Today’s Team: Los Angeles Lakers
| Team Roster | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | College | 2015-2016 Salary |
| 2 | Brandon Bass | PF | 30 | 6-8 | 250 | LSU | $3,000,000 |
| 28 | Tarik Black | C | 23 | 6-9 | 250 | Kansas | $845,059 |
| 12 | Vander Blue | SG | 23 | 6-4 | 200 | Marquette | |
| 3 | Anthony Brown | SF | 22 | 6-7 | 210 | Stanford | $700,000 |
| 15 | Jabari Brown | SG | 22 | 6-4 | 215 | Missouri | $845,059 |
| 24 | Kobe Bryant | SG | 37 | 6-6 | 212 | $25,000,000 | |
| 6 | Jordan Clarkson | PG | 23 | 6-5 | 185 | Missouri | $845,059 |
| 5 | Michael Frazier II | SG | 21 | 6-4 | 200 | Florida | $525,093 |
| 17 | Roy Hibbert | C | 28 | 7-2 | 270 | Georgetown | $15,592,217 |
| 10 | Jonathan Holmes | F | 22 | 6-9 | 242 | Texas | $525,093 |
| 9 | Marcelo Huertas | PG | 32 | 6-3 | 185 | $525,093 | |
| 4 | Ryan Kelly | PF | 24 | 6-11 | 230 | Duke | $1,724,250 |
| 7 | Larry Nance Jr. | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 230 | Wyoming | $1,155,600 |
| 30 | Julius Randle | PF | 20 | 6-9 | 250 | Kentucky | $3,132,240 |
| 1 | D’Angelo Russell | PG | 19 | 6-5 | 195 | Ohio State | $5,103,120 |
| 50 | Robert Sacre | C | 26 | 7-0 | 270 | Gonzaga | $981,348 |
| 12 | Robert Upshaw | C | 21 | 7-0 | 250 | Washington | $525,093 |
| 23 | Louis Williams | SG | 28 | 6-1 | 175 | $7,000,000 | |
| 37 | Metta World Peace | SF | 35 | 6-7 | 260 | St. John’s | |
| 0 | Nick Young | SF | 30 | 6-7 | 210 | USC | $5,219,169 |
Who’s gone: Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill, Ed Davis, Jeremy Lin
Who’s new: D’Angelo Russell, Roy Hibbert, Brandon Bass, Louis Williams, Larry Nance Jr.
Offseason review: The draft was the thing for the Lakers, and they got the player they wanted in Russell. But when free agency rolled around, Los Angeles missed out on all of the big names, including an attempt to trade for DeMarcus Cousins. Despite that failure, the Lakers had a solid offseason by adding Hibbert as a one-year rental in the middle and Williams as scoring punch off the bench.
Grade: C-
2015-16 season outlook: There will be talent on the floor for Los Angeles next season, but the system isn’t there, and the Western Conference remains daunting. The only real question for the Lakers will be where they end up falling in the lottery, with next year’s draft pick owed to the Philadelphia 76ers with a top-three protection.
Predicition: 14th Western Conference (maybe a bit higher if Kobe will play amazing season once more)
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