What Is the Ceiling of This LA Lakers Team?

If we're talking about the absolute ceiling for this Los Angeles Lakers team—remember that means the best-case scenario, not expectations—then it can do what it did last season; scratch and claw its way into the playoffs.

The Lakers will be little more than roadkill for their first-round opponent, but they can make it to the dance yet again.

They have been lively this season. No one in their right mind would have predicted Los Angeles to post a record above .500 without Kobe Bryant for the first quarter of the campaign.

Several players are enjoying c...

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