The Los Angeles Lakers are in a strange position right now in a number of ways. Not only are they bottom-feeders in terms of the NBA standings, but Kobe Bryant’s announcement regarding his retirement at the end of this season adds a level of emotion that wasn’t there previously.
Kobe’s pending retirement paints the 2015-16 season in at least somewhat of a different light. The Lakers are still more than likely going to be low on wins at the end of the year, but the focus on the team seems to have now switched to this being the Kobe Farewell Tour more than anything else.