Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers controls the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Minneapolis to Los Angeles, 1960 / Relo Rating: 10
After struggling for years in the heartland (first Detroit, then Minneapolis), the Lakers struck gold out west, becoming one of the most storied franchises in global sports, with all the glitz and glory that winning in Hollywood brings. The ultimate lesson: Relos will generally go well if you just seed your roster with superstars (like Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant …) and fill your stands with pop culture icons (Doris Day, Jack Nicholson, Ice Cube, Denzel Washington, Dyan Cannon, Leonardo DiCaprio … ).