The Los Angeles Lakers are a franchise that is used to winning championships, which has made their current five-year stretch of missing the playoffs difficult to tolerate. However, with plenty of money to spend and stars like LeBron James and Paul George on the market this summer, their fortunes could turn around very quickly.
Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka have spent their year-plus on the job carefully managing the salary cap and making moves to open up room for a superstar or two this summer.
Now, with the prep work almost done, Johnson and Pelinka will have to find a way to woo the stars that they desire.