The 2019 NBA offseason was one of the wildest in league history with regard to player movement and because of it, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers are near championship favorites, right alongside Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers.
The NBA is all about All-Star duos now with those two teams as well as James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and the Houston Rockets and Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and the Brooklyn Nets.
Now, with the Lakers and Clippers both being contenders, the media and fans alike have been clamoring for a manufactured rivalry between the Staples Center co-tenants.