NBA: Complete 2016 Offseason Grades For All 30 Teams

2016 NBA Offseason Grades For All 30 Teams

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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July 5, 2016; El Segundo, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Brandon Ingram and Ivica Zubac pose with vice president of basketball operation Jim Buss following their introductory press conference at Toyota Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Los Angeles Lakers

“Strangely enough, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 2016 offseason was simultaneously disappointing and encouraging — disappointing because they were never in contention for the summer’s game-changing free agents just months after finishing off the worst season in franchise history, but encouraging because they had no choice but to fully commit to a promising youth movement.

For years, Lakers fans have made it their mission to let the world know they wouldn’t be down and out for long; that Los Angeles would bring Russell Westbrook home in 2017, that Kevin Durant was coming, that Hassan Whiteside was their next franchise center — you name it.

They were dead wrong on those fronts, but they weren’t wrong about it not being long before this team is a Western contender again. With a young nucleus of D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr. and now Brandon Ingram and Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles is on the right track.”

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Grade: C

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