The 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers are facing a tough season ahead. Boasting talent like Carlos Boozer and Wayne Ellington, the roster is filled with no-names and has-beens. Kobe Bryant, depending on who you believe, is no longer considered an elite player in the NBA, and Byron Scott is the coach.

Certainly, with 16 championships to their franchise's name, Los Angeles Lakers fans are not accustomed to this sort of disappointment or concern. However, just because things look dim in Tinsel Town right now, doesn't mean they haven't been this bad before. In fact, it was just 10 years ago that the Lakers, when they were readying themselves for the upcoming season, were loaded with a roster that was arguably worse than cast of characters Los Angeles is currently employing.

Fresh off a losing appearance in the 2004 NBA Finals, the Lakers were in shambles. Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe, and Phil Jackson had reached a trifecta of disagreement, culminating in a trade that sent Shaq to the Miami Heat. Jackson decided he was finished and resigned from the team (and eventually released his scathing anti-Kobe memoir, The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul).

As a result of all this turmoil, Kobe became stuck with a batch of new-look Lakers who didn't look like anything Los Angeles had seen before. Coached by the aging Rudy Tomjanovich, the 2004-05 Lakers started out the NBA season with a strange mix of uncertainty, an uncommon feeling for the Staples Center faithful.

Many didn't know what to expect. They knew Kobe was going to be able to be "the man" for the team, but with a new coach and a unrecognizable roster, the Lakers were picked to either miss the playoffs or occupy the bottom rung of the Western Conference postseason bracket. No one could've foreseen just how poorly the season would end up going. Tomjanovich ended up resigning due to physical and mental exhaustion, the team tanked, and Los Angeles posted their first losing record in 11 seasons. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat were dominating thanks to Shaq's inside presence.

Now, a decade later, with two more championships to his name, Kobe readies himself to face the next cycle of talent shuffling through the purple and gold. But, while he is still around, we have to wonder: What exactly happened to all those other guys he took the court with back in 2004? When was the last time we heard from Vlade Divac or Chucky Atkins or Chris Mihm? As we discovered, it's been awhile. So, for the sake of giving basketball fans some perspective on the Kobe's current situation, we found out where all of his 2004-05 Lakers teammates have been hiding since that fruitless 34-48 season.