The dramatic improvement in young players Andrew Bynum, Jordan Farmar, Ronny Turiaf, Sasha Vujacic and Trevor Ariza (when he arrived in trade) sparked the newfound hope.

• 最大的进步来自年轻的拜纳姆和法玛尔，图里亚夫、弗贾西奇和阿里扎，他们点亮了湖人未来的希望。