NBA champion calls out Lakers after Timberwolves-Knicks trade

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a quiet offseason in terms of roster upgrades.

They are coming off a year in which they lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs, so there is a lot of pressure on the team to outperform last season’s struggles.

On Friday evening, Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski by The Athletics reported that the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves had completed a blockbuster trade involving Karl-Anthony Towns.

Earlier in the day the Lakers played announced a new addition to their staff.

Via The Lakers: “The Lakers have hired Dr. Vanessa Brooks as head athletic trainer. Dr. Brooks has spent the past five seasons as a physical therapist and athletic trainer for the Oklahoma City Thunder.”

NBA champion Kendrick Perkins responded to the post.

Perkins wrote: “The NBA is NBA’ing while the Lakers are hiring their coaches. 😑”

Fans responded to Perkins.

Via @Real_AEX: “Rob is just waiting for that perfect opportunity to trade 1 1st round pick for that full NBA caliber player lol.”

Via @LakersLead: “??? we’re not allowed to hire a coach???”

Via @ImJustMeAbel: “That’s pure cold 😭”

Via @SkinnySmokeski: “Listen, I’ve been very critical of the lack of improvement in the offseason for this team, but this is fucking stupid why we’re even bringing us up in this conversation”

Via @KingMeezy11: “They had to revamp their staff to get quality people in. You look at it as a team that wasn’t healthy last year and wasn’t an organized style team, that just has to act. They have to stay healthy and have an identity. We don’t know what kind of team they are.”

The Lakers play their first game on October 22 when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves.