Andrew Bynum: Lakers’ Road Trip Could Determine Roster Changes

The Los Angeles Lakers are about to embark on a tough, six-game road trip beginning on Friday night in Denver. Center Andrew Bynum thinks the makeup of the current roster could be affected by how well (or poorly) the Lakers do during the trip. From ESPN: “The stage and lighting equipment is already starting to fill the back hallways of Staples Center, the sign the Grammys are about to take over the building and the Lakers are leaving for their longest road trip of the season: six games over 11 days. By the time they play their next home game on Feb. 14 they will be 42 percent of the way through the season, Kobe Bryant will probably move past Shaquille O’Neal into fifth place on the list of NBA all-time scorers … and there could be some new faces on the roster. ‘If we do well on this, then we’ll be the team we need to be,’ Andrew Bynum said. ‘If we don’t, then they might start looking around.’ Lakers coach Mike Brown confirmed reports t...