'A Bron, Strange Trip'

Magic must've been on LSD when he compiled this roster.

What a strange, trippy roster that is the 2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers.  Luke Walton might have to borrow some of his dad's psychedelics to conjure schematically any semblance of balance to his rotations.

Luke ready to ask Farrakhan for wisdom?

Rajon Rondo, Lonzo Ball, and LeBron James all playing at once seems unfeasible, since each is strength in distributing the basketball.  Either Kentavious Caldwell Pope, 2018 Summer League MVP Josh Hart, or Bones Ingram would have to be on the floor at any given time as the only noted guards with perimeter shooting skills (see Lance Stephenson circa 2014-15).

Kyle Kuzma can be the Kevin Love role (or better yet, Chris Bosh role?) but offers little defensive resistance. Bright-eyed and bushy tailed Ivica Zubac and rat tailed JaVale McGee are the only true 7-footers on the roster, which means supercool Michael Beasley (the pride of Fitchburg, Massachusetts) will need to play a stretch 4-5 role.

KCP on the court. PCP in the front office. 

Rookies Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and Moritz Wagner will have a bad time trying to work their way into the mix.

And then there's Luol Deng (see All Day E'ry Day Sportz post from July 6, 2018).

Time to breakout the hookahs and the hemp incense, Luke.  You're gonna need 'em.