While the absence of Anthony Davis was never going to be a good thing for the Lakers, the team may have found a way to be better in the long run for it. Necessity is the mother of invention and the Lakers being without a playable center forced head coach Frank Vogel and his coaching staff to adapt on the fly.
The result was the small ball style that the Lakers executed to varying levels of success overall. Offensively, though, is where the biggest strides were made as the team was able to turn a five-out offensive style into a viable weapon built around LeBron James’ brilliance.