The dust might be more or less settled on the roster which the Los Angeles Lakers will be taking into the 2025-26 NBA season. However, it would be genuinely shocking if this were the exact team that the Lakers have ahead of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
There are still issues with the team that only a trade will ultimately fill. With Luka Doncic and LeBron James both expressing a desire to win in the present, there should be no doubt Rob Pelinka will be making a move or two before the 2026 NBA trade deadline eventually comes to pass.