggets. After firing their head coach, Darvin Ham, the Lakers hired a replacement, J.J. Redick, with no previous coaching experience.
