In the final weeks of each of the last two seasons, the Lakers have largely been without LeBron James and Anthony Davis while the team was in desperate need of a playoff push. Injuries have proven a foe the pair haven’t been able to better in that span as their follow-ups to the title-winning season have been rather tame.
Newly-installed head coach Darvin Ham is focused on changing that. As the saying goes, the best ability is availability, and Ham is certainly aware that he needs his stars on the court at the end of the season to not only make a playoff push but to have any hopes of postseason success.