Among the primary conclusions from the Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Lakers series: the Lakers do not have a championship roster compared to the Nuggets, and the margin is enormous over the course of a best-of-7 series.

The evidence is in the results. The Nuggets swept the Lakers in last season’s Western Conference finals and a similar scenario transpired in Denver’s 4-1 series triumph over the Lakers this season.

Denver ended the Lakers’ season with a 108-106 victory in Game 5 on Monday. Jamal Murray’s 14-foot jumper with four seconds remaining sent the Nuggets into the conference semifinals, where they will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver’s Nikola Jokic scored 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists, Murray had 32 points and seven assists and Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points.

Now the Lakers approach another offseason in quest of answers that can make them contenders in the deep West where the top clubs — Denver, Oklahoma City and Minnesota — are set up for future seasons.

The Lakers did not make a move at the February trade deadline, while they evaluated prospective transactions.

“You can’t buy a house that’s not for sale,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka remarked roughly three months ago. “My job is to always look for ways to upgrade our roster, but you can’t buy a house that’s not for sale. We spend a lot of time looking for ways to use assets to make our team better.”

In non-real estate conversation, there wasn’t a good trade for the Lakers to make. Also, the Lakers had just one first-round selection to offer to another team before the trade deadline — not exactly the alluring assets another team sought in a deal for an All-Star-caliber player.

However, this summer, the Lakers could have three first-round picks and it opens up their ability to enhance the roster.

“This summer, in June, at the time of the draft, we’ll have three first-round draft picks to look for deals, which I think will really unlock an access to potentially a greater or bigger swing,” Pelinka said in February following the trade deadline.

“We didn’t want to shoot a small bullet now, that would only lead to very marginal improvement at the expense of making a much bigger and more impactful move potentially in June or July. Sometimes no move is better than an unwise move.”