Although it is still early in the 2019-20 NBA season, the championship expectations have only been amplified for the Los Angeles Lakers after debuting their new All-Star duo in LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Fans have not been this optimistic since Kobe Bryant was still wearing the purple and gold at the start of the decade. Of course, much has changed around the league since his playing days.
The league underwent a bit of a transformation after being dominated by superteams to ushering in some much-needed balance now that most household names have been divided up into pairs.