Los Angeles Lakers: 3 storylines to watch heading into 2021-22

3 storylines to watch heading into the 2021-22 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. 

If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to achieve their goals during the 2021-22 NBA season, they’re going to need all hands on deck, a full bill of health, and they’re going to need Father Time to hold off on catching LeBron James for another season.

It will essentially need to be a best-case scenario type of season if the Lakers are going to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the year.

Especially with as talented as some of the other contenders in the league are, the Lakers have a little margin for error and despite the excellent offseason moves, they’re going to need a special and memorable season altogether.

As they head into a season that is considered all are nothing, we explore three big storylines that will likely end up driving this season for the Lakers. And we have to start with their biggest acquisition of the offseason which was viewed as quite polarizing.