For Los Angeles Lakers fans hoping the team will give up future first-round picks to fix the team’s poorly constructed roster, you may want to settle in for a long and torturous next few months.

The Lakers have gotten off to a pretty awful start to the 2022-2023 season, as they own a 2-8 record heading into Wednesday. While there were concerns about a roster that could not reach the play-in tournament last year, mostly returning in September, there was also hope new head coach Darvin Ham could change the team’s fortunes.

Unfortunately, under Ham, the Lakers have been even worse than they were last season. The team is improved defensively but on offense, it is a dumpster fire even with Russell Westbrook now on the bench.