2018-19 NBA Preview: Power ranking the bubble playoff teams in the Western Conference Playoffs

#4 Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers are about a lot more than just that, as the most successful franchise in the 3-point line era

Adding LeBron James to the mix is about as good a guarantee as any in NBA history for a team looking to make the playoffs. But the Lakers are about a lot more than just that, as the most successful franchise in the 3-point line era.

However, the reason they are fourth on this list is purely because the Western Conference is the wildest and most competitive that it's ever been in the 71-year history of the NBA.

Every team that made the playoffs last season had at least one player with an All-NBA selection in either 2017 or 2018.