The rollercoaster that has been the Los Angeles Lakers in 2024-25 has almost been hard to keep up with. They started 3-0, then lost four of five. Then won six straight, then lost seven of nine. Now, they’ve won four of their last five and are looking like a completely different team than the one that started the year.
Originally, the Lakers looked to be an elite offensive team, largely led by Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves with primary playmaking duties on LeBron James and Dalton Knecht as the spot-up shooter. At the same time, they employed one of the worst defenses in all of basketball.