Believe it or not, but the Los Angeles Lakers actually look OK. They clearly going to be better than they were last season and are definitely going to be a lot of fun to follow this season.
The confidence that D’Angelo Russell is playing with is a game-changer. If that’s all he was missing from last season, it should pay dividends for the Lakers this season. Even though Brandon Ingram isn’t starting, there is still reason for optimism on that front too.
Julius Randle’s game has also expanded, and he can pretty much do everything asked of him. Watch the Lakers. They’re not the bore they were the last few seasons. I guarantee that.