The Lakers have maneuvered themselves to a position that makes them a formidable free agent destination. They went from a team of LeBron James and talented, high ceiling young players to a team with LeBron and Anthony Davis but not a max cap slot to a team with a LeBron and Davis and $32 million in spending power to chase the league’s best available players.
This was always a possible outcome, but the reporting on this often highlighted the gulf between what was possible and what was actually likely.