The future of the Los Angeles Lakers appears to be much brighter and there is a level of excitement surrounding the franchise that has been lacking in recent years. 

That's with good reason as they have endured some of the worst seasons in the team's history which was compounded in 2016 when they lost a franchise-worst 69 games.

Despite not significantly improving on that number last year, young head coach Luke Walton did a steady job in his rookie coaching campaign.

Having worked as an assistant under Steve Kerr at the Golden State Warriors before taking his first coaching role with the Lakers, Walton is keen to implore a similar brand of basketball in L.A. and the team has done a decent job of giving him players who can fit in that system. 

With an emphasis on ball movement, the talented Lonzo Ball will be the perfect player to build around as he's a terrific playmaker with an impressive court vision. 

With so much hype surrounding the Ball, he will be under more pressure than any other rookie in his draft class but as we saw in the Summer League, he has the talent to handle it. 

The addition of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to partner Lonzo in the backcourt could be a smart move by the organisation and they could become a perfect fit together.

President Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka are keen to bring a winning culture back to the Purple and Gold and are making moves to ensure it happens soon.  

They made the decision to trade young guard D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets and acquired center Brook Lopez in return. 

Lopez could form a promising frontcourt with Julius Randle who just enjoyed a productive season. The former Kentucky product averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

At the power forward position, Randle has a nice all-round game and this was evidenced by his multiple triple-doubles last season. 

He can do a bit of everything but he has spent a lot of time this summer working on one of the weaker parts of his game; his three-point shot. 

In an interview with Spectrum Sportsnet, the big man was asked about how he felt about his three ball. 

“Comfortable. As long as I’m stepping into it and not thinking about it I feel great,” he said. 

Lopez added this particular aspect to his game last year and became one of the best three-point shooting bigs in the league. 

With the two of them willing to step out beyond the arc as well as work inside, the Lakers will have a frontcourt tandem that could cause many problems for defences in the upcoming campaign.