The Los Angeles Lakers might be the favorites to come out of the Western Conference this year. After being eliminated in the first round last season, the Lakers have reloaded and are hoping to get through this season with a clean bill of health.
This was the reason the Lakers fell in the standings last year. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis suffered injuries that caused the Lakers to fall to seventh in the Western Conference.
The Lakers were eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns after entering the playoffs as favorites — marking the first time in LeBron James’ career he was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
The front office in Los Angeles went out and made sure that this would not happen again. They did so by making an immediate blockbuster trade to acquire Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards — giving the Lakers a star presence at the top of the offense that they have been looking for.
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Los Angeles also added Carmelo Anthony to bring even more star power to the lineup in addition to no shortage of veteran role players to fill out the rotation alongside the team’s top players.
The Lakers are clearly a win-now team looking to add another championship to their trophy room. Here are three bold predictions for Los Angeles as we quickly approach the start of the regular season.
