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With Kobe Bryant out for the reminder of the season and even most of next season there is no way that the Lakers are going to do anything in the playoffs. Finishing the season at 45-37 just roughly 8 games over .500.The Lakers slipped into the playoffs at the number seven seed by just beating the Houston Rockets in overtime in the season finale.
Regardless of how the Lakers fare in the playoffs there is no certainty of what the Lakers will be like going into next season.
Dwight Howard who the Lakers were able to acquire last summer in a blockbuster trade with the Orlando Magic is uncertain of his return to LA. And what real incentive other than money does Dwight have to come back.
They have an aging star studded team with Pau Gaul, 32, and Steve Nash, 39, that are on there way out in a few years.
Also Kobe Bryant who is 34 is out with an injury that requires surgery and it looks like he will be out for up to 9 months. Missing the majority of next season.
Even if Kobe Bryant comes back after his injury is he still going to be the same player he used to be. He had the most shot attempts with 625 attempst and only making 525 of them.
Even if the Bryant comes back 100% the Lakers still need to bring in Howard. And even if that is possible it still looks tough for the glamorous Lakers to make a run at the championship any time soon seeing the way they preformed this past season.
For the Lakers the only hope they can hold out for is to land the king of coaches, Phil Jackson, back to LA. Jackson coach the Lakers from 1999 to 2004 and then from 2005 to 2011 bring the Lakers home five championships.
Even if, Even if, Even if.....it seems that's all the 17-time champion Lakers have to hold onto is for now until the new era of player shows up in LA.
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