By Aikansh Chaudhary View the original article to see embedded media. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most successful franchises in NBA history. They have won 17 NBA Championships in their long history and remain a center of attraction for superstar players. But even a team of the Lakers’ caliber can go through a rough patch. After winning the 2020 NBA title, the Purple & Gold have failed to play at that level in the last two seasons. Particularly in the 2021-22 NBA season, the team was simply bad. Despite creating a superteam in the offseason by pairing up Russell Westbrook with the for…