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LA's off-season? #2 (Aldridge) E-mail
Written by Don   
Monday, 10 August 2009 12:14
TNT analyst David Aldridge graded the NBA's off-season, and he has LA at number 2 for their performance in this off-season.  Here's what he had to say about the Lakers...
L.A. LAKERS

DA's Offseason Rank: No. 2

Last season: 65-17, first place, Pacific; Won NBA championship.

Added: F Ron Artest (free agent, Houston; five years, $33 million)

Lost: F Trevor Ariza (signed with Houston)

Retained: G Shannon Brown (two years, $4.2 million), F Lamar Odom (four years, $33 million)

The key man: C Andrew Bynum. If he can stay on the court for a full season, the Lakers are close to unbeatable.

The skinny: Essentially trading Artest for Ariza makes sense; L.A.'s championship window is wide open. When Artest isn't the Alpha Male in the locker room, things go much better, and Kobe is still the top dog. With Odom back in the fold, a summer off from international play, increased confidence in his teammates and with Artest around to guard the West's best twos and threes, Bryant should be even more lethal next season.
Aldridge has the San Antonio Spurs at #1, and Boston at #3.  The interesting thing was Cleveland's off-season was graded at a lowly #7.
Might make for an interesting off-season for Cleveland the following year!
 

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