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Los Angeles Lakers: The 4 most disappointing seasons in franchise history

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers leaves the court with four fouls in front of Pau Gasol #16 and Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. 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. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: Dwight Howard #12 of the Los Angeles Lakers leaves the court with four fouls in front of Pau Gasol #16 and Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. 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. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers’ most disappointing seasons: 3. 2016-17

The expectations were not that high for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2016-17 season. The team was coming off of, quite literally, the worst season in franchise history in which they only won 17 games.

However, there were reasonable expectations that the Lakers would bounce back and be a much better team. While nobody expected the team to be great, they definitely expected the team to be better than the 26-win team that they were in actuality.

Brandon Ingram was a really exciting prospect but it was clear that he was far too green to make a tangible impact in the NBA in year one. With D’Angelo Russell in year two and Julius Randle in year three, the Lakers seemed to be primed for a better year.

Then you have to consider the signings that the team made that were supposed to help, but wound up hurting the team really badly. The cap had an unprecedented spike the offseason prior and how did the Los Angeles Lakers spend it? By signing Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgov.

There are two of the worst signings in Lakers’ history that served as the eventual final blow to Mitch Kupchak in LA. The Lakers signed Mozgov and Deng for a combined $136 million. It was brutal.

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