Chemistry experiment

 So here we go again with another NBA Superfriends experiment, although I suppose the proper term for this one is Super Old Friends. Carmelo and Russ and LeBron, together in L.A. Starring Anthony Davis as "The Kid."

This is because Anthony Davis is only 28, although his body is apparently 82.

LeBron, Russell  Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, on the other hand, are a combined 105 years old. 

Together they have played 49 NBA seasons.

This suggests they'll at least be able to old-man-strength a few Ws next season, although as always chemistry will be key. Which will make a team that got bounced from the playoffs in the first round in 2020-21 the most intriguing watch in the league in 2021-22.

How's this gonna work, exactly?

Beats me. Russ is a triple-double machine who can't shoot a lick but craves the basketball. LeBron is a somewhat older triple-double machine who gets hurt a lot more than he used to, and is also used to having the basketball in his hands. And Carmelo?

The Lakers signed him to a one-year deal because, even with 18 seasons of tread on his tires, he can still shoot the rock, albeit in a less expansive role. Last season he averaged 13.4 points coming off the bench in Portland, and -- maybe most importantly from the Lakers' standpoint -- shot a career-best 41 percent from 3-point line.

So the Lakers get a guy's who's always been able to score -- he's 10th on the alltime NBA scoring list -- and can stick the triple, and a guy who can score but not shoot, and LeBron and AD. The Blob is not even going to attempt to predict how this will go.

After all, it thought adding James Harden to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in Brooklyn would require three basketballs, but that didn't happen. Harden subordinated himself to a remarkable degree with the Nets, leaning on his underrated skill as a facilitator to make KD and Kyrie better. The Nets were the best team in the NBA down the stretch, and only injuries to Irving and Harden in the playoffs kept them out of the finals.

So what do I know.

Except that the Lake Show is going to be very, very interesting this time around.