Ideally, Los Angeles will be able to add a center similar to Mark Williams, whom they acquired at the trade deadline last year before having to back out of the deal due to an issue with his physical. After that, the Lakers should look to bring in a lockdown perimeter defender.

In the aftermath of another underwhelming season for the Los Angeles Lakers, former NBA champion James Worthy gave his take on where it all went wrong. According to Worthy, the Lakers didn't have the right pieces to win the West, and they lacked the chemistry to compete with the NBA elite.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the class of the NBA all season. They made easy work of the Minnesota Timberwolves last night to finish the Western Conference Finals in five games, and they now await whichever team emerges from the New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers series,