Our good news for today (actually yesterday, but this isn't yesterday) is: Russell Westbrook has opted-in with the Lakers, continuing to weigh down their payroll with his large contract. They sure wasted money. Oh, the lament of a superteam.
I know no reason to think he will be any more helpful to them in winning than he was last year. Russell Westbrook may be some sort of great player as an individual, but his playoff results (when he even makes the playoffs) indicates that as far as winning championships, he's not paarticularly useful. Um...well...he's not as much a loser as Carmelo Anthony, one can say that. Does anyone want to tell me I'm wrong?
Whatever happens with the Suns, they can know that, if nothing else, they're better than the Lakers these days.