Los Angeles Lakers: Pros & Cons Of Karl-Anthony Towns

Los Angeles Lakers: Pros And Cons Of Karl-Anthony Towns At No. 2

Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the first half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 8, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott reacts from the bench during the second half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 119-101. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

Con: Not Winning For A While

Unless the Lakers revamp their team in the offseason (which they have the ability to do) and trade the No. 2 pick for DeMarcus Cousins and other players, then they most likely are going to pick in the lottery once again.

Lakers fans, you can kill the pipe dream of putting together a championship team in year one of the Towns era, because you’re not going to the playoffs.

With any young team there will be growing pains and this won’t be any different. If Towns, a player who’s been used to winning most of his life, can adjust to not being competitive at first, then it makes the transition easier.

But then again, who wants a player that will get used to losing? We all got to see firsthand how Anthony Davis got tired of losing and took the New Orleans Pelicans to the playoffs. Maybe Towns can recreate the same type of hunger.

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