The Los Angeles Lakers may not have qualified for the postseason following the 2017-18 season, but there were plenty of positive takeaways from the season. For starters, the team improved by nine wins this season over 2016-17.
That may not seem like a big deal, but given some of the challenges the team faced, it is an impressive feat. Whenever the team looked to be gaining some momentum and putting things together, an injury would derail them.
Julius Randle was the only player to appear in all 82 games in the regular season. Only three other players even broke the 70-game plateau.