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Los Angeles Lakers 2024-25 season preview: LeBron James, Father Time and a loaded West

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L.A. won the 2020 NBA championship.

The Lakers lost to the Nuggets in the first round of the NBA 's first -round tournament.

They added Dalton Knecht , Bronny James and Christian Koloko to the team.

The team needs to get up way more 3 -pointers.

L.A. Lakers are looking to be more than merely the sum of its parts in the NBA .

LeBron James said he doesn't have any expectations for the Lakers.

The Lakers won 47 last season with LeBron and AD missing just 17 games total, their fewest since the bubble title, and combining to play more than 5,200 minutes .

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