ESPN's numbers, however, think very highly of the Lakers' big name acquisition. On Wednesday's edition of Get Up Mike Greenberg revealed ESPN's analytics give LeBron James's squad the second-highest percentage in the West to make the NBA Finals,

Shannon Sharpe made a bold and controversial statement on ESPN’s First Take, declaring that if the Los Angeles Lakers face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, they will advance to the NBA Finals.

The Lakers are now the No. 4 favorite to win the Finals following their late-night move to add center Mark Williams from the Hornets. The Lakers reportedly traded rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and their 2031 first-round pick for Williams.