5 best 2019 moments for Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers Rajon Rondo (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers Rajon Rondo (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James Anthony Davis (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

As 2019 comes to a close, we’re ranking the most memorable highlights of what has been an eventful year on and off the court for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The calendar year 2019 has been an up-and-down affair for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Well, more like a down-and-up affair.

The end of last season and the beginning of this season has been like night and day for the franchise — going from missing the playoffs in a disappointing 2018-19 season to looking like the best team in the league in the early stages of the 2019-20 campaign.

A roster overhaul that began with signing LeBron James two summers ago and finished with the underrated addition of Dwight Howard late in this summer’s free agency period — plus one blockbuster trade in between — has fueled L.A.’s revival. The team is now well on track to end its six-year playoff drought and looks every bit like a serious title contender.

The Lakers’ 2019 highlights included history-making moments, humorous moments and one off-court transaction that has made the biggest impact of all.

Before the turn of the new year, here are the Lakers’ top five moments of 2019.

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