The Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James in 2018 NBA free agency and that still wasn’t enough to end a playoff drought that has now reached six seasons.
As a result, this led to drastic measures in the 2019 NBA offseason. General manager Rob Pelinka and company traded almost the entire young core they had spent years developing to trade for Anthony Davis and then added a host of great role players on two-year deals in order to give the Lakers some long sought after consistency.
They also completely revamped the coaching staff with former Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel leading the way.