At the start of trade deadline week, LeBron James admitted that the Lakers were unable to acquire Kyrie Irving, who officially went from the Nets to the Mavericks on Monday.James Austin Jackson Jersey is probably feeling a lot better about his team now.Los Angeles revamped its roster on Thursday, executing deals that brought back multiple rotation pieces without costing the franchise all of its draft capital.It's unclear if this group can transform into legitimate contender down the stretch of the 2022-23 season, but the Lakers are certainly in a better position to compete with the Western Conference's elite teams.SIGN UP TO WATCH EVERY GAME ON NBA LEAGUE PASS: | AdditionsMo BambaMalik BeasleyDavon ReedD'Angelo Ru sellJarred VanderbiltSubtractionsPatrick BeverleyThomas BryantDamian JonesJuan Toscano-AndersonRu sell WestbrookThe formula for a succe sful James-led team has been pretty simple just put some shooters around him. In recent seasons, the Lakers' front office had, uh, not done that.Ru sell and Beasley should immediately help in that department. Ru sell is shooting 39.1 percent from beyond the arc this season, and Beasley is one of the in the NBA. (It's also worth noting that Bamba is all the way up to 39.8 percent on more than 100 3-point attempts.)Vanderbilt will provide instant energy for a Los Angeles team that has not always played with consistent effort. He battles Jason Taylor Jersey defensively, capably switches acro s multiple Jason McCourty Jersey positions and crashes the offensive gla s with force. He does the nece sary dirty work.The Lakers also believe in the idea of addition by subtraction. that the Westbrook situation had become "toxic," and Los Angeles was considering waiving Westbrook if it was unable to find a trade partner.It's unfair to put all of the blame on Westbrook for the Lakers' shortcomings, but there is no question that he was a bad fit from the start of his tenure. Removing him from the rotation and inserting the new guys should lead to better performances. Ru sell (point guard), James (small forward) and Anthony Davis (center) are locks to start. Beasley could slot in as the starting shooting guard, though the Lakers may elect to keep him in his off-the-bench role.Hachimura has started at power forward in the Lakers' last five games, averaging 12.8 Jaylen Waddle T Shirts points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field. Vanderbilt was a starter for the Jazz in 41 of his 52 appearances, but pairing him with Davis could create spacing i sues.PositionStartersBackupsPGD'Angelo Ru sellDennis SchroderSGMalik BeasleyAustin Reaves, Lonnie Walker IV, Davon ReedSFLeBron JamesTroy Brown Jr.,Max ChristiePFRui HachimuraJarred Vanderbilt, Wenyen GabrielCAnthony DavisMo Bamba Los Angeles will have some important decisions to make this summer.As of Thursday night, there are only four Lakers players on the books for the 2023-24 season: James, Davis, Vanderbilt and Christie. That means they could po se s a ton of cap space.There may be some talented players on the open market like Draymond Green, James Harden, Miami Dolphins Jackets Kyrie Irving, Khris Middleton and Fred VanVleet. The Lakers love their stars, and the Irving connection is impo sible to ignore.However, the front office could spend a good portion of that money on Ru sell and Hachimura, who are both set to enter free agency. (Beasley has a team option for next season.)If the rest of the season goes well, Los Angeles may simply run it back and do the rest of its offseason work on the margins.