The Los Angeles Lakers made one of the biggest offseason moves this summer by trading center Andrew Bynum and acquiring arguably the most dominant athlete at the position in Dwight Howard. They also made some changes in the backcourt, specifically at the point guard slot, by landing veteran Steve Nash. With this new roster, they'll certainly be a threat to make it back to the NBA Finals, and during a recent interview Lakers forward Metta World Peace shared his thoughts on his team's chances.
"The way the Lakers look initially, I can't see nobody getting past us at all, so I don't think they're [LeBron James & kevin Durant] going to have a chance to see each other in the championship."
World Peace continued by speaking on some of the Lakers' offseason acquisitions and how they'll be able to gel with the current players they already have. He also says he'd like to break the '95-'96 Chicago Bulls' regular season record of 72-10, which remains the best winning percentage of any team in history.
"We definitely want to beat the Bulls record and go 73-9, that's definitely something that I want to do. Whoever is out there at the beginning of the season then we gotta get it. It's as simple as that. We just have to go get it. You try to snatch records before you leave this earth. You gotta try to do a lot of great things so it's definitely a goal. With Dwight Howard, Nash, Kobe, myself, Pau and then Jamison and a lot of great additions, it's something that's possible."
Do you think the Lakers have what it takes to be as good as Metta feels they can be?
Source: inflexwetrust.com
