Here we are, post All-Star break, in the final stretch of games before the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers have held the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference since October, maintained a top five offense/defense, and are sporting the best one-two punch in the league in LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
After the trade deadline, the Lakers have only added Markieff Morris in the buyout market so far. The Clippers on the other hand, who are seen as the the team’s biggest challenger to come out of the Western Conference, made several addition to theirs — trading for Marcus Morris, and signing Reggie Jackson after he was bought out by the Detroit Pistons.