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Lakers: 5 Best Moments From the 2015-2016 Season

By Eric Yee

Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Laker fans celebrate and shoot snapshots as time runs out in the Lakers win over the Utah Jazz in the final game of Kobe Bryant
Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Laker fans celebrate and shoot snapshots as time runs out in the Lakers win over the Utah Jazz in the final game of Kobe Bryant /
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Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) waves to the crowd as he heads to the bench before the end of the Lakers win over the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. Bryant scored 60 points in the final game of his career. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) waves to the crowd as he heads to the bench before the end of the Lakers win over the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. Bryant scored 60 points in the final game of his career. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

Despite undergoing their worst season in franchise history, the Lakers still had some great moments along the journey

In the eyes of a fair weather fan, the 2015-16 Los Angeles Lakers’ season was a complete disaster.

Apart from undergoing their worst season in franchise history, the Lakers failed to send off Kobe Bryant with one last chance to make magic happen in the playoffs, D’Angelo Russell took baby steps forward followed by huge leaps backwards, and the Lakers still aren’t even guaranteed to keep their draft pick.

However, the thing that makes true, die hard Lakers fans so great is their, often delusional, sense of optimism in regards their team.

In the eyes of a fan who bleeds Purple and Gold, the season was as productive as ever: Kobe Bryant got sent off perfectly, the young guns got a chance to develop and a 55.8 percent chance of keeping the pick is basically a shoo in.

Armed with both exciting young players in Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell and Larry Nance Jr. and seasoned veterans, mainly named Kobe Bryant, the boys in Purple and Gold showed signs of a possible rebirth of Showtime on various occasions.

So before we send off the Black Mamba and some bandwagon fans for good, let’s take a look back at the top five best moments from the 2015-16 campaign.

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