The Lakers need to make changes to the roster and Monday former player and general manager Jerry West was a guest on [source] The Dan Patrick Show and asked what the biggest need is for the team to become title contenders again. "First of all they need athletes," said West. "This is the least athletic Laker team as I've seen in a long time. ... I think [Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum] have to be used differently. Putting Pau Gasol and having him guard Dirk Nowitzki, there was no way that was going to happen. There's just no way." Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak is dealing with high payrolls for the next three years and contracts that most teams don't want. He'll need to be creative with the draft, free agency and trades if the team is going to be championship contenders next season.
