Alexander: What are the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Ducks doing?

The world according to Jim:

• It is fortunate that this region’s NBA and NHL teams play on courts or rinks. If the games were played on paper, judging from the opening salvos of those leagues’ respective free-agent periods, the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Ducks would be in trouble.

They might already be, if the pundits know what they’re talking about. (That’s always iffy, so these teams’ true believers should keep that in mind.) …

• The Lakers’ two big deals so far have been...