The Los Angeles Lakers made a lot of moves this offseason in order to improve their team. The most notable one, of course, was the addition of LeBron James.
While James instantly makes any team he is on a playoff contender, many questioned what the Lakers did after signing him. Since the Lakers were unable to sign Paul George to come with LeBron, they instead signed veterans to one-year deals in order to preserve their cap space for next offseason, where they will have the opportunity to sign another max player.
Since Kawhi Leonard was on the trading block, many wanted the Lakers to package up their young ore and send it to San Antonio for Leonard.