Los Angeles Lakers: 4 steps that will get LeBron, LA back to title contention

Get healthy and be smart

The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t as bad as their record would suggest last season. One factor that played a big part in their demise last season was health – or the lack of it. Anthony Davis and LeBron James missed a combined 68 games and they never got their footing.

If they are relatively healthy last season, they probably still make the playoffs despite their odd fit together as a team. Nevertheless, the Lakers need to make sure they are 100 percent healthy heading into next season and, when they are, they need to be smart.

They need to make sure they are doing their best as individuals and as a team to ensure health and not taking unnecessary chances on that front. Again, this is extremely hard to do but this is a team whose health in the postseason will be more important than playoff seeding.