As the Los Angeles Lakers begin the second half of their season, improvements will need to be made if they’re going to defend their title.
The Lakers currently sit at 25-13, good for the third-best record in the Western Conference, although they lost seven of their last 10 games going into the All-Star break.
A big reason for that is the absence of key players such as Anthony Davis, Dennis Schroder and Marc Gasol. There are still moves that can be made to improve the roster as a whole though, and general manager Rob Pelinka has shown willingness to do whatever it takes to make that happen.