{"id":895356,"date":"2026-09-17T13:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895356\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:34:17","slug":"michael-porter-jr-gives-harsh-take-on-new-lakers-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895356\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Porter Jr. gives harsh take on new Lakers roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Porter Jr. said he does not view the Lakers as a championship team despite their major offseason roster changes around Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. is not convinced the Los Angeles Lakers have built a championship-level roster for the 2026-27 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/2100349674888847460\" rel=\"nofollow\">saying so during an appearance on N3on&#8217;s stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/22504-michael-porter-jr.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-452431-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Michael  Porter Jr.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                SF\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                28\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                208 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                99 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Missouri, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah. I don&#8217;t like that roster,&#8221; Porter said after the Lakers&#8217; depth chart was read to him.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he viewed Los Angeles as a championship team, Porter was even clearer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be a championship roster? They might be solid, but I do not see them winning a chip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have gone through major roster changes this summer after finishing last season 53-29.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are among the players who left, while Los Angeles made several additions around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-475783-any780x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit REUTERS &#8211; Scanpix<\/p>\n<p> Lakers reshaped roster around Doncic <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles&#8217; biggest move was acquiring Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz in a sign-and-trade. The Lakers sent two first-round picks and two first-round swaps to Utah before signing Kessler to a four-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers also signed Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Collin Sexton, Kevon Looney, Matisse Thybulle, and Ziaire Williams in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Jaden Hardy arrived from Washington in the trade that sent Deandre Ayton to the Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles also re-signed Reaves to a four-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, meanwhile, made a much more optimistic prediction about his own Nets, <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-255553-michael-porter-jr-makes-bold-nets-prediction-after-rough-season.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saying he believes Brooklyn can win more than 50 games next season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_3\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789652057_180_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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