LOS ANGELES -- Before the Lakers had even held an official practice this season, let alone played in a game, LeBron James told his teammates they reminded him of another veteran group led by an aging legend: Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady's Bucs lost their first game together in the quarterback's first season away from the New England Patriots and were just 7-5 overall before they caught fire. After winning its final four games of the regular season, Tampa Bay went 4-0 in the postseason, capped by a 31-9 win in Super Bowl LV over the favored Kansas City Chiefs.