Rating your Lakers hot takes: -- The Lakers will win it all -- LA will finish top 2 in the West standings -- LA will be Via @jovanbuha on X

What happened: Jovan Buha graded Los Angeles Lakers fan predictions for the 2026-27 season, including a title pick and a top-two finish in the West. The graded set also report/article/reaves-re-signs-with-lakers-on-four-year-185m-max-deal-2026-06-24">Austin Reaves</a>, and Cameron Carr plus Adou Thiero both starting.

Why it matters: Reaves enters the season after a four-year, $185M max agreement, raising the bar for an All-NBA leap. The starting chatter lands with Los Angeles still needing to trim from 16 to 15 before the Oct. 20 opener.

What to watch: Camp battles will show whether Carr and Thiero push into the opening starting five.

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