The Los Angeles Lakers were able to keep their season alive recently by taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament, which resulted in LeBron James and company advancing to the first round of the NBA playoffs to take on the defending champion Denver Nuggets.

With the Lakers keeping their season alive, the storied franchise has a chance to pull off a massive upset over Nikola Jokic’s team in the first round and potentially make a deep run or win what would be an NBA-record 18th title.The Los Angeles Lakers were able to keep their season alive recently by taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament, which resulted in LeBron James and company advancing to the first round of the NBA playoffs to take on the defending champion Denver Nuggets.

With the Lakers keeping their season alive, the storied franchise has a chance to pull off a massive upset over Nikola Jokic’s team in the first round and potentially make a deep run or win what would be an NBA-record 18th title.

However, if the Lakers flame out in the first round, which is expected considering the team they’ll face starting this weekend in Denver, the offseason will be interesting in Los Angeles as there’s no telling what the franchise will do.

James could leave the team in NBA free agency, but the team could also make a blockbuster trade to convince him to stay, with Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks being the most likely target.

Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports believes Young will be the next star to land in Los Angeles because his partnership with Dejounte Murray in Atlanta simply isn’t working, and a change is needed, via “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.”

“Trae Young, my guess, is coming to L.A,” Cowherd said.