The Long and Short of Los Angeles Laker's NBA Season

Coming at the back of what was the longest NBA season and going into the next in what will be the shortest offseason, LA Lakers head coach Frank Vogel sounded confident and but not complacent. “We played longer than everybody and had a shorter offseason than anybody else, so odds are stacked against us from that standpoint.” Ready Or Not, NBA Training Camps Are Set to Open Once Again In what was a season never seen before, Lakers won the 2019-20 NBA Championships beating Miami Heat 4-2 in the Finals. “It is so difficult to win them in any environment,” said Vogel “The circumstances and adversity last season’s team faced were unprecedented so if you look at the totality of it, it is remarkable for our guys to be able to persevere through all that.” NBA Finals, LA Lakers Beat Miami Heat: LeBron James Has Done It Again, And Did It His Way Since winning their 17th championship, the Lakers saw some churn but Vogel is pretty chuffed about the reconfigured roster with seasoned players like Dennis Schröder, Montrezl Harrell, Marc Gasol and Wesley Matthews joining the superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Obviously, the group that’s returning knows the value in what we created last year, and hopefully we’ll establish that early on.” He didn’t hold back praising the players Lakers brought in to defend the title saying the group will need the edginess, chip-on-your-shoulder to set the tone this season.