Are the pitchforks back in the shed yet?

Is Mitch Kupchak allowed back in public?

Does Jim Buss still have his job?

Are the Lakers still in the NBA, or have they been relegated to the second-division D-League?

Sheesh, calm down people.

Seriously, you would have thought Lakers Nation has never been through a rebuilding phase the way everyone freaked out over the first 48 hours of free agency.

And even after Kupchak and Buss rebounded with a strong Plan B that undoubtedly leaves them a better team now than the one that finished last season, the number of heads exploding around town is astonishing even for an overreacting public with short- and long-term memory issues.

In a decisive 24-hour period, the Lakers brought in the rim-protecting center they desperately needed in Roy Hibbert, who fits perfectly aside second-year power forward Julius Randle and behind young guards Jordan Clarkson and D’Angelo Russell, and added reserve power in swingman Lou Williams and power forward Brandon Bass.

They did it without sacrificing development time for Randle, Clarkson and Russell or sabotaging their future salary cap flexibility.

And in doing so, they’ve either acquired veteran pieces that can be a part of the turnaround or assets that will assist it.

It was strong work. Especially after the locals were screaming bloody murder over the the swings and misses the Lakers front office took to begin free agency.

News flash: This isn’t the first time the Lakers haven’t been the apple of the eyes of top free agents. And if history repeats itself as it normally does, it won’t be long before they become the destination they usually are for the best players in the game.

It’s a time-consuming process. Always has been, always will be.

Or did you just conveniently forget the nine years between the Magic Johnson era and the Shaquille O’Neal/Kobe Bryant run that tested the patience and resolve of Jerry West and Jerry Buss and an entire fan base?

It took West years to assemble a young foundation strong enough to lure O’Neal from Orlando to Hollywood.

And how about the four seasons separating the first Kobe run and the second? You remember those years, right? Everyone was questioning Kupchak then, too. And the rocky ownership transition from Jerry Buss to Jim Buss was a constant topic of conversation.

Until Kupchak and Buss orchestrated the Pau Gasol trade, then supplemented the roster with role players such as Trevor Ariza and Shannon Brown and then Ron Artest to create three straight Finals appearances and a back-to-back championship run.

It takes time to rebuild. We know that. We’ve lived it. We get it.

Yet here we are, freaking out like we’ve never seen this movie.

This isn’t about analytics or the shine of the Lakers fading or an organization that thinks backwards rather than forward.

It’s not about long-range vision.

That’s all nonsense.

It’s a simple case of windows not lining up — at least as it relates to reeling in the premier free agents available.

LaMarcus Aldridge was never coming to the Lakers. He’s a 30-year-old power forward who has never taken a team past the second round of the playoffs, and the Lakers are a 21-win team retooling around a handful of intriguing but unproven young players.

Aldridge doesn’t just want to win now, he needs to win. The Spurs offer that chance. The Lakers can only offer potential.

DeAndre Jordan was not downgrading from the Clippers to the Lakers when his primary goal, it appears, is to be the top dog on a contending team.

The Lakers took a run at both players as they should. They sold history and potential and sunshine — in other words, the only cards they have at the moment.

Predictably, both declined their overtures and ended up elsewhere. For reasons that make perfectly good sense.

And on to Plan B the Lakers went, which, as it turns out, was a damn good one.

Aldridge would have been all that, but there was downside to bringing him in. His age doesn’t necessarily line up with the Lakers’ timeline — by the time the kids grew up Aldridge might have been on the decline — and besides, he plays the same position as the promising Randle.

Jordan was the much better fit, but in Hibbert the Lakers get some of the same defensive skills without the long-term commitment.

If Hibbert flourishes, he becomes an attractive long-range piece. And if that coincides with the emergence of Randle, Clarkson and Russell, all of a sudden the Lakers have a nice foundation with which to lure a big free agent.

Or maybe Hibbert gets flipped for an asset at the trade deadline.

The same can also be said for Williams and Bass, who will be desirable targets for contending teams if not pieces of the long-range puzzle.

It’s a process, people.

Relax and try to enjoy the ride.