Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal 

If you’ve been following the Lakers, in all likelihood, you know about the problems that plagued them last season. 

This team’s spacing was horrible. In fact, it still is. The Lakers are woefully light on quality shooters. This deal improves their spacing significantly. 

In fact, Conley may be the perfect point guard to play alongside James. He’s an elite floor-spacer and a high-quality decision-maker as well.

Realistically, James doesn’t need much more than that out of a floor general – he’ll be the one making the plays, for the most part. 

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Meanwhile, Olynyk is the kind of front-court floor spacer this team has been missing. He’s also developed into a sneakily good playmaker and defender in recent years. Finally, Gay is a solid veteran who can help this team as well. 

What does this deal do for the Jazz?