Since elevating young 3-and-D swingman Max Christie into their starting five, the 20-15 Los Angeles Lakers have gone 8-4. The club's improvement is also a credit to its trade to acquire another 3-and-D wing,

The Los Angeles Lakers have been inconsistent thus far into the regular season. This team needed a jolt of energy and traded away guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets and got forward Dorian Finney-Smith in return.

The addition of Dorian Finney-Smith is an important one for the Los Angeles Lakers as he is an ideal fit next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis. His ability to defend multiple positions and knock down open shots is perfect,

The Lakers apparently caused some hard feelings to form between the Nets and another team in the Western Conference.