9. Los Angeles Lakers (18-11)
The Los Angeles Lakers look more and more comfortable as a team. I’m not sure thy’ve solved all their issues – actually, I’m almost certain they haven’t – but they’re looking better and better. Heck, I’m not entirely sure this isn’t the second best team in the Western Conference at the moment.
Nevertheless, after missing out on Trevor Ariza, it’s going to be interesting to see who this team targets next in the trade market. There’s no question that this team still wants to improve, even more so if they believe they could make a run to the Conference Finals.
Since the start of November, this team is 14-6. Aside from their rough start, this team has been really good.