Kupchak, using the same tricks that landed All-Star Pau Gasol for warm NBA bodies in 2008, corralled Nash from the Phoenix Suns for a pu pu platter of worthless draft picks to be made between 2013 and 2017.
Flying out the door with those picks are a few lies, half-truths, or straight misperceptions about the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers and their position within the Western Conference.
Though Nash's grand arrival has brightened the 2013 Laker prognosis, some entrenched ideas are still holding ground in the collective psyche of Lakers observers.
I am here to break down some now outdated myths about the Los Angeles Lakers, and in their place, offer some fresh insights into the organization's status.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers