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Dylan Hernandez: Lakers can't win with Russell Westbrook. That's why they need Kyrie Irving.

LOS ANGELES — There's nothing complicated about this. If the Lakers can acquire Kyrie Irving, they should. Why is this even a debate? Never mind that Irving has an extensive injury history and is notoriously unreliable. Forget that he can destroy a team's plans, as the Boston Celtics learned and the Brooklyn Nets are learning now. Irving would be a gift. He's still a top-10 player when healthy ...
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets reacts during Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on April 25, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

LOS ANGELES — There's nothing complicated about this.

If the Lakers can acquire Kyrie Irving, they should.

Why is this even a debate?

Never mind that Irving has an extensive injury history and is notoriously unreliable. Forget that he can destroy a team's plans, as the Boston Celtics learned and the Brooklyn Nets are learning now.

Irving would be a gift.

He's still a top-10 player when healthy and

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