The 2015-16 edition of your Los Angeles Lakers were crafted upon three foundational principles:
1. Must not land out of the top three in the NBA draft lottery. Anything lower than No. 3 overall gets sent to Philadelphia...which would mean a whole season of tanking will be in vain.
2. Kobe Bryant gets to do whatever he wants.
3. Byron Scott rides shotgun.
In reality-based NBA terms? These three principles produced their desired synergistic effect: Brandon Ingram.
In fantasy-based NBA terms? The 2015-16 Lakers were a numerical sinkhole.