How the Lakers trade for a third star: Here's LA's path to landing Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young, Zach LaVine

If this season proved anything about the Lakers, it's that their roster was simply not good enough to compete for a championship. The clock is ticking on LeBron James' career, as he hinted at by tweeting an hourglass emoji before the February trade deadline. General manager Rob Pelinka chose not to make any major changes at that time. The Lakers need a huge infusion of talent if they want to truly compete.