Season Predictions
Regular Season: Arguably the league’s most historic franchise will miss out on the playoffs for the second-straight season, and by a wide margin. Aging veterans and ex-superstars PG Steve Nash and SG Kobe Bryant are on the shelf AGAIN with injuries, and the team is just too replete of talent otherwise to even be remotely competitive, especially out in the Wild West. The Lakers will have cap space for the next couple of upcoming free agency periods, where they could build a contender as LA has always been a premier free agent destination. For now though, they’ll just have to wait as they focus on tanking and getting a top-5 draft choice in order to keep their protected pick away from the 76ers.
Projected Record: 22-60
Regular Season: Arguably the league’s most historic franchise will miss out on the playoffs for the second-straight season, and by a wide margin. Aging veterans and ex-superstars PG Steve Nash and SG Kobe Bryant are on the shelf AGAIN with injuries, and the team is just too replete of talent otherwise to even be remotely competitive, especially out in the Wild West. The Lakers will have cap space for the next couple of upcoming free agency periods, where they could build a contender as LA has always been a premier free agent destination. For now though, they’ll just have to wait as they focus on tanking and getting a top-5 draft choice in order to keep their protected pick away from the 76ers.
Projected Record: 22-60