After the off-season, the Lakers started the 14-15 season with a 15-man lineup consisting of Point Guards: Bazemore, Nash, Clarkson; Shooting Guards: Bryant, Young, Ellington; Small Forwards: You, Johnson; Power Forwards: Hill, Boozer, Davis, Kelly; Centers: Gasol, Blake, Sacred.
After the start of the 14-15 season, the NBA landscape underwent dramatic changes.
LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers, who traded multiple first-pick players to get Kevin Love, forming the Three Giants with James and Kyrie Irving, transforming the Cavaliers from a team with the first pick to a championship contender.
Roy Hibbert's strength collapsed due to rule changes, and Paul George suffered a serious injury at the World Championship, causing the Pacers, who once led the league in the 13-14 season, to fall to rock bottom.
