After missing the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, this offseason may be the most important one in Los Angeles Lakers history as they look to return to relevance.
Only LeBron James and young players like Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, Moritz Wagner, and Isaac Bonga are currently under contract for the 2019-20 NBA season, so the front office will have a lot of work to do. The Lakers also struck gold by moving up from the No. 11 pick to the No. 4 piick in the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery.
Going into free agency, the Lakers will certainly have their sights on some of the top All-Star-caliber players that will be on the open market like Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, and Jimmy Butler.