The King has come to Los Angeles, and everything is going to change.
Say goodbye to the plucky upstarts who have won our hearts — but very few games — over the past five years, store away your memories of the never-ending rebuild, and get ready for a new chapter in Laker lore.
Now, this is going to be... different.
Tuesday, the Lakers said goodbye to Julius Randle, the team’s longest-tenured player, and the last active player who had shared the court with Kobe Bryant (although Luke Walton and Brian Shaw remain on the bench).