With the NFL and college football seasons underway and Major League Baseball heading into their final stretch, it is easy to forget that NBA training camps will open in less than a month.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, it will be an opportunity to put what was an underwhelming off-season behind them.
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It’s also a chance to see if the underrated moves they made will lead to an improved record this season and possibly an outside shot at making the playoffs.
It’s been nearly five months since the Lakers last played an NBA game.