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#4 Los Angeles Lakers

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The Lakers have landed the best player in the world

Given that the Lakers have landed the best player in the world, one wouldn't be amiss to say that the offseason battle has already been won by Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson in the Lakers' front office.

LeBron was continually linked with a move to the Lakers, and his signing for four years, $154 million allows them to pursue the remaining free agents this summer with a spring in their step.

The Lakers are well-placed to land another max player this very offseason, or to tie up good role players to bloated contracts in order to make a run at the free agency class of 2019.

They also landed Lance Stephenson and JaVale McGee for a combined cap hit of $6.8 million, which is a pretty good business right on Day 1. Magic must be grinning from ear to ear in his sleep right now. And with good reason.

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