The Boys are back with their updated Box Out Banter Tier Lists for the Western Conference.

First they pay their respects to the great Elgin Baylor who passed away yesterday at the age of 86. Go look at the basketball reference page. The numbers are comically great.

Then they go into the tiers in the Western Conference. They explain why the Lakers are still in their own tier despite an injury-plagued year from Anthony Davis and now that LeBron is out indefinitely with a high-ankle sprain. They also explain why they both have the Suns ranked over the Jazz, and what reservations they have about the Jazz come playoff time.

Then they get into another sardine can in the West with all the play-in teams. Can Luka make some noise to move his team into the next tier? Are the Thunder more likely to get into the play-in than the Pelicans? Can Jokic and Murray mash their way to the conference finals again?

And of course one team that was projected to be a playoff team to start the year, is now in the "LOL" tier, with the T-wolves and Kings.