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ESPN.com 2008-2009 NBA Preview Dime has plenty of great information about the Western Conference and specifically the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN organized for the top NBA analysts to make their predictions for how the Lakers will fare in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference.

The result, Lakers will be sitting pretty atop all leagues!

Take a look at the actual predictions each analysts made and the notes are quite important as well.

ANALYST	PREDICTION
J.A. Adande ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 A happy Kobe Bryant and a healthy Andrew Bynum should make this the Western team to beat — but Lamar Odom in the final year of his contract could become the big story.
Jon Barry ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 The return of Andrew Bynum is huge — the Lakers really lacked his presence in the Finals versus Boston. They have the best player in the game, but I still think this team needs a big-time defender.
Chris Broussard ESPN Mag	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST:1 All they lacked last season was toughness up front. Well, Andrew Bynum solves that problem and then some. Before long, this will be his team. Until then, he’ll help Kobe win his first ring sans Shaq.
Ric Bucher ESPN Mag	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 2 Will going flat in a Finals they were favored to win haunt them? Something certainly has Lamar Odom present but unaccounted for. Andrew Bynum is back, but why have I seen more jumpers than dunks? Then again, I can recall another training camp filled with questions and …
Chad Ford ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 The Lakers had what it took to win it all last year. Add a healthy Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza, along with a possible midseason trade of Lamar Odom, and I think the Lakers will bring home the trophy.
Jemele Hill ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 The ripple effect of Andrew Bynum’s return makes the Finals-bound Lakers even more dangerous than they were last season. Failing in the Finals is not a legacy Kobe is willing to live with.
John Hollinger ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 2 Andrew Bynum’s return creates an imposing frontcourt but also some problems. In particular, the mix of Bynum, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom is better on paper than in practice because of spacing issues. Though L.A. has awesome potential, it may need one more trade to win title.
Jalen Rose ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 This team should be salty after having to watch Boston’s Gatorade bath in the Finals. Kobe could win back-to-back MVP awards. Gasol and Bynum — the new twin towers? Will miss Turiaf. What happens with Odom? Will he be a starter? A sub? Get an extension? Get traded?
Chris Sheridan ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 It’ll be good to see Kobe go out on top before he leaves for Olympiacos or CSKA. (Just kidding, I think.) How long can he play with his fractured pinkie? It should have been repaired by now, and Kobe’s decision to blow off the surgery is puzzling.
Marc Stein ESPN.com	PACIFIC: 1 | WEST: 1 Is Bynum’s knee healed? Will Kobe keep that endangered pinkie safe? Can Odom accept a reduced role and/or co-exist with Gasol and Bynum? One more question: Is there a team in the West that wouldn’t trade for L.A.’s problems?
	TOTAL PACIFIC: 1.0 | Standings WEST: 1.2 | Standings