The Lakers couldn't get away from the court quickly enough the last time we saw them, stumbling toward a 21-61 record before a bored, if not horrified, fan base.
Guys named Dwight Buycks and Vander Blue logged playing time last season, the beginning and end of the Lakers' problems. Kobe Bryant played only 35 games and Julius Randle lasted only 14 minutes in the worst season in the franchise's 67-year existence.
Ready or not, training camp begins Tuesday in Honolulu. Here are five questions for the Lakers' season, which officially starts Oct. 28 against Minnesota.
Is this Kobe Bryant's last run?