On the eve of the NBA season starting here in Los Angeles I wanted to take a deeper look at our two teams. Comparing the Lakers and Clippers can be a fools game of sorts. On one hand the Lakers have an incredible past filled with more NBA Championships than all but one franchise. The Clippers past, well, it's best it stays in the past. The more recent past however is kinder to the Clippers. In fact, it's a clear win for the Clips. The team that originated in Buffalo and got to Los Angeles via San Diego has been the best team over the last six years. It hasn't really been close. The Lakers in that span have been really, really bad. Don't take my word for it, listen to what the Process recently had to say. When asked by Clay Skipper of GQ if he was playing the Cavs in NBA 2k18 GM mode, Joel Embiid said " Nah, they’re too good. I gotta start with a team that sucks, like the Lakers or the Nets. I gotta make it fair." The player dubbed in the article as the futur...

It is presumptions to say I know what the Lakers are planning. Having no access to their front office, I'd even go so far as to say it's beyond presumptions. Heck, it's downright preposterous. Yet, that's what I am about to do. Not because I have access to President Johnson or General Manager Pelinka, I don't. Not because I have an all seeing crystal ball, I do but it's proven to be unreliable. Not even because I gathered the greatest minds in basketball to construct a plan based on their knowledge and expertise, I have not. No, I'm doing this because generally, history is a good indicator of the future. So, in short, let's look back in order to get a clearer picture of what may be happening in the future. In order to do that I have to start with two apologies. First, I’m sorry Minnesota. Yes, the Lakers franchise started there. Heck, that's where they got their name. It’s easy to forget for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers that five of their champions...