The Los Angeles Lakers’ Step-by-Step Guide to the Offseason

With Dwight Howard professing his interest in the Houston Rockets as a possible destination and the fact that the Dallas Mavericks are going to give him a strong pitch, it is clear that the Los Angeles Lakers could face the harsh reality of being without both Kobe Bryant and Howard. 

However, for a franchise that is so accustomed to success and competing for championships, several moves are going to have to be made regardless of whether Howard decides to re-sign or not.

Possessing both a flawed roster and a flawed system, the Lakers are going to have to completely re-tool and prepare themselves for next year's offseason, when they will have a lot of cap space to work with. 

Assuming the Lakers are going to pool all of their efforts into re-signing Howard and rebuilding their franchise around him, they are going to have to make some crucial changes to their personnel in order to woo their temperamental superstar back. 

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