The Lakers definitely made themselves over from the team that won the title last year.  They went from being a team primarily focused on defense, to at least having a bench that is a little more defensively oriented.  The theory is that Vogel will be able to make good defenders out of those offensive players.    Time will tell if that was a good decision.  At the very least they should be able to weather the storm when LeBron sits.more this season.  I don’t expect LeBron to do a ton of load management this year, for better or worse, by the way.  And of course, the team will still ultimately need AD to bring it often to have a great season.