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Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Realistic expectations for the 2019-2020 season

By Ethan Temkin

TORONTO, CANADA - MARCH 14: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for the National Anthem prior to the game against the Toronto Raptors on March 14, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA - MARCH 14: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for the National Anthem prior to the game against the Toronto Raptors on March 14, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Here are five realistic expectations for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019-20 season.

With Summer League over, free-agency coming to an end and the filming of Space Jam 2 in full swing, the NBA offseason is finally upon us for the Los Angeles Lakers. What follows is a grueling few months before we can see any kind of NBA basketball again.

The Lakers have undergone a complete makeover, revamping their roster, coaching staff and to a certain degree, their front office (with the resignation of Magic Johnson). This is leaving us Lakers fans excited at all the possibilities of this new-look team.

The Lakers finally landed their white whale in Anthony Davis, and after striking out on the Kawhi sweepstakes, the team managed to rebound and string together a number of great signings including Danny Green, DeMarcus Cousins, Quinn Cook, and Avery Bradley.

But we also need to take a step-back and evaluate just how much better the rest of the Western Conference, and the league for that matter, has gotten as well. The Houston Rockets replaced an aging Chris Paul with Russell Westbrook, the Utah Jazz traded for the wildly underrated Mike Conley, and the Warriors managed to turn Kevin Durant‘s departure into a sign-and-trade for D’Angelo Russell.

The point is, the rest of the Western Conference is just as formidable as this Lakers team, so it’s always best to temper our expectations and look at what we can realistically expect from this new and exciting Los Angeles Lakers team for the 2019-2020 season.

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