You also left out that Bron got injured and missed a bunch of games. And still put up good numbers. Lakers were 4th when he went out. Continue tho.
Clippers were also 1st when he went out and Houston was out of the playoffs. stfu
The Lakers are counting betting on AD Bron and Kemba (?) to win a ring. That is it. AD is the youngest true top 5 player too.
Anyway the life of a young NBA player is that if you don't outright show all-star potential early on you are trade bait. Zo and BI will probably ball out this season because they won't have to hold back any of their game.
That could be enough next year though