The Los Angeles Lakers failed to land any of the marquee free agents they were pursuing, but have still made some positive strides this offseason. Here are three things we learned about the Lakers in free agency:
Only winning will bring in top free agents
Los Angeles struck out on DeAndre Jordan, LaMarcus Aldridge, and even Greg Monroe, all of whom were seriously considering the Lakers at some point or another. Jordan and Monroe may have been long shots, but their failure to make even a positive impression on Aldridge was a shock.