The Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season in 2016-17, finishing 26-56 which was the third worst record in the NBA.
The Lakers had what is considered a very successful offseason though, which started at the draft when they took Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick and then Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant later on.
They also added former All-Star center Brook Lopez to the mix in a trade with Brooklyn Nets that sent Timofey Mozgov’s salary to Brooklyn along with D’Angelo Russell, who became expendable when president of basketball operations Magic Johnson decided that Ball was the point guard he wanted leading the team.