91-92 Lakers, lost Magic, lost in the first round, didn't get that great of a pick (Anthony Peeler)
92-93 Lakers, below .500 record, lost in the first round, and got George Lynch and Nick Van Exel.
93-94 Lakers, below .500, no playoffs, and got Eddie Jones, and signed Cedric Ceballos.
94-95 we showed growth. And Shaq signed the next year. Now, that's an outlier, there's no Shaq coming, but the team had to reboot. In a completely different era with Salary Cap and what not.
We've cleared out all our old junk. We have cap galore, we dont' HAVE to sign anyone, we can absorb pieces too. And while doin that, we've stacked quite a number of talented assets to boot.
Guys, please, relax.