While the Lakers hope to have a strong postseason, already passing the play-in, the franchise will also prepare for a turbulent summer. A star could well leave the organization by going to test the market.

Having struggled for a long time in the first months, the Lakers have been doing better in recent weeks with a good series of victories. Ideal for LeBron James and his partners, even if the franchise will not avoid a very likely play-in, potentially against the Kings or the Warriors. Suffice to say that the postseason promises to be complex for the Pourpre et Or… and this is only the beginning.

A star leaving the Lakers?
This summer, Rob Pelinka will have important choices to make to allow the Lakers to finish in the first positions in the West. Darvin Ham may not be retained after a pretty dismal season, while D’Angelo Russell is likely to decline his player option. This is what Brian Windhorst says in a recent broadcast