The NBA is a strange place, where many strange things occur. Such was the example of the third decision. This decision allowed LeBron to sign with the Lakers after making peace with Cleveland.
This time around, Cleveland fans supported his decision to leave as they saw that their team needed to rebuild. The Lakers, on the other hand, are in a win now mode and need to start collecting pieces to combat the Warriors dynasty.
But with Boogie Cousins signing with the Warriors, the Lakers will have to hope that they can pull off a trade for Kawhi Leonard and collect one more star to even compete with the warriors. As for the other players, the Lakers have collected, they are all average to slightly above average role players.
Lance Stephenson and Rajon Rondo aren't the players they once were and cannot carry the load of a full team. However, I do believe that they have pieces in place to develop their younger players and compete this season but not win a championship. No way.
This year's champions will be the Warriors despite everyone's efforts in the east or west. Now, as a Thunder fan, I was ecstatic to see that Paul George had resigned with the Thunder but I do believe that this was not the best decision if he wanted to win a championship.
In the end, the story is the same as last offseason, the Warriors are the best team in the NBA.
