Los Angeles Lakers: 3 bold predictions for the 2018-2019 season

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2. They will have more than 60 wins

Since the 2012-2013 season, in which the Lakers last made an appearance in the playoffs, their regular season wins went on a massive decline, while their loses went on a massive rise.

In the 2013-2014 season, they had 27 wins and 55 losses, In the 2014-2015 season, they had 21 wins and 61 losses. The 2015-2016 season produced the fewest victories in Lakers history, as they had 17 wins and 65 losses. In the 2016-2017 season, they had 26 wins and 56 losses and then last season, they improved a lot with 35 wins and 47 loses.

Making the bold prediction of 60+ wins this year seems like a crazy prediction, but it’s not impossible. In fact, it’s highly likely, and very well can happen. It should happen.

The young core has improved immensely, with Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma putting the entire league on notice with their play. There are more shooters on the team and Brandon Ingram has been practicing his 3-pointers, which will make him lethal this season.

Once this team finds a great rhythm together they will be able to be unstoppable. JaVale McGee had himself a great preseason and is going into this regular season ready to prove naysayers wrong.

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