Ultimately, all that came was an expected head coach change - even if with an unexpected hiring - and a couple of draft picks. An air of expectation that something could happen has existed for weeks on end, but the deeper into the summer we go without a move, the less likely it feels that anything will actually happen.
While there is a big question mark about JJ Redick as the next head coach, there have been plenty of good signs so far and he's surrounded himself with a very talented coaching staff.
How much does that, though, outweigh the inaction the Lakers have had. Despite a willingness from LeBron James to take a paycut, the Lakers couldn't make any free agent signing, let alone an impactful one.
As a result, it feels hard to give the Lakers anything more than, like, a C for this offseason. The things they did were good, but they just didn't do much.
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