- 13th place in the west at the trade deadline.
- Finished 7th in regular season post trades.
- 2nd round in the playoffs.
- Swapped Schroeder for Vincent (a great 2 way player who started for the heat on that magical playoff finals run)
- Swapped Beasley for Prince (a plus)
- Retained all their key contributors
- Cam is their 12th man? Nothing special but rui wasn't either
- Lebron and AD are still really good
Its not hard to see the Lakers as a top 6 seed this year barring injuries. They are better than us on paper.
It all depends on how many games Lebron and AD miss due to injuries and how well Lebron can lead a team at age 38/39.