After working for the Lakers for 40 years, West's relationship with the team splintered beyond repair. "I almost wish," he told ESPN, "that I had never played or worked for them."

The first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday offered an initial glimpse of Los Angeles’ rotation. The Lakers used 10 players with nine of them projected to be in the rotation when the season starts on Oct.