Every team in the NBA knows that it won’t make the playoffs every season. Even teams that play in the league’s most glamourous markets understand that players age, and in time, they’ll have to rebuild.

With that said, most teams assume that they’ll make the postseason at least once in any given 16-year span. The Sacramento Kings are not most teams, and that’s how long it’s been since they punched a ticket to the playoffs.

George W. Bush was the president of the United States, and Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” was the number one song in the nation.

The Los Angeles Lakers are not most teams either.

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They’ve generally relied on a sense of exceptionalism, believing that as the league’s most established brand, they’ll typically be in the hunt for the Larry O’Brien trophy. Last year, they were exceptionally disappointing.

Could they send Anthony Davis to the Sacramento Kings this summer?