The Lakers have been in the cellar of the Western Conference. With a slew of injuries to start the season and heavy reliance on a 36-year-old Kobe Bryant, the Lakers don't have much competition to offer the West.
However, the Lakers are 3-0 against the Eastern Conference, swingman Nick Young has returned from injury and Bryant has surprisingly continued to be a force this season on the heels of his 20th career triple-double.
If the Lakers didn't have to play in the West, would they be a playoff team? Where would the Lakers finish in the Eastern Conference?
Watch as Bleacher Report's Senior Writer Kevin Ding joins Adam Lefkoe to talk about how the Los Angeles Lakers would fare in the Eastern Conference in the video above.
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