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Even though Frank Vogel is known for being a defense specialist as a coach, this season the Lakers struggled on that side of the ball. Some attribute this to the addition of Russell Westbrook or to an old roster.

Defense is the area that the new head coach Darvin Ham expects to change the most. He made it clear when answering a question about Westbrook.

“Defensively is where you’re going to see us make our biggest leaps and bounds,” Ham said. “We have to commit to the defensive side of the ball or we don’t have a chance to do anything. The offense won’t even matter if we don’t get stops.”