Step-by-Step Guide to L.A. Lakers Avoiding a Massive Collapse

It's the waning weeks prior to training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers have a team that (on paper) is one of the four best in the NBA, title hopes are high and Lakers fans everywhere are getting cocky. Isn't that the way the NBA should be?

For the past season we've seen the Lakers bench dwindle into sticks and stones, the starting lineup has gotten older and their future was in trouble as far as Lakers standards go. All it takes to completely change everything that concerned Lakers fans a year ago is an offseason that included trading a bunch of draft picks (a classic Lakers move) for an old yet effective superstar, bringing in the best center in the NBA (the original Lakers move) ...

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